Ever since I opened my Paypal account I have used it exclusively to pay for my Kiva addiction. Recently, Paypal has decided that my account has been accessed by a third party. This third party, it seems also chose to lend on Kiva. A very generous fraudster I have to say.
Well, since my account has been limited, I have provided Paypal with documents proving that I live where I live to no avail. I finally lost it and sent them an email in desperation. I want my Paypal account back. I feel robbed, alright. But not by a “third party”, but by the “people” at Paypal.
Anyone have any ideas of how I can go about reclaiming my Paypal account?
P.S. If you are planning to donate using the button to the right, my account continues to accept incoming payments!
I used to work for PayPal. I can almost guarantee you that it’s because you are now logging in from Lebanon. Also, you don’t have a ton of history on your account, if all you’re using it for is Kiva. I haven’t had trouble in Africa, but I’ve been using PayPal pretty heavily for 8 years, and have accessed my account previously from many countries. And the PayPal corporate email address on my account doesn’t hurt.
Try explaining (and documenting) the legit reasons why you are in Lebanon. Business card, link to the Kiva Fellows page, etc. Remind them that Premal is ex-PayPal, after all. It’s totally a judgement call in the end, so even though these seem like weird things to send in, it might work. Good luck!