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Founded in 1988, PayPal, an eBay Company, enables any individual or business with an email address to securely, easily and quickly send and receive payments online. PayPal's service builds on the existing financial infrastructure of bank accounts and credit cards and utilizes the world's most advanced proprietary fraud prevention systems to create a safe, global, real-time payment solution.

PayPal has quickly become a global leader in online payment solutions with 700 million account members worldwide. Available in 290 countries and regions around the world, buyers and sellers on eBay, online retailers, online businesses, as well as traditional offline businesses are transacting with PayPal.

PayPal has received close to 20 awards for technical excellence from the internet industry and the business community at large -most recently the 2003 Webby Award for Best Finance Site and the 2006 Webby People's Voice Award for Best Finance Site.

Located in San Jose, California, PayPal was acquired by eBay Inc. in October, 2005.

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Customer Service: (888) 221-1161
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PayPal often gets in conflict with the law and its own customers. Lots of customers have settled lawsuits against. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

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Multilingual

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The title of this site's home page:
“Send Money, Pay Online or Set Up a Merchant Account - PayPal”

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“PayPal is the faster, safer way to send money, make an online payment, receive money or set up a merchant account.”

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PayPal.com in search results

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Send Money, Pay Online or Set Up a Merchant Account - PayPal

PayPal is the faster, safer way to send money, make an online payment, receive money or set up a merchant account.

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vip-lunch.com
redirects to: http://paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=2NRBRLFR9TUNN
welcomedonations.com
redirects to: http://paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=S2T9J76EGMPF8
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redirects to: http://paypal.com/us/mrb/pal=GDYQ6GE2TR3R4
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redirects to: http://paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=6XLZX9Z9Y5CCY
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redirects to: http://paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_donations&business=cyaatfnsn%40yahoo%2ecom&item_name=Young%20Adults%20Koinonia%20%2d%20coming%20together&item_number=TBD&no_shipping=0&no_note=1&tax=0&currency_code=USD&lc=US&bn=PP%2dDonationsBF&charset=UTF%2d8
beconfidentmeetwomen.com
redirects to: http://paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=C35J6UG7F9TUJ
newpaypalaccount.com
redirects to: http://paypal.com/us/mrb/pal=4B5WCX4AT2RMC
halfpricemembership.net
redirects to: http://paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=LJ7GVJKVRDZJU
myquickpayment.com
redirects to: http://paypal.com/us/mrb/pal=RUNQE4S28WNKL
signupforpp.com
redirects to: http://paypal.com/us/mrb/pal=MRY82U3RUNC7W
dynastymarketingservices.com
redirects to: http://paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=R3XN6DCMVHXLA
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redirects to: http://paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_xclick&business=billing%40elitemate%2ecom&item_name=EliteMate%20Full%20Privileges%20For%206%20Months%20%2b%206%20Months%20FREE&item_number=6%20Month%20Upgrade%20With%20A%2012%20Month%20Promise&amount=19%2e99&shipping=0%2e00&no_shipping=0&no_note=1&tax=0%2e00&currency_code=USD&lc=US&bn=PP%2dBuyNowBF&charset=UTF%2d8
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