Account Limited .. Politically exposed person

[confused-123]

I recently tried to buy a CD on ebay and was unable to pay because my Paypal Account had been Limited. I logged into my Paypal account to make sure 

it hadn`t been compromised and thankfully it hadn`t , however my account had indeed been limited. i was asked to answer yes or no to me being a 

Politically exposed person which i had to google first to find out what it was.

  I am a worker for the Local Council on £10 an hour so found this question laughable , however i replied No and waited for the reply.

I have just recieved a reply and need to provide Paypal with  photo ID .

  I dont drive so have no License and my passport expired in2017 , i have no current photo ID. This means i have to fork out  almost £100 to renew my passport  in the hope that this will allow me to continue using Paypal.

 I buy CDs and low item stuff on ebay and have paypal linked to my betting account where i bet on the lottery so where they have got this Political thing from i dont know.

  Is there  any other way i can solve this without having to get a passport.

Any help appreciated.

Thanks.

[kernowlass]

@confused-123 

Can you get a cheap UK citizen card / bus pass etc? 

[Dd666]

Exactly the same situation happened to me just now, I am fuming! I don't have a passport, drivers license or anything either!!! I answered their ridiculous question and waiting to bear but I have bills that come out of my PayPal! I have politics and have zero interest in them so why the hell has this happened?!

[PayPal_Michael]

Hello, @Dd666. Thanks for taking the time to add your question here on the PayPal Community Forum.

PayPal regrets any inconvenience situations like this may cause, but we are required to request information and/or documents from customers to satisfy our compliance obligations. PayPal, as well as banks, card issuers, brokerages, casinos, insurance companies and any other kind of payments processor or financial institution, is required to follow laws and regulations on financial fraud, anti-money laundering, anti-corruption, terrorist financing and other reporting requirements. This includes asking for information/documents related to Politically Exposed Persons.

I hope this helps to clarify things. Thanks for your patience during this time.

Sincerely,

Michael
PayPal_Michael