Facebook name and PayPal name don't match

[MWLiz80]

Ok so I'm married so I had my married name on my Facebook. Made my PayPal account and its under my married name. My social security card and drivers license has my maiden name on it. I can't complete the setup for paypal without everything matching. If there anything i can do? I'm not a tech person but I'm trying to access money a friend sent to me through FB messenger to help me give my 4 kids a merry Christmas. Any help woupd be great. I don't have a bank account I don't have credit cards. I pay cash for everything but my rent. That's a money order. Thank you

[sharpiemarker]

@MWLiz80 

Get your DL and SSN card changed to married name OR flip your facebook name to maiden name and close the PayPal account you just opened and start over with maiden name. 

Take your pick; whichever is easiest or quickest for you to do in your estimation.

Be forewarned though, PayPal may require a back up payment method to back up your PayPal balance use during checkout so you do need a combination of a bank account, debit card, or credit card to successfully make transactions sometimes depending on the store/merchant you're paying. Some shops setup billing agreements for streamline checkout experience and this requires a back up funding source. 

[MWLiz80]

If I close my current paypal will i lose my money?? I changed my FB account name back to my maiden name.

[sharpiemarker · Accepted solution]

@MWLiz80 

Well, certainly if you've accepted the money, and have a balance in the PayPal, you can't even close the account until you have zero balance by spending it on purchases or sending the money to another paypal account (perhaps that can be an option, just opening another account with different email address under your maiden name and PayPal yourself as friends and family, then close the other account) otherwise your option is to change your DL and SSN card name, then.

Be forewarned though, PayPal may require a back up payment method to back up your PayPal balance use during checkout so you do need a combination of a bank account, debit card, or credit card to successfully make transactions sometimes depending on the store/merchant you're paying. Some shops setup billing agreements for streamline checkout experience and this requires a back up funding source.