Paypal Secret PART 3. WHAT TO DO IF IT STILL HAPPENS?

 

Ok, let’s move on to how to act when it still happens and you’ll wake up one morning finding (one of your) account(s) limited.
 

First of all – most of the limitations are rather easy to handle. Once you log in to your limited account and check the „Resolution Centre“ section, you will see certain „Tasks“ needed to be done in order to lift the limitation.
 

While the exact task vary, in most cases PayPal simply requires you to prove your identity (send them a copy of your ID or passport) and address (send them a scanned version of a utility bill).
 

If your account was opened using legit details then there’s absolutely nothing to worry about. Simply send PayPal what they want and the limitation will be lifted in a matter of days – (yeah, they’re pretty quick when it comes to dealing with limited accoutns!). 

However, if you’ve used fake details to register your account then you have quite a bit more to worry about. Basically, you have two options:

Option 1 – (not recommended) – Fake the documents First of all I need to say that this option is to be used at your own risk. Faking identification documents is illegal in most countries and therefore I suggest you to familiarize yourself with your local laws and regulations before doing it.

However, if you do choose to go with this then it’s actually pretty simple.
 

There are A LOT of great graphic designers over at DigitalPoint, and posting a simple thread in the „Buy Sell Trade > Design“ section (you can write something general, such as „Designer needed to modify a few images“ will result in quite a few messages in your PM box – all from people who are willing to do the trick for as little as $10.
 

Then, you can simply take your own ID (or Google for somebody else’s one) and utility bill, pass it over to the designer, specifying the details you have attached to your PayPal account and asking him to change the name/birth date/address for you.
 

There’s A LOT of designers who are capable of doing it flawlessly! NB! Note that even though this is illegal (in many juristictions, not all), there is almost NO WAY PayPal can find out that the documents you’ve sent them aren’t real (unless they are
 

OBVIOUSLY fake in which case you should not send them to PayPal in the first place) – simply because PayPal  is not  a financial institution, meaning that they have no authority what so ever over checking whether identification documents are legit or not. The only thing they can do if they think that you’ve provided
them with fake documents is file a report with a police station, but a company such as PayPal would NEVER waste their time on anything like this, unless there are tens of thousands of dollars locked in your account.

Option 2 – Wait for 180 days

That’s right – if you’re willing to wait for half a year to get your funds released then you don’t have to do  anything at all. In order to complty with the laws & regulations, PayPal has implemented a system where they hold the funds of limited accounts for 180 days, after which they release the money either via cheque or via bank transfer. 

Your best bet is to always go with the bank transfer as you may have major problems cashing in a cheque that isn’t on your own name.