paypal ???????

I got my access blocked until I fax them SSN - utility bill - photo ID .... have any of you experienced this?

SOunds fishy to me. But then I've always thought the paypal thing was a little odd. They always want bank numbers- and everything that could be used to make your identity disappear.

this is prompting me on there site though and I don't have a clue what initiated it.

That sounds like a scam to me. Well, an even bigger scam than Ebay/Paypal already is!

I have been a pay pal user since there inception. I have never had them ask for that information. I think it is a scam. Forward the email to there abuse department. I bet if you read the the IP details of the request you will see that it does not come from a pay pal address (look close at spelling) nor does it have an "https" prefix on the web address. Be very careful!

c-ya
ToddG

JeffP1167 said:

this is prompting me on there site though and I don't have a clue what initiated it.

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I would send the email to [email protected]
I doubt they ever ask for SSN in an email.

It isn't a email though ..... when I log onto my paypal account it immediately asks for this information.

ToddG said:

I have been a pay pal user since there inception. I have never had them ask for that information. I think it is a scam. Forward the email to there abuse department. I bet if you read the the IP details of the request you will see that it does not come from a pay pal address (look close at spelling) nor does it have an "https" prefix on the web address. Be very careful!

c-ya
ToddG

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YUP, I been with PP for a long time now, and they never send shit to me unless prompted, just like my bank....never have had an issue with them.....I did try selling on ebay once, just a 100 buck item or so, and got no bids, ebay charged me like 13 bux.....so I don't do THAT anymore.....

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Call them. I'd bet it's a scam. I've been using PP for some time and NEVER had to provide that kind of info....

I called the idiots and what it is about is I click for paypal debit car and that is what initiated it all. downside once started it can't be reversed .... go figure!

do not ever request a debit card from them under any circumstances !!!! because you will get the block I did and until you provide it, no access to your paypal and against the trade laws to reverse it once started.

lesson learned !!!!!!!!!!!!

Too bad this happened but it seems it's not really only a Paypal issue ???