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That posting, #1739, was miraculously deleted within record time after the above as you can still see here at the moment.

Seems odd, yes?

Later on that same day another thread topic appeared:

I was reading the older archived forum threads and found this

The pertinent post:

"We have a saying in German - "Keine Antwort ist auch eine Antwort" ("No answer is also an answer"). Hint: it basically means, that the answer would be a crystal clear admission of what has been alleged by asking the question.
Why is no one surprised at Sandy's refusal to give answers?
'nuther hint:
There's a Max Mancini serving as "Senior Director for Platforms and Disruptive Innovation" for eBay. He is married to Sandra-Jane Purins-Mancini. According to what my friend in Riga told me, "Purins" is not a very common name... The chance of finding two persons going by the name Sandra Purins in California seem about as big as finding two persons going by the name of Barack Obama in Washington DC...

Lets see how many seconds this post stays..."

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Very interesting indeed. Now that coupled with search findings and other curious postings found hither and yon, a clear picture may be formed by anyone wishing to spend just a little time tracking a few things down to see for themselves.

Must read postings, with accompanying links/further reading.

From the lips of Lieworld

where you will see this:

''our LiveWorld moderators or community managers are acting as agents of the brand on the brands digital property, and that not explicitly disclosing that they are paid by LiveWorld is much like a part-time employee/contractor from the brand itself wouldnt be expected to state so''
Bryan Person, March 5, 2010
LiveWorld Social Media Evangelist

Trolls, Hooners, Cyber Stalkers - the Dark Side of the Net

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Now just for laughs, have a look at how the hackers spent April Fools Day 2007, and a very very sad video asking why this person still pumps paypal after having her very own account hacked!

rotflmaoooolololololololol

OK, but back to being serious.

If everyone was not aware, the practice of using paid undisclosed endorsers, or "word of mouth advertisers" is against FTC guildlines. In the context we observe at the paypal, forum it is part of a clear and continuing pattern of behavior which appears to be fraudulent: wrongful enrichment via deception.

Paypal is gaining interest (as well as additional interest from investements thereof) on monies held and accounts frozen for no good reason, without explanation. The paid poser acts to interject falsehoods, ignore issues, deflect, divert, nitpick, pettifog, etc; To steer the notion that paypal/ebay are at fault, even by way of deletion/banning, interfering with auction listings and the list goes on and on.

If you feel you have been victimized, cheated, swindled, or treated unfairly, or that others have or may be, and you have good reason to believe that this person is behaving or operating outside the letter of the law, please file complaints to the FTC, your State's Atty General, the Califorinai State AG, the Nebraska State AG, consider hiring a private atty and filing suit, or finding a class action suit.

(you can find all the links you need at my blog on the left hand menu area)

Also, do not be afraid to confront this person on the various paypal fora she provides her services at (within the rules) to get an answer on way or another. A firm yes or no.

Persons in her physical vicinity, don't be afraid to find out up close and personal. Of course I'm not advising anything other than to find out the facts in whatever way they can casually, cleverly, peacefully and legally.

Maybe that person should consider leaving paypal frontline PR work alone, lest they open a huge can of legal worms for the already much despised ebay/paypal crumbling empire, as well as unknown risks faced personally?

I feel it very safe to believe that person, along with the other suspected paypal forum paid word-of-mouth-advertisers/shills/trolls has done equal to or more to foster anti-paypal sentiments than the kookaninnie policies.

And should that person happen to be reading here, they need to be aware that they are now a public figure. Don't be surprised someday, somehow, somewhere... someone walks up and says; "Smile, you're on Cappnonymous camera."

Because unlike them, we are only in it for the LoLz.

Comments, questions... concerns?

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