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Anonymous

Error in donation

My donation occurred that was unintentional and it was selected when I was simply scrolling down and then there was no way I saw to cancel or reverse it!!

Please refund asap!

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User's recommendation: Be careful if you are on a fixed income donating on a phone screen …it can accidentally be clicked through your action of scrolling and there is no candor back button

Janet Dalton D

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Return of funds

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Updated by user May 14, 2025

All I need is a call back re: my refund issue

Original review May 13, 2025

It needs to be resolved by return of funds. I do not want communication any longer with the campaign; the goodwill time has passed. I will vote for her.

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Loss:
$1000

Preferred solution: Full refund

Anonymous
map-marker Eugene, Oregon

Wish to donate, account problems

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Have tried over and over again to get help for editing my account so that I can donate. Every time I try, it just dead end somewhere.

Ive been doing it for two days and Ive had no success.

Im in my 80s and technology is difficult. I wish I could just talk to a human and get it taken care of.good luck.

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User's recommendation: Good luck. I didn’t have any.

Anonymous
map-marker Saint Paul, Minnesota

ACTBLUE took money out of peoples credit card accounts without permission . I experienced this more than once. BEWARE of this scam dot com. They take OVER 3% commission without transparency.

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Do not use ACTBLUE. They are not transparent about the 3% plus commission and unauthorized deductions from your account once they have your credit card number. Contact your local Attorney General.

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User's recommendation: Don’t use actblue. Donate directly to your cause. Contact your Attorney General and Better Business Bureau.

Joseph S Qhw

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ActBlue has RUINED my phone number.

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Updated by user Apr 25, 2025

They refuse to tell me if they are continuing to provide my contact information to candidates.

Original review Apr 09, 2025
DO NOT UNDER *ANY* CIRCUMSTANCES GIVE THESE PEOPLE YOUR MONEY.
I gave around $300 to various democratic candidates through ActBlue during the last election cycle. Since then, I have been receiving AT LEAST five fundraising texts A DAY from Democratic candidates since the election ended.

I reply STOP for every message, and it does nothing because ActBlue SELLS your contact information to political campaigns. So my phone number is ALREADY out there and LITERALLY the only way to get the texts to stop will be to get a new phone number.

For all I know, they're STILL selling my information.
I have contacted ActBlue directly, and their response was basically what I've already said. They aren't responsible for the texts, they're just the ones who sold my number.
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Cons:
  • I will have to change my cell number because of them

Preferred solution: I WANT THE FUNDRAISING TEXTS TO STOP

User's recommendation: ActBlue is a scam. They make THEIR money by selling donors' information. The texts WILL NOT stop.

1 comment
Guest

So, what you're saying is you were foolish for donating in the first place? I would agree, stop handing out your information and this could be avoided.

Amanda H Sxc

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Donation

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Updated by user Dec 01, 2024

Yes. Contacted Act Blue and Citibank.

No resolution yet to my knowledge. Please notify PayPal and Citibank to.dismiss this charge on my accounts.

Original review Nov 19, 2024
Somehow the decimal was entered bit when amount posted it was not 36.00, but $3600. I immediately called PayPal and told them not to charge me that or pay it.

Was told it would have to post. I told my bank and Citibank not to pay. Now, since Oct 9, PayPal is holding the money and only Asian agents talk to me with no resolution. Citibank tells me they are going to have to withdraw the money in two days.

I will then miss my mortgage payment, heat and grocery budgets. Can you do anything from your end? Delete my name and email from donor requests: send smail requests.

I will never donate through PayPal again. Tell Bernie I said hello.
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User's recommendation: Do not donate through PayPal

7 comments
Ramsey Ptk

PayPal is run by a crook named Peter Thiel..Elon Musks buddy. Used them ONCE 15 years ago and it was a scam.

Ramsey Ptk

PayPal is owned by EBAY. And some guy owns almost all of the shares-Pierre Omidyar, a French-born Iranian American B! with a Billionaire.

Ramsey Ptk

I quit PayPal decades ago. I used it once and it was a disaster. Remember WHO owns this company.

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reply icon Replying to comment of Ramsey Ptk

No one particular person owns PayPal. Its owned by shareholders.

If you are trying to say Elon Musk does, he doesn't. He sold his shares in 2002.

Ramsey Ptk
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See comment above.

Ramsey Ptk
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You're close. It was started by a bunch of guys...One who is PETER THIEL. ELON MUSKS buddy..

Ramsey Ptk
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PAYPAL SUCKS! IT'S ONE OF THOSE COMPANIES THAT YOU "CAN'T GET THERE FROM HERE" IMPOSSIBLE.

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Barbara S Nwe

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Have contacted Act Blue to stop my account .They continue to take out monthly withdrawals I did not authorize

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Contains 3 confidential files for company representatives

I have notified Act Blue Express to stop all automatic donations. They still continue taking them out of my account!

I have notified Act Blue through the website. They said they would stop donations, monthly ones I did not sign for.

They're still taking them out of my account! Cancel my Act Blue account completely.

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Pros:
  • Some money goes to help
Cons:
  • Act blue takes out monthly unauthorized moments from my credit

Preferred solution: Price reduction

User's recommendation: Xxxxx

Kennie Sxo

Threatened by caller

I was threatened if I did not fill out survey you will be reported as a republican! On.

Questionnaire.

Thanks for supporting people who are trying to help to the best of their ability. My no is 402-215-**** thank you

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Braelen Rox

Trouble with my account

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Rejection of credit card attached to the account which is a valid card.

When I try to switch cards,it says wrong password

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Tom T Fot

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Donate to act blue

Never got a email verification code. So never got a answer to my question about how to donate directly to actblue

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User's recommendation: Keep trying

1 comment
Ramsey Ptk

The problem IS! ACTBLUE.

Do NOT give directly to them. Give directly to the cause/candidate.

ACTBLUE charges a fee of 3.75% and is NOT transparent about it until you dig. They like to look "blue", but they are not.

Resolved
Jeret Uvh

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Resolved: Unhappy Supporter

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Updated by user Feb 23, 2025

Company fixed the issue and I have been provided with apology. Rep responded to my problem ticket with an apology, full refund and possible explanation of the cause.

Original review Feb 08, 2025

I made a $50 donation through PayPal on February 1. I then received receipts from ActBlue for two additional $50 donations on February 4 and February 5 that I did not make.

I was unable to contact anyone through the ActBlue customer service phone number, so I submitted a complaint and request for reimbursement online. I have had no response.

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Gillie Ova

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How funds are distributed

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ActBlue is not easily available to discuss issues I have with the distribution of funds. They do not make it easy to obtain this information.

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User's recommendation: Be very cautious about donating money to the organization.

Kiersten Qri

I do not donate on line. Where can I mail a check for fight for freedom.

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No response ever came. Why do you not provide an address for mail

Intonation s. Scams are rampant online.

annspindel@***.com

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Ramsey Ptk

KIERSTEN. YOU ARE CORRECT SIR/MAM.

GIVE DIRECTLY TO YOUR CAUSE/candidate. .com's are out there for all of them.

Anonymous
map-marker Nashville, Tennessee

Remove from your list

This is the second time Ive had to contact Act Blue to remove my name and phone number from your solicitation/donor list.

When I make a donation every democrats in the country starts sending me emails and texts.

No wonder people complain about democrat fund raising, stop sharing our contact with every candidate out there. Why not limit it to at least those in our state or federal candidates, maybe then people wouldnt hate yall so much.

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User's recommendation: Act blue used a company called “Pissed Off Consumer” looks like a spam email

Robert M Ceq

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Repeated text messages

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I find your organization hopelessly incompetent and increasingly intrusive. They are wasteful by sending irritating, repetitive messages.

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Cons:
  • Many

Preferred solution: Apology

User's recommendation: Don’t use Act Blue to make contributions