Pay pal verification

jp, yes I did and ignored it. I don't use Paypal anymore, i get along with credit card and etransfers.
 
I couldn't buy anything on eBay. When I went to the pay pal web site it had a notification that I needed to "verify my account". Iv been buying ebay junk with pay pal, using the same bank account for 9 + years, and now they need verification!!!
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jp, since you actually got the message when you logged onto Paypal, and not through email, etc., I suggest you contact Paypal directly. We are just confusing the issue for you here. The link provided in post #8 is about CIP, not about verifying an account. Verifying an account lifts spending limits.

Tom
 
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I always check the email address it was sent from. If there is anything strange then I forward it to spoof@paypal.com
That usually ends it there. If it was in fact a legit email they will let you know.
 
I don't understand why PayPal would request your SS#. They have no use for it. Sounds like a scam to me.
 
Nope, not me either but both of my accounts have been verified for well over 10 yrs. Not sure if the process changed. If the request looks legit try asking on the Paypal forums or Paypal directly.

I don't understand why PayPal would request your SS#. They have no use for it. Sounds like a scam to me.

Actually they do have a use for it. Paypal has the option to add your SS# voluntarily. If you have a business account they may require it from you. The argument is whether or not they are allowed to ask you for it. However, business account or not, if you receive over $20K AND have 200+ transactions in a year they are required to report it to the IRS & will send you a 1099-K. In that case they will require your SSN or EIN.

One of my accounts has my SSN, the other does not. The one I use actively for buying & selling is the one that does not have it, I have not been asked for it.
 
Thanks Will. I never gave a thought to a business that is selling and using Paypal. I was thinking about it only from a purchaser's point of view. Thanks for posting that!
 
No problem Terry, yeah lots of people aren't aware of it, I didn't know until I got close to those limits one year.

Back in Paypal's early day, there was personal accounts & business or premium, I forget. I opened up 2 accounts cause the 2 types had different seending & receiving limits as well as fees.

Now all that has changed & doesn't matter anymore. I still use both my accounts. Neither of them are listed as business accounts today but the 1099 thing still applies regardless. I wonder what difference a business account is.
 
I sued to process CC's through PayPal (on a website)... quit last year as we quit taking CC's...

If I get into CC's again... probably gonna have a 'real' merchants' account through my bank. Even if it costs a little more... the advantage is the bank is right there to fix things that get messed up! Ever try to get a charge straightened out on SQUARE... or one of the other smart phone apps???
 
I haven't sent any info, and buying went back to normal.
Please keep your eyes open, and be on the look out.
PS mama didn't raise a fool, rest assured I don't give my I do to ANYONE I can't see.

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