Warning: eBay game Global Instant Win mystery payment

elm

I checked my bank account today and noticed that a penny had been deducted via my PayPal account by PAYPAL *EBAYGAMEGLO.This meant nothing to me, so I logged into PayPal to see what on earth it was. The payment was for eBay game Global Instant Win.

I don't remember signing up, so I clicked on Details on the payment in PayPal to look into it further and it stated that the email address for the transaction was [EMAIL="paypal@globalinstantwin.com"]paypal@globalinstantwin.com[/EMAIL] with the subject You have sent £0.01 GBP to eBay game Global Instant Win with PayPal. It appeared to be a pre-approved payment, so I checked this and I was subscribed to the following:

Name:eBay game Global Instant Win (The recipient of this subscription is Non-US - Unverified)
Email:paypal@globalinstantwin.com
Subscription Date:15 Jun 2006 Time:22:38:28 BST
Status:(NOW CANCELLED)
Date of Cancellation:23 Jun 2011
Subscription Terms:Free for the first 5 years
Then £0.01 GBP for each 5 years, for 2 instalments

Business Contact Information

Email:paypal@globalinstantwin.com
Item Name:FREE Global Instant Win Card/s
Item Number:Card/s are free of charge (:mad:) and you can cancel your subscription at any time
Postal Address:No Address Provided

As I don't know what this game is and I don't even know if it's still going, I swiftly unsubscribed. I know it's only a penny, but eBay must be making a mint from all these forgotten subscriptions!

I found a thread in the eBay community forums complaining about the same issue and another thread on MSE from 5 years ago discussing playing the game, so it looks like the competition was legit (sorry, I would post links but the site won't let me as I am considered a new user...).

veggieblob

I just had one of these. This is how I stopped it

How do I cancel an automatic payment I have with a merchant?


Question : Answer : Here is how to cancel an automatic payment with a merchant

1. Log in to your PayPal account.
2. Click Profile at the top of the page.
3. Click My Money then click Update beside My preapproved payments to find your payment.
4. Select the payment, and then click Cancel.