Paypal Restrictions/Limits

IlehFun · Feb 5, 2016

Hey, today I received this message from paypal -

I'm not 18 (I'm 17, I have a bank account), and I'm 98% sure they need to confirm my age. What can I do? Do I confirm my age or do I allow my account to be restricted? What does that do? Any tips on how to handle this? Thanks.

Darkest Dream · Feb 5, 2016

Go to the resolution center and provide any information they requested.

Having a limited account isn't fun.

Snail · Feb 6, 2016

Technically they won't do much, they won't like steal your money obviously, it's just when they find out that you are < 18 y/o they block your account and it takes them a shit load of time and for you a lot of effort to get your money back (I've been there not fun).

Imo send your money to a new paypal account and than call PayPal if you can still keep your current account. If not request a block on that account and use your new PayPal account till your 18 y/o and when you become again make a new verified PayPal to avoid future issues.

Invisible Life · Feb 6, 2016

You sure that isn't fake looks like it

Execution · Feb 8, 2016

snailex said:
Technically they won't do much, they won't like steal your money obviously, it's just when they find out that you are < 18 y/o they block your account and it takes them a shit load of time and for you a lot of effort to get your money back (I've been there not fun).

Imo send your money to a new paypal account and than call PayPal if you can still keep your current account. If not request a block on that account and use your new PayPal account till your 18 y/o and when you become again make a new verified PayPal to avoid future issues.

With this, PayPal goes with name black listing. I'm banned from PayPal from my previous Runescape private server, and everytime I create one under my name I get limited.

Infamous GP · Feb 8, 2016

I had this issue when I was 17 also. I wanted to donate to an RSPS using Paypal so I made one. I gave them all of my information but they restricted the account regardless, because I was under 18. I had to deal with the restriction for 5 months. Once I turned 18 I requested the restriction be removed and it was within a week.