Date Received: 2017-12-22
Issue: Managing, opening, or closing your mobile wallet account
Subissue:
Consumer Complaint: I have a problem with getting my identity verified at Coinbase. It was not a problem the last few months but now it appears that they do n't know who I am. I have been unable to perform any transactions at all. I am unable to sell any XXXX, XXXX, or XXXX. I noticed about 6 weeks ago that I essentially lost control of my money and assets. After a few weeks of trying to use their online solutions, I became fed up and sought the assistance of a real person. I called at least 5 times and waited over 30 min on hold each time with no answer. Finally I just wrote an email and received a return email that said they would get back to me when they can. I have lost all buying and selling opportunities for the last month and a half. I am also unable to withdraw any funds to my bank account. Funny thing though, I tried depositing into the account from my bank account and apparently they knew me well enough to receive my money and take the deposit. I sent the email on XXXX XXXX and received an email the same day saying they will get back to me later.. I would like to have access and control over my own account and to not be locked out and ignored. Customer support is a complete joke and it feels as though they have just taken everything from me and could care less
Company Response:
State: WA
Zip: 98031
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2017-12-23
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2017-12-22
Issue: Money was not available when promised
Subissue:
Consumer Complaint: On theXX/XX/XXXX I transfered XXXX to Coinbase from my bank account ( XXXX XXXX, which should take 2 business days, as it was a XXXX. My bank says that coinbase have the money, but it is not showing on my Coinbase balance. I have contacted Coinbase, and logged this issue with them ( XXXX ) I did this on theXX/XX/XXXX They sent me an email back which was of no help, saying just to wait and see what happens. I am very worried that I have been a victim of fraud. I hope you can help me.
Company Response:
State:
Zip: XXXXX
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2017-12-22
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2017-12-22
Issue: Unauthorized transactions or other transaction problem
Subissue:
Consumer Complaint: Missing SEPA withdrawal since XX/XX/XXXX - Initiated SEPA withdrawal of XXXX from Coinbase to my bank account on XX/XX/XXXX XXXX CET - Promised completion of this transaction XX/XX/XXXX - Support ticket created XX/XX/XXXX - > Still waiting for any response or action - Transaction shows still " pending '' in Coinbase account
Company Response:
State:
Zip: XXXXX
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2017-12-22
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2017-12-22
Issue: Fraud or scam
Subissue:
Consumer Complaint: On XX/XX/XXXX I send a SEPA payment to a company located in XXXX XXXX CA, called Coinbase to add funds to my account. This was XXXX ( Euro ), I got an E-Mail that my account was not verified thus they could not accept the funds and would send it back, which was odd because I tested out 1 and when I experienced it worked I added this amount. I made sure to verfiy my account and send another XXXX in 2 payments of XXXX thinking the initial XXXX would return anyway, these last 2 payments had no issues I must admit. So I first contacted support on XX/XX/XXXX and when I noticed I did not get any response I pulled the XXXX from them which I received without any issue but still no sign of the XXXX they were going to send back. on XX/XX/XXXX I once again contacted support asking them to answer my initial question, I must make a side note that they claim to answer within 48 hours. On XX/XX/XXXX I got an automated message asking wether the issue was solved or not. On XX/XX/XXXX I responded telling them it was still not solved. On XX/XX/XXXX I got a response in which they apologised for taking so long to answer but besides this apology nothing else was stated in the response. I directly responded that their response was irrelevant and did add nothing. They immideatly responded, telling they were looking in to the case with a team of specialists and they would contact me soon. This did n't happen I contacted them three times within 2 months before I got a response of platitudes. at last on XX/XX/XXXX they asked me for some details which I sent to them and they told me again to look into it with a team of specialists and contact me. Again they did not contact me and today XX/XX/XXXX I contacted them asking why it takes so long, in the mean time I file a complaint with you. I have contacted their bank which forwarded me to my own bank saying my bank could help me and they could not. I contacted my bank and they told me the only thing they can do is send a formal request to Coinbase requesting the funds but it is a request which such companies usually ignore. at this point I was discouraged and did not take any other steps.
Company Response:
State:
Zip: XXXXX
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2017-12-22
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2017-12-22
Issue: Money was not available when promised
Subissue:
Consumer Complaint: I am an XXXX citizen, and I have a complaint relating to Coinbase. The problem started when I decided to withdrew my money, XXXX euro. It was on XX/XX/XXXX. I paid a fee of XXXX euro, so I have to receive XXXX euro via XXXX transfer. On XX/XX/XXXX, they put my withdrawal on " Pending '', and I did n't received my money. I asked them information on XX/XX/XXXX, and I received only an helpless computer answer. I wrote again to ask information on XX/XX/XXXX and XX/XX/XXXX, without answers. Today XX/XX/XXXX, I fear I am loosing my money so I 'm searching for help
Company Response:
State:
Zip: XXXXX
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2017-12-22
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2017-12-22
Issue: Fraud or scam
Subissue:
Consumer Complaint: On XX/XX/XXXX, I sent XXXX Bitcoin Cash to Coinbase witht he intent to sell it into my USD wallet. Coinbase accepted my transaction, but when I went to sell the BCH moments later it would not allow me too, citing that it was disabling buys and sells. I signed up for updates to the problem, but never recieved any updates, and watched my account value drop by over XXXX dollars. I never found any updates by coinbase that buys and sells were working again, but just kept trying, and was successful on XX/XX/XXXX, late in the afternoon. On XX/XX/XXXX, I bought Litecoin on coinbase, and tried to sell 5 minutes later, recieveing the same disabled notification for buy 's and sells, citing volume. Coinbase is systematically ripping people off, and should be held accountable for their inability to protect our funds and function when it benifits the users that trusted them. Currently, coinbase only seems to funtion or fail when it benifits them, and the trend is consistent.
Company Response:
State: OR
Zip: 974XX
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2017-12-22
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2017-12-22
Issue: Money was not available when promised
Subissue:
Consumer Complaint: I have transferred XXXX EUR through a XXXX XXXX transfer to Coinbase on XXXX XXXX XXXX. The full amount was received by Coinbase on the XXXX XXXX. This is visible on the Coinbase dashboard. However the funds show the status " pending '' since then and have not been credited to my Coinbase EUR wallet account. I contacted customer support multiple times and raised support cases on their website, but never got a response from them. The transaction ID stuck in " pending '' state is : XXXX
Company Response:
State:
Zip: XXXXX
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2017-12-22
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2017-12-22
Issue: Other service problem
Subissue:
Consumer Complaint: On XX/XX/XXXX, I attempted to log into my Coinbase.com account. Because I had not used it in a long time, I no longer had the two-factor authentication app to complete the login. I utilized their identity verification service on both XX/XX/XXXX and XX/XX/XXXX to attempt to regain access to my account. In both cases, I was notified that verification had completed successfully, but the two-factor authentication prompt was not removed as it was supposed to be. On XX/XX/XXXX, I contacted Coinbase support via e-mail to resolve this issue. They told me to go through the ID verification process a third time. I did so as soon as the service was working properly ( XX/XX/XXXX ) and never received a response. After waiting a week, I tried again on XX/XX/XXXX. I have still not received a response to either of these verification requests. I have been prevented from accessing my virtual currency for 15 days at this point, and my only way to contact the company to help is via e-mail. They can take days to respond and the responses appear to be pre-written messages that do not help my situation.
Company Response:
State: NH
Zip: 034XX
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2017-12-22
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2017-12-22
Issue: Other transaction problem
Subissue:
Consumer Complaint: I have been a customer with Coinbase for 4.5 years. On XX/XX/XXXX I requested that my account be locked until XX/XX/XXXX because my laptop was stolen from me and I was paranoid that my account would be accessed. On XX/XX/XXXX, I e-mailed support Coinbase to determine the steps needed to unlock my account. I have not received any further e-mails from them since. I have called, waited 1hr and 30mins on hold and was connected to a employee who said that my support ticket would be pushed to a specialized team to handle my issue. It has been 10 days since that support call and still no contact and still no access to my account. During my time locked out of my account the value of my account holdings has risen and fallen over {$20000.00}. As a Coinbase customer for 4.5 years, with high value holdings I thought I would be treated better than a month wait time on what should be a simple request for my account to be unlocked.
Company Response:
State: NJ
Zip: 08055
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2017-12-22
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2017-12-22
Issue: Other service problem
Subissue:
Consumer Complaint: I had my account locked for over a year and now want access since the number of bitcoin there is worth a good sum of money. I have been waiting for the " specialist '' to help me for a while and nothing so far. Why does it take this long to response an issue? XXXX does n't care about its customers and is greedy.
Company Response:
State: MT
Zip: 59701
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2017-12-22
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A