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Mars Ramos is a museum educator and freelance writer. She loves long walks in nature, doing yoga, and baking brownies!

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‘They don’t protect your account’: PayPal customer says hackers took $13,000 from her account over 4 minutes. Then PayPal sent a debt collector after her

Mikael Thalen is a tech and security reporter covering social media, data breaches, hackers, and more.

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‘Do NOT sign’: Woman warns against new user agreements from your banking apps, PayPal. Here’s what it means for your data

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‘They were IN your car?’: Wells Fargo customer says 2 men scammed her out of $2,500 in front of branch. Then she asks Wells Fargo for help

Mustafa Gatollari has been an internet culture writer for over a decade. He has a passion for connecting what’s trending on social media to solid research—helping to separate clout-chasing claims from facts.

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‘Chase glitch money most likely’: Dodge Demon customer tries to pay for the $90K car through PayPal. Does it work?

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PayPal customer issues warning after over $500 went missing from her account

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When PayPal doesn’t pay: Businesses allege millions in funds held up for years

Samira Sadeque is a New York-based journalist reporting on immigration, sexual violence, and mental health, and will sometimes write about memes and dinosaurs too. Her work also appears in Reuters, NPR, and NBC among other publications. She graduated from Columbia Journalism School, and her work has been nominated for SAJA awards. Follow: @Samideque

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