Help please!

[Akogwu83]

Someone sent me money from the US through PayPal and I'm in Nigeria. How can I access the money or resend it back to the person since PayPal does not support people in my country to receive funds? I tried to resend but my credit card number was being requested for but it's debit card I have. Now the money is hanging. Help please.

[kernowlass · Accepted solution]

@Akogwu83

The option to 'receive' paypal payments is not available in your country.
You can only 'send' payments for purchases.

Click on the link below and select the country you want from the drop down list for options available in that country.

https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_display-country-functionality-outside&dispatch=5885d80a13...

The payment should show as pending / unclaimed in the senders account and should 'time out' 30 days post payment.

[Akogwu83]

Thanks, your reply has really enlightened me. I 'claimed' the money. Did you mean it'll return to the sender after 30 days?

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@kernowlass wrote:

@Akogwu83

The option to 'receive' paypal payments is not available in your country.
You can only 'send' payments for purchases.

Click on the link below and select the country you want from the drop down list for options available in that country.

https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_display-country-functionality-outside&dispatch=5885d80a13...

The payment should show as pending / unclaimed in the senders account and should 'time out' 30 days post payment.

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