My washing machine has just broken down and a friend sent me money today through paypal to help me buy another one. I got the same security review message. My bank account has been the same for the last two years, so what possible reason can Paypal have to hang on to my money? Maybe it is interest. One little transaction like mine doesn't incur a great loss of interest, but add all the withdrawals together that occur on the same day and it probably adds up to a great deal. Maybe they have a limit - so much allowed to be withdrawn per day and anything over that gets the security review treatment to delay it. What do you say PAYPAL? I wonder what the Banking Ombudsman would say about these alleged 'reviews'. When I am transferring money online from one account to another I certainly don't get 'security reviews' each time from my bank.
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