FxrAndy Posted January 5, 2014 Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 I tried to send some one a payment for some used motorcycle parts a while ago and PayPal stopped the payment, they wanted a copy of my passport and the date of birth of the seller? After a call to PayPal and me telling them I would not give them a copy of my passport and the seller would not give me their DOB, the payment was returned and the limitation on my account lifted. On Friday I bought a cover for a blackberry from within my own country, this morning I get an email from PayPal saying my account is limited again for going against trading laws either buying or selling and again they want a copy of my passport! Has any one else had this or similar issues recently, or requests for photo ID? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watch.aholic Posted January 5, 2014 Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 I had had a similar demand from them a few years ago.....I think it's got to do with your Paypal turnover.....Too much money coming in or going out and they want to ID you...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kernow Posted January 5, 2014 Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 No, sounds strange though. I guess it's not a scam if they are actually limiting your account. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike on a bike Posted January 5, 2014 Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 Never but I am conus, do not even have a passport so good luck to them asking for that. PS Andy tell them pound salt I gather laws different in EU but here they could not go there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FxrAndy Posted January 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 It is all coming from PayPal not a third party, the odd thing is that they go on about American rules and regulations, but PayPal in Europe is registered in Luxembourg and the payment that started all this off was EU - EU and the current payment is with in the EU Well photo ID is what they want and the only one I have is my passport and they are not having that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike on a bike Posted January 5, 2014 Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 Andy you running a lot of biz through your acct ., red flagged somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike on a bike Posted January 5, 2014 Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 American rules I think they are full of it, we have very tough consumer protection. I seriously doubt they could force anyone to hand over passport here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSTEEL Posted January 5, 2014 Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 My wife has had similar with our paypal account. She had to supply a photocopy of her passport, and a copy of an electricity bill to prove address. This was to increase incomings limit which had been reached. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike on a bike Posted January 5, 2014 Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 Guess I do not do the numbers to have them ask. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spen Posted January 5, 2014 Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 hi im not new to the forum but don't say much.i had a similar problem with them not so long back its that I had reached the limit they set for buying and selling think iit was something like 1200 pounds or maybe more I had to contact them to get it lifted as I have no passport either I had to submit docs to verify who I was and that I was the registard owner of the bank account that was set up for my paypal account all in all it took 5mins to do and I even questioned them about the safety of sending docs via the net.Then I went into my paypal account and upgraded it.now I carnt remember exactly what I did but ive had no trouble from them again and the upgrade didn't cost anything either.but if you look on the bay for FAQ about your problem you should get an answer from that took me a while to search but its in there somewhere.hope you get it sorted as its a pain and another thing if you have funds in there they wont let you take it out until its verified . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panerai153 Posted January 5, 2014 Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 I've never heard of that happening, but they do verify accounts here by sending you a token amount as a deposit, and then you have to go into your account and relay back to them the exact amount of the deposit. Never ever heard of them asking for any sort of ID or address verification here in the USA. Maybe it's easier for them to verify addresses here than in other countries. I wouldn't give them my passport info. Also, I don't run much money through my account, as I seldom sell things. A few years back I sold a couple of genuine watches for 3-4k each, didn't have a problem at all. Problem with PayPal, as we found out here on the forum, they are the 800 pound Gorilla, and they can pretty much do what they want. Hope you get it sorted out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike on a bike Posted January 5, 2014 Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 Now this I did just to verify account when I started. "but they do verify accounts here by sending you a token amount as a deposit, and then you have to go into your account and relay back to them the exact amount of the deposit." Like you I ain't giving them my passport even if I had one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FxrAndy Posted January 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 Well I have just had another email going on about Office of Foreign Assets Control, kurz OFAC, but I am not a us citizen, hardly any of my transactions involve the US and what right do they have to ask for photo ID Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike on a bike Posted January 5, 2014 Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 I would say none Andy but as panerai said they can pretty much do want they like or no more PP for you ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyr Posted January 5, 2014 Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 When I set up my initial PP account, the spending limit for me was $3600, It didn't matter that it was backed by a platinum card. When I reached this threshold I could no longer pay via PP until it was linked to a bank account. No photo ID was required, I just opened an account at my bank just for PP and put a couple of bucks in it. So far no more PP problems. (hopefully this keeps up!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panerai153 Posted January 6, 2014 Report Share Posted January 6, 2014 When I set up my initial PP account, the spending limit for me was $3600, It didn't matter that it was backed by a platinum card. When I reached this threshold I could no longer pay via PP until it was linked to a bank account. No photo ID was required, I just opened an account at my bank just for PP and put a couple of bucks in it. So far no more PP problems. (hopefully this keeps up!) They really press you hard to pay with a bank account, saves the fee problem, but most importantly, if their is a dispute, you can get your credit card company to do a chargeback and you get your money back, can't do that with a bank account. Also, I wonder if deep within all that legalese you have to agree to when you open and account, if there isn't some provision that if you are lose a PayPal dispute and they try to get their money back, they can go into your bank account and debit it for the funds, without your permission or even your knowledge, should their not be sufficient funds in your PayPal account. Bears looking into. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKTime Posted January 6, 2014 Report Share Posted January 6, 2014 Sounds like a good reason to start doing transactions with Bitcoin. No transaction fees, no id needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraggle42 Posted January 7, 2014 Report Share Posted January 7, 2014 Bitcoin? Bleurgh - sounds like a great way to throw money away. The fact a Bitcoins value went from under a dollar to $874 in a year shows how unstable it is.I've not had this request from PayPal but I have heard of it happening.Can't you report them to the police for attempted identity theft? I'd give them a ring and ask why they're quoting American laws to an EU citizen making transactions within the EU? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jfha1210 Posted January 13, 2014 Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 WTF?<br /><br />It sounds like someone has complained about you(r account), or you are trying to be scammed... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donerix 2.0 Posted January 13, 2014 Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 Andy: Do you have personal or business account? If not maybe you should look into the business or premium option ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torobravo Posted January 13, 2014 Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 It happened to me all the time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FxrAndy Posted January 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 It is a personal account, and I have rang PayPal and on the phone they confirmed they want photo id, it is not a scam it is just PayPal collecting more info than needed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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