have money in account but am underage, so I cannot access it, anyway around this?

gascoombe
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I have some money in my account but cannot access it at all due to being underage, can someone please help?

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kernowlass
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@gascoombe 

 

Paypal does not allow account holders under the age of 18.

PayPal asks for a birth date when you register so whilst you can make a PayPal account with false information the account will need to be verified to accept funds into your balance or lift any limits.
As you would be unable to verify your account it would be permanently locked for further use.


You would never be able to use that illegally opened underage account again but once 18 Paypal may allow you to do a withdrawal of funds from that account or allow you to open a new account and transfer the funds across for you. Opening a new account is not guaranteed as you have already broken their rules once but you should get one of those options.



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I don't know why it keeps being stated that anyone under 18 cannot make an account when clearly, this an ongoing problem. PayPal does not inquire about age until funds need to be accessed. This seems like a strange way to do business. If underage accounts are not permissable, then why are so many kids able to open them, only to find out that they are restricted from obtaining the monies they've been sent? This needs fixing. Fast.
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kernowlass
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Try reading the first 6 lines of paypals user agreement that you agreed to when you opened your paypal account.

And it doesn't let you open a paypal account if you put in a date of birth that shows you are under 18 which is why a lot of illegally opened minor accounts are opened using a fake year of birth.

 

https://www.paypal.com/legalhub/useragreement-full?locale.x=en_GB

 

 If you are an individual, you must be at least 18 years old and have full legal capacity to enter into a contract to open a PayPal account and use the PayPal services. If you are a business, the business must be registered in one of the above countries or territories.


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