My Permanently Limited PayPal account got robbed Help!!
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Hello Everybody It's your boy, Nahom, here, needing a little help from his community. So the issue is that I had a PayPal account back in November, and it was normal until I received 140$ at once. PayPal decided to limit the account permanently for 'unknown reasons' but I let it be and decided to wait 180 days (6 months) to withdraw all the funds in the account. The problem starts here. I was looking for people with UK bank accounts (since I don't have one) to help me with the withdrawal of my money from the limited PayPal account once the 180 days are over, and unfortunately for me, some guy DM'ed me on Telegram saying that he could help me with the withdrawal process. I trusted the guy and shared my email and password for the login. Also, he had to ask for a verification code sent to my phone number in order to "look for solutions" for my funds on hold, and I did give him the code he asked for. Then, he logged in, removed my phone number, added his phone number, and asked for 3K (not USD, in another currency). So my question is, is there any possible way that I can recover the limited PayPal account? For your information, I don't have 3K, and I'm not willing to spend 3K on a limited account. Also, my email is still there, and he can't remove it. I also can't login to my account since the guy changed the phone number, and that leads to me being not able to contact customer support. The account is a personal account by the way. Thank you for the help, looking forward to your answers! I also Can't login to my account since the guy changed the phone number and that leads to me being not able to contact customer support.
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You gave your paypal information to a stranger so that they could hack your paypal account on the pretence of helping you???
You're joking surely? Apart from breaking several of paypal rules you put your linked funding sources at risk as well.
Sorry but I think its a good thing the account is limited for your own safety !!
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I don't think you understand, sir. I gave my email and password because I didn't know PayPal would allow him to remove my phone number without a further verification. Also, I unlinked all the funding sources before the account got limited. So, can you please tell me how I can contact support without actually logging in? Thanks for your reply by the way!
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https://www.paypal.com/cshelp/article/how-do-i-contact-paypal-customer-service--HELP378
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