I keep reading all these articles about iTunes account security and people having their accounts hacked. I have 2-step security verification set up for Google, does Apple offer something similar for iTunes / App Store accounts?

I signed up for a Paypal debit card as an easy way to access my Paypal balance [see Paypal Debit Card vs Paypal Plus Card] after wondering for a long time how to get to the money without requesting checks every few weeks and it's working well, but I'm wondering if there's a better way to track transactions than just logging in to the Paypal web site?

I want to invoice someone for work I did and I prefer to get the money through Paypal. I know that I can "request money" but that doesn't seem too professional. Is there an invoicing service that can help me produce a professional invoice that links right to my Paypal account?

I mistyped a digit on my credit card last time I was shopping online and the site promptly told me the card number was invalid. But there's no way it had time to check with the bank. Is there some secret coding system for credit card numbers that they used, and if so, what's the scoop?

I've been selling off lots of furniture and old books through Craigslist, and encountered something I hadn't experienced in the past: a buyer asking if they could pay with their credit card, rather than with cash. At first I was alarmed, but then I realized that might well just be how they budget their money. So can I accept credit cards? I do have a PayPal account...

I'm a pro auction seller on eBay and have accumulated a fair amount of money in my Paypal account. I know, I can get a check or transfer it to my account, but it'd be more fun to have it charge my Starbucks card instead, since I basically live at my local 'bucks. Possible?

Is this a phishing scam? I just got some email that looks suspicious with a link to "paypal-labs.com" Is it a scam or phishing attempt? Why can't they just make it paypal.com?

I'm working with a new vendor and they want me to generate an invoice via Paypal so I can get paid. They're referring to a request payment but I don't know what that is. Can you help me out here with Paypal, please?

After a long, frustrating back and forth, I have decided that I'm going to refund a Paypal transaction from a customer who is dissatisfied with my product. I doubt I'll see the product back, but I don't now if I really care. I just want her out of my hair. Problem is, I can't figure out how to process a refund and I don't want to pay my transaction fees twice. Help?

I was trying to sell an old laptop on Craigslist and got so confused trying to differentiate between legitimate and scam offers. For example, one guy from France offered to send me a money order and let me cash it before I sent out the computer, and was willing to pay more than I was asking. Another said he was happy to pay via Paypal if I just sent him my Paypal account ID. Were either of those legit? If not, how do the scams work?

I've just recently signed up for orkut and am wondering if the "friend requests" from people I have never bumped into before are legit or not. I've sent you the invite: can you tell me how to know whether it's a phishing attempt before I actually click on a link?

I got a message from Paypal with the subject "Help PayPal to avoid any kind of fraud" but I'm a bit suspicious: is this a legitimate way that Paypal is trying to get my help to avoid online scams, or is it a scam itself?

I work with lots of companies, setting up their shopping carts, and just learned that there's an affiliate program for Google Checkout where I could make a few extra bucks while pointing my customers to one of our transaction services of choice. Can you tell me how to find it?

I hate Paypal and have too many friends who have had their money frozen or accounts frozen, never then able to get their balance out. I want to just close mine up completely, but, predictably, they make it hard to figure out how to do so. Dave, how the heck do you close your Paypal account?

I've been a Paypal member since before it was part of eBay and I only recently learned that they have credit cards available. Cool! My question: what's the main difference between their Paypal Debit Card and Paypal Plus Card?

I don't know if this is a physical phishing attempt, a data mining project from Paypal or what, but I just got a letter in the mail from Paypal saying that because of the PATRIOT Act, they needed to confirm the identity of people who open up Paypal Money Market Fund accounts. What the heck? Is this legit and do I really need to do what they say?

I'm kinda freaking out: I just got a receipt via email for an almost $500 purchase that I apparently made through Paypal to buy a cellphone from LWP Electronics, to be shipped to someone in Maine. But I didn't make the purchase and when I log in to my Paypal account, I don't see any trace of the transaction. What's going on?

eBay bought several country-specific auction sites like Baazee.com of India and a similar site in Netherlans. Full list can be found here: eBay Acquisitions. While eBay is a web based company, it could have had its own version in all of the countries like india.ebay.com instead of buying its clones for whopping amounts of money. I would be very thankful to u, if u can explain me this peculiar trend.

I just read about Google Checkout (at your site, actually: Introducing Google Checkout and I"m inspired to add "buy now" buttons for this service to my page in addition to the Paypal buttons I already have. Can you step me through the process, please?

Hello. I bought an item off of eBay a while ago and sent the money the next day. I then never got the item. So I tried to contact the person and he said he would give me a refund but never did. So I waited patiently for his reply but never got one.

I then filed a report 40 days after the time I bought the item but there were a couple of problems. I closed my paypal account maybe 2 days after the transaction due to an identity theft reason (I was paranoid) and I opened a new account. I asked the paypal representative that if this was a problem and she told me no and it would be still investigated and then she filed the buyer complaint under my new account.

After about 2 months or so I never got a response and decided to call back for an update. Then the man told me that paypal investigated it and said there was nothing he can do because the transaction took place on an old account and that he will file another buyer's complaint stating that I had to close the account due to identity fraud and told me to call back in 2 days.

So I call 2 days later and they tell me now that they cannot get my money back because I filed a complaint 2 days ago and it was not covered because they have a 45 day policy that says I cannot file a claim after 45 days. And that I am not eligible for the buyer's protection because I closed the account that had the transaction on. And if I wanted to I can file a police report but they cannot give me a name, or email or anything.

I'm desperate Dave what should I do?! We're talking about 150 dollars that I am out and that is a lot of money when you're going through college!