Paypal sent me an email saying that I had limited access to my account. Now they want me to fax them copies of my utilitiy bill, drivers license, social security, and a copy of my bank statement. I don't think they should get a copy of my bank statement. I know my husband won't want me to send it to them either. Any one have any suggetstions as to what I should do? Should I send them what they want? Or should I say the heck with them? I'm so close to getting my first payouts on some progams.

I would call them and asked them why it is important for them to have that information.. I see no reason why they need it??? sounds weird to me..

have you tried accessing your account from your normal link (not through an email link) ?

If you can use the account maybe the email was a hoax

If not, then I would want them to explain exactly why your account has a problem and why they want this info.

I wouldn't send anything until I was happy with their explanation (even then, I'm not sure)

They want me to send them all that info, too. I didn't give my full name, so it's more difficult for someone to hack the account; so I have limited access as well until I fax them all the info, which really I don't think I should have to for crying out loud, can't they read the ip address and see it's the same person who opened the account in the first place.

why are they contacting you peeps in the first place?

1 - your ip address can change (i get a new ip every time i log on)

2 - someone else could be using your computer

they just do it to see that the bankaccount you attach to your paypal account actually belongs to you. I had to do it as well. Think it's mostly non americans that has to do it though but not 100% sure.

so it is legit OR what?

I attached my bank account to my paypal and they didn't make me send any statements.. All they did was deposited like a few cents twice and I had to look at my account and get the amounts and put them in and I was verified.. In fact I remember a email sent by paypal stating they would never email you asking for any information. So I think that if it's a email it's probably a hoax.

It sounds like a hoax. If you already approved you have a bank account, then you don't need to verified it.

that's what they do--make 2 separate deposits for a small amount, less than $1. You then have to verify the deposit amounts to verify your account. Got to the site directly--not from a link in an email. If there is a problem, you will be informed onsite. NEVER go to paypal from a link in an email. Go directly to the site itself.

Thanks for all the responses every body. Thank you coin gallery for the number it looks like i'm going to need it. Let me tell everyone about a little about myself. I'm an American, I live in Texas. I've had my Paypal account since May 2002. I Have my bank account going through pay pal and the did the thing where they make 2 deposits into my bank account to verify it. I depsited $50 when I first got it and have used it very little since then. I haven't ever had any problems with it until now. I actually got paid from a program on the 11th so I used the money that I was paid for a membership on paidbanners not to long afterward. When I checked my email today it said that I had limited access to my Paypal account so I went to the site and checked it out. I just don't get it though why they need a copy of my most recent bank statement. I just used paypal to do 2 e-checks and my bank paid them. I just think it's a big crock. Now if I want to give them the info that they want I have to pay to get them faxed over and I've heard horror stories about PayPal saying they never get the faxes. I don't want to give them my bank statement but I want to be able to get my money to.

ohh goodie they are at it again. Paypal limited Pennies again this morning, saying we are running a "pyramid scheme" and I need to sign a notified statment saying we won't do that to get access back. Now as we are not running a pyramid scheme I can hardly promise to stop doing something i am not doing. Wrote resolutions, we shall see.

BTW I called PayPal and they just said they wanted the information to verify that the account was actually mine.

Oh my gosh! I just saw this in another thread. The email I got was exactly the same but when I went to PayPal my account really was limited. I called them to make sure.

http://www.getpaidforum.com/forums/index.p...cfa5c7e3e64c01e

After I called PayPal they sent me this email or at least I think it's from them



************************************************************
Subj: Please Read (KMM23713174V50055L0KM)
Date: 11/12/02 7:15:23 PM Central Standard Time
From: customercare@paypal.com
To: beakere@aol.com
Sent from the Internet (Details)



Dear Erin Stewart,

We have recently received several complaints regarding your possible
participation in a business that derives its revenue solely from the
recruitment of additional members, and not in exchange for providing a
service or product. Please be aware that this type of behavior may be
illegal, and is also in violation of our User Agreement and is not
tolerated by PayPal.

As we have stated previously, your account has been placed on limited
access. To regain full access you must provide a notarized letter stating
you will not participate in activities deriving revenue solely from the
recruitment of additional members. Please follow the steps in the previous
email sent to you to provide the notarized letter.

Sincerely,
PayPal Account Review

*********************************************************

Can anybody help me?
Thanks.

you guys, this is really serious! earlier i thought it was just someone trying to get info to steal money, but its really paypal!! they did the same thing to my account and when i wrote them about it i got the same reply as erin!! i wonder who could be doing this, and to how many other people they've done it? i was thinking maybe some disgruntled webmaster or webmistress, cause nobody else could have my paypal account number. i am very upset and very confused. i wrote paypal again and i'm waiting to see what they say.

Has anybody else gotten emails like these? If you have, let us know please. Thanks.

I guess they are talking about paid banners as "recruitment of members?" I would also email nigel and send him that email. If paypal does not allow you to get paid for recruiting members then his site is going to suffer... that's silly.. It should be like a bank account.. You put money in, you take money out. How you get your money should be none of their business... We'll if I lived in your state I'd notarized for you cause I'm a notary but I'd have to drive to your state to do so but you can get it done by writing the statement (if you want to please them) and carry it to the dmv and carry your driver's license and for around $3.00 you can get it notarized. sorry this is happening to you

They sent me the same thing..... Looks like we are all going to get frozen. The only thing I can figure is buying a GOLD membership is considered mlm

OK...you guys have me freaked out now...I got the limited access notice several months ago and called them and point blank refused to send my bank statement and they backed off of wanting that.

But now they are freezing paid email site accounts??? Stormpay is looking better by the day!

Amber
Hippie-Chicks.com

Well it can't be paidbanners, cause i'm not a member of their program, but i did purchase a no frills gold membership from PBE yesterday, then today my account is frozen. so maybe thats it?

And i also told paypal i wasn't sending a bank statement cause they already have enough bank info on me as it is.

what do they mean by "solely from the recruitment" most programs you have to at least earn yourself?

I haven't had this happen thank goodness but I feel that maybe paypal need to list these sites/programs if they are such a program so people can go "alright I'm not allowed to get involved with that" rather than picking and choosing at will?

I know there TOS says about MLM but isn't everything "get paid" really a form of it?

Thanks Tipsy. I bought the $5 goldmembership on PBE to. I bought it last week though. I hope that's not the one they are talking about because I love that site. It's one of my favorites. I think paypal is just being stupid and wants to take everyone for what that they can get. That's just my opinion though. And as for getting something notarized they can kiss off because I didn't do anything wrong. I sure would like to know why they are limiting PBE's account again? They just did that to them a couple of weeks ago. It's got to be a real pain for PBE.

Well its obvious what is happening here

Paypal thinks penniesbyemail is a pyramid scheme & anyone sending or reciving money from penniesbyemail has been deemed to be apart of it!

how ridicolous!!

thank goodness i cashed out with egold from PBE

Wasn't Wayne's sites targeted as well? His Paypal was frozen at the same time as Pennies.

Well I am done with paypal. I switched all my other accounts to other payment methods. I was concerned about not being able to get paid by Gilby, but they said they expect to have a check option within the next month. ~~What a relief~~

Has anyone actually contacted Pay Pal, and explained the situation.

Is Storm Pay something CAC created? It's a valid point - because CAC seems to be a lot better.

Oh yes, twice. though getting to talk to someone who actually has a clue is impossible...

Well after seeing all the complaints about paypal does anyone have any suggestions for other online payment systems that members and owners can use. Ones that someone can transfer money from a cc or a bank account fairly easy without a lot of fees. I don't think anypay has it setup for deposits yet.

Ok everybody, I found some toll free numbers for paypal and called them yet again. This is what they told me. You know how if you recruit people to paypal and you can get $5 for it? The way they explained it to me is that I'd emailed them back in June and mentioned something about some program that helped you to do that just for the $5 (Which I did NOT do. Never emailed paypal before in my life.) They said to print out the email,then they said that I need to sign a paper saying that I'm not doing that and have it notarized and fax it to them along with the rest of the stuff they want then it should be fixed.

This is what I'm going to write:
I am not in participation with a business that derives its revenue solely from the
recruitment of additional members, and not in exchange for providing a
service or product.

You guys can do the same to.
Here's some toll free numbers to reach paypal.

1-888-211-1161
1-800-836-1859
1-877-672-9725

I hope this wasn't to confusing. It's kinda hard to explain in writing.

paypal is not available in my country...
but tipsy said right that its your money not paypals you can use it for whatever you want.

e-gold is the best because you can do any thing with your egold , maybe prog owners could use egold in future.

A few months ago I know that my bank account name is not exactly my paypal account name as my paypal name only use an abbreviation name

so I ask for them to change and thy ask me for these things too!

Finally I faxed them as requested
1. My credit card monthly statement
2. The bank saving book cover
3. My identity card
4. My mobile phone monthly bill with my address as utility bill

They change my paypal name to my full name promptly (just one day)

maybe more people should use Moneybookers they are also international ... you can witdraw you money direct into your bank account.. they also send checks... you can withdraw e-gold.. can buy e-gold.. and they are pretty fast.
i'm very pleased with their service.

paypal is available for me in my country
my paypal can't activate with any credit card..
I think that paypal need to activate simplication..
I use e-gold account and osgold account with paypal activate trouble
Is paypal activation problem difficult for me ?
I hope to solve the problem

I recieved the same e-mail yesterday and they put a freeze my account. I bought the no frills at PBE a couple of days ago. They want me to fax them my ID, bank statement, credit card statement & utility bill. As I have posted on another thread...what next?...a sample of my DNA?

You know guys/gals, We all (members of all the programs and webmasters) We all need to find a payment system that will work for ALL OF US in our GPTR community as whole. You just can't trust E-GOLD and PAYPAL anymore. What do you all think?

a check option...that is definately better!

it's looking that way!

why don't they try moneybookers
they are international and send checks .. withdraw to bank account and low fees too
just an idea

ya know there is a program out there that can get hurt, well not severely, but get bumped off the road and some major headaches for some

this *one million dollar program*

if ya know what i'am talking about

Ok I called PayPal back again. I forgot to ask whether or not we could fax the notarized letter or did we have to send it by mail. You have to send it by regular mail. I would recommend that you send it return receipt required ( were they have to sign for it) That way they can't say they never got it. Make sure you keep the receipts for it to. Send it to this address exactly as shown.


PayPal (Omaha)
Investigative Services
P.O. Box 45950
Omaha, Nebraska 68145-0950



The reason they told me this time was that because they believe that we are all involved in a pyramid scheme.
They did tell me that the account should be taken off the limited status after that.

well i had to attach a credit card to be verified since i'm an international member and they did take some money from my credit card and then i had to enter a code which was shown on my credit card statement...but as i have a debit card and not a credit card the number didn't show up on my bankstatement so i had to fax them proof to be verified.

or you can fax it to:
402-537-5731

I'm just wondering if anyone has gotten their paypal straightened out yet? Please let me know. Thanks.

Penniesbyemail did (for the time being), but who know what paypal will say next...

I'm glad to hear that PBE got theirs fixed. I'm just wondering because I haven't been able to go and get a notarized letter yet because my husband is in the military and works 10 hr. days and he has the car all the time. Curious as to whether or not it will be worth my time and money to do this. I just wish that some of the other sites would start offering more alternatives besides paypal and e-gold. If they did I wouldn't even bother with paypal at all.

Well my webmaster account is back (for now), my personal one (that i sent the info to at the same time as webmaster, and again yesterday) is still restricted, they say they can't find the faxes <sigh>
The problem with losing paypal is not paying members, it is advertisers. So many prefer it. However even if we lose it entirely we can get credit card processing, and probably cheaper or as cheap as paypals current fees.
On the notorized affadvit, I lucked out, my husband has our truck as well, so I called a "traveling notary". They were supposed to come over at 5:30, and was going to give me a deal of 10.00 with no travel fee. Well called at 7:30 asking if they forgot me, he said now, was running late. He showed up at 9:30, notorized it then refused to take payment because he was over 4 hours late.
So got that done free
Thing is they never said if they consider paid to read a pyramid scheme. Now, if we shut down new sign ups, totally removed the referral levels, our members can still cashout on their own earnings. (we wouldn't .. put the pitchforks down...) Since our program is free to join that kinda messes up the definition of a pyramid scheme

Well I hope it doesn't come to you having to keep new people from signing up and all that. I wouldl like you to know that I love your program and will stick with in what ever choices you have to make becuase of paypal. In my opinion, from what I've been reading about paypal the last couple days is that people should close their accounts and find some other ways to pay online. They froze my account and I only had a little over a dollar in it and the most I've ever had it in was $50 that I deposited when I first joined. And I used $20 of it to pay for a Muppet movie for my kids. I only started using it recently for some goldmemberships. Most of the time the only way I can even pay for anything is if I get paid from a program. The first time I ever got paid more than 90 cents was from the money suite so I used that to buy a membership on Paid Banners and the next day they froze my account. I just don't get how they think I'm involved in a so called pyramid scheme. And if you call them they won't give you any details. I didn't do anything wrong and I don't think any of the other people they are acussing of being in a pyramid scheme did either.I hardly ever use the stupid paypal. And I never use what little I have for anything but the PTRP's. And if they think they are pyramid schemes why haven't they said something to every single person that's in a PTR and has a paypal account? I think paypal is just out to get peoples money. If it's supposed to be our money, how come we can't use it how we see fit? It's none of their business what I spend my money on.


I'm sorry this is so long but I had to get this off my chest. I'm just worried is all, I've been waiting for payouts on a few programs so that I can upgrade to gold or finally be able to buy advertising for a change. Without the paypal I just don't know what to do. I know this sounds stupid but I just can't figure out how to get money in or out of E-gold. Besides, some programs don't even use E-gold.