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Post by Mean Machine on Feb 17, 2018 12:41:51 GMT
Had an email off Paypal saying my account has been limited
They need Photo ID [driving licence]
and photo of bank statement or utility bill before they will lift restrictions
There is a substantion amount of money in the account
I have phoned them up and they seem to confirm this
However this information would give hackers or phishers access to my bank account
Has anyone else had similar emails or their Paypal account limited in this way ?
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Post by Matt on Feb 17, 2018 14:50:04 GMT
I've never seen or heard of this. Sounds like a scam to me!
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Post by Mean Machine on Feb 17, 2018 15:05:12 GMT
Paypal account is blocked and i cannot withdraw money so its not just the usual phishing email scam i recieve from time to time
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Post by Lobster on Feb 17, 2018 19:34:45 GMT
My wife's had the same thing happen to her, and still hasn't managed to rectify it as her passport is out of date and they won't accept it as ID.
Seems very draconian and I'm not sure what the thinking behind it is.
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Post by Si on Feb 17, 2018 21:57:49 GMT
On a ESF funded project I work on driving license is not accepted as a form of ID, and neither is utility bills. Seems odd that a company like PayPal would take this stance.
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Post by Frank Owen’s Paintbrush on Feb 18, 2018 20:48:19 GMT
This has happened to me previously to be fair.
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Post by Rio The Ball Bag on Feb 18, 2018 21:10:03 GMT
My wife's had the same thing happen to her, and still hasn't managed to rectify it as her passport is out of date and they won't accept it as ID. Seems very draconian and I'm not sure what the thinking behind it is. An out of date passport won't get you in and out of the country, why do you think they won't accept it as I.D. Surprised you haven't called them cucks yet x |
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Post by Lobster on Feb 18, 2018 21:46:45 GMT
My wife's had the same thing happen to her, and still hasn't managed to rectify it as her passport is out of date and they won't accept it as ID. Seems very draconian and I'm not sure what the thinking behind it is. An out of date passport won't get you in and out of the country, why do you think they won't accept it as I.D. Surprised you haven't called them cucks yet x I don't think I've ever used the term 'cucks' in my life, but anyway, it's just the suddenness and severity of it that surprises me. If you're going abroad you know you need to get your passport sorted, but if you're just using PayPal you don't expect to be suddenly asked to prove your identity and get your account frozen if you can't, so I can understand why people are suspicious. It is mentioned in their T&Cs that they might do this though, it's just that no-one reads them. |
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Post by Rio The Ball Bag on Feb 18, 2018 21:48:46 GMT
Sorry lad, got you mixed up with another poster
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