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Two verification-return fees reversed after a support complaint

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(India) PayPal charged me ₹295 twice because SBI rejected two $0.01 verification withdrawals. They reversed the fees, but should I keep using PayPal? I recently linked my SBI account to PayPal to receive payments from Outlier AI. Outlier AI performed two $0.01 verification transactions to verify my payment method. Since SBI does not process international withdrawals below ₹1, both transactions (about ₹0.91 each) were rejected. Because of the rejected withdrawals, PayPal charged me a ₹295 return fee for each transaction, which caused my PayPal balance to go negative. I contacted PayPal Support, and they explained that SBI rejects withdrawals below ₹1. As a…

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