Blocked account

It25
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Pay Pal just blocked my account and freeze all my money for 180 days. This funds was sent to my old Pay Palm account in Poland by mistake. Why they don't send it back to the sender. I think it's illegal to keep my money for 180 days. How can I resolve this problem?
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kernowlass
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@It25 

 

If you have been told your Paypal account has been permanently limited then Paypal tends to hold any funds for 180 days. This is the same time frame that buyers have to open Paypal disputes. So your buyer could open a Paypal dispute for non receipt of item to get their money back again OR you could contact customer services and request that they refund the payment back to the buyer?

 
If no disputes are opened in 180 days then normally you are allowed to withdraw the funds. That is as long as you are over 18, account is in your legal name and the account is registered in the country where you reside.

Sometimes they confiscate funds under this policy.
https://www.paypal.com/us/webapps/mpp/ua/useragreement-full?locale.x=en_US#actions

Paypal also may request further documentation from you before you can withdraw those funds.

Contact options for Paypal are accessed by clicking help/contact bottom left of Paypal pages...

1. Paypal phones (you can use the guest option if you can't log in).
2. Live chat is also randomly available.
3. You can send them a message, during business hours you may also be able to message whilst logged out.
Or
4. Have you considered contacting Customer Service via Facebook or Twitter?
You can send them a private direct message via Social Media on Facebook, Twitter/X, or Instagram pages.




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