PayPal Limited Account Access Solution

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After providing the method on how Malaysians can withdraw from PayPal with VMI Virtual bank Debit Card, many (and I really mean a lot) soon came back to me asking questions like: Is VMI safe? (answer:yes) Have you really withdraw from it before? (answer:yes) I’ve heard people withdrawing with VMI and got slapped by PayPal with Limited Access Account, is that true (answer:yes) Have you encounter an Limited Access Account before too? (answer:yes)

What’s PayPal Limited Access Account

PayPal monitor closely on our daily activities, and when they find your transaction suspicious they will hit the button. And when PayPal suspend your account and slap you with Limited Access Account, you pretty much can’t perform any transactions until problem is solved. Here’s generally your restriction when account is limited by PayPal:

  • No accepting of incoming funds
  • No sending funds
  • Unable to close and terminate account
  • Limited view to reports

You account is basically freeze until problem is solved.

Solving Limited Access Account

I’d say Limited Access Account is like chicken pox for online money makers for Malaysians; you’ll get it, it’s just a matter of time unless you do not withdraw funds from PayPal directly. It’s really nothing to much to be worry about (unless you are dealing with dirty business that makes your funds unexplainable), its just a normal PayPal protocol to reverified one’s account. Reason why I think most Malaysians freaked out on Limited Access Account is because that’s your first direct withdrawal and you think you’ve done something terribly wrong that will lead to account terminations or there goes all your money. Like I said, PayPal monitors closely, especially on withdrawals to personal bank account. If they find your account risky, you need to prove where/how you got this funds and location you are transferring them to. Firstly PayPal will require you to prove that you are the authorized user of the account, you will need to send them:

  1. Copy of your utility bill
  2. Copy of driver’s license, IC or passport

Make sure these that you send matches the information in your PayPal account.

Here’s come the most important part. PayPal also wants you to prove your few previous transactions you’ve made and that involves information on your funds, your PayPal account and your bank account.

Your Funds

PayPal wants to know the relationship between you and the person who send you these funds; whether they purchase goods from you, you’ve provide them service, you do paid post for them, you sell links, etc PayPal wants to know.

Your PayPal account

Print screen your recent transactions in PayPal. Make sure you include the transaction details between you and the person who send you these funds.

Your Bank account

Prove to PayPal you are the legit owner of the particular bank account, provide print screen of recent months bank statement would be good.

FYI: VMI does have banking statement, you might want to include that too.

Compile all your documents together, make sure you filled up the Fax Cover explaining in brief the attached documents you are sending. Fax them over and wait for PayPal to further contact you. If documents are relevant, your PayPal account will be restore in about 5 business days.

Information Insufficiency

Sometimes information you faxed over just ain’t enough. PayPal will then send you an e-mail, giving you guides on what they want to see more. These documents varies, depending on individual cases so I can only guide you this far. If you are having hard time understanding what PayPal want from you, talk to those who have recovered from PayPal Limited Access Account.

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Posted by hongkiat in Make Money Online , at 06.07.07

Comments

  1. Moses Francis June 7th, 2007

    Good post, thsi will help people facing the problem now or those that will face the problem sooner or later.

    Reply
  2. Steve Yu June 7th, 2007

    wow, the much to do! So troublesome

    P.S. : I hope I don’t fall into this problem

    Reply
  3. hongkiat June 7th, 2007

    Steve: Making money online isn’t something simple neither :-) If you are Malaysians and planning to withdraw directly with PayPal, be prepared for it.

    Reply
  4. Fenton June 7th, 2007

    Anything to do with the high fraud case in Malaysia?

    Reply
  5. drizad June 8th, 2007

    Good post. It might come in handy if I need one. I think it would be YES, Fenton, Malaysia is still in their list of high fraudulent cases…

    Reply
  6. khairul June 8th, 2007

    Hey,
    I also have a paypal account and also US bank account that I use to withdraw money from paypal.

    so far its never bring any problem to me..

    here is detail about my us bank account :
    http://onlinebisnes.com/malay/2007/05/29/panduan-percuma-membuka-akaun-bank-us/

    I bet some of you already known that us bank am I rite.

    Reply
  7. weirdoux June 8th, 2007

    yeah…
    that’s why i’m still stick with my own favour.
    i never withdraw directly from paypal. i sell all my funds to my “broker”.

    Reply
  8. Vedis Teh June 8th, 2007

    Hi, Hong Kiat,

    I wonder if the amount which is small like less than $100 when I withdraw from PayPal to VMI card is safe ? What I mean is that with this small amount, does it really cause PayPal to limit our account ?

    If I always transfer $100 to my VMI card, willI get the chicken pox too ? Please advise.

    I am using VMI card for the time being. Once I get my etrade debit card, I will use that card as I heard that it is safer, right ?…;D

    Reply
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    Hi there,

    Thanks for your info.

    I understand they will monitor your account when you suddenly have many small amount of money flowing in from many different people.

    They will think this could be a pyramid or scam activities.

    On the withdrawing side using the VMI card, I also not recommend using it as many risks involved. I do agree with “weirdoux” on dealing with broker.

    Just keep your account clean and always have relevant proof to all your trxn.

    Just my idea.

    Regards,
    Calvin Chin

    Reply
  10. JennyHow June 13th, 2007

    for more paypal nightmares guys, hop to http://www.paypalsucks.com.

    making online from the internet entails some risks. nothing is guaranteed 100% everyday. Take the risk, do it the right way, earn yr money or stay back and whine about your life.

    Reply
  11. hongkiat June 13th, 2007

    vedis: nothing is consider safe in my point of view. paypal can start slapping you with limited access account as long as they finds your transaction suspicious, doesn’t really matter what is the amount of the transactions.

    calvin: selling to broker can be a good idea, if the amount is small and you need the cash quick. I normally find debit card exchange rates are better than what brokers can offer me.

    Reply
  12. Radji June 15th, 2007

    What I can risk if I register @ PayPAl with a state diffirent from mine.

    Reply
  13. kahwee June 22nd, 2007

    just wonder what is paypal fax machine number…if without the number we will unable to fax them the detail

    Reply
  14. honestly June 23rd, 2007

    you know i really think thats why they have been sued so much a bank don’t keep your money i don’t think they should be allowed to either …who knows if they get sued enough they will close down bad bad business practices

    Reply
  15. mike anderson June 28th, 2007

    HI!
    can anyone send me a scan copy of any malaysian utility bill, actually i am out of malaysia right now and paypal want me to send the utility bill of my malaysian address, can anyone send me the format of malaysian utility bill , I will change it to my own address. you can hide your own details. please please help me out.
    Regards

    Reply
  16. mike anderson June 28th, 2007

    HI!
    can anyone send me a scan copy of any malaysian utility bill, actually i am out of malaysia right now and paypal want me to send the utility bill of my malaysian address, can anyone send me the format of malaysian utility bill , I will change it to my own address. you can hide your own details. please please help me out.
    send me the scan copy at starapparels2 at g mail dot com
    Regards

    Reply
  17. Stefanie July 13th, 2007

    if I write in the pay pal verification as Singaporean,
    does it can be solve it ? Thankyou..

    Reply
  18. hongkiat July 13th, 2007

    Stefanie: You write in giving your real nationality, that would be enough.

    Reply
  19. mike anderson July 14th, 2007

    HI!
    can anyone send me a scan copy of any malaysian utility bill and scan of driver’s licence or mykad, I can pay him 20 $ for it through paypal or moneybookers. Hey hongkiat help me. my email starapparels2@gmail dot com
    Regards

    Reply
  20. Deng July 30th, 2007

    Y’know, PayPal has this upload documents thing. I’m assuming it means that we can upload the relevant documents to them now, instead of faxing it over.

    Anyway, I’ve already uploaded and sent it over. But I’m not sure if I’m supposed to receive an email saying they received it.

    So… Should I be receiving an email from them?

    Reply
  21. Alex August 3rd, 2007

    Hi,

    Is there anybody using your VM card to withdraw funds from PP after your account was previously limited and later revived?

    Reply
  22. Gobala Krishnan August 10th, 2007

    Unfortunately, things are not always so simple with Paypal. If you’re making small amounts of money then fine, but if your business is expanding i suggest only one thing: don’t rely on Paypal.

    Reply
  23. Ron August 15th, 2007

    Paypal “Limited” my account. There stated reason was violation of their “Mature Audience” Policy.

    I do not have a clue as I do not visit these types of sites and there are no transactions in my account showing such. EVER!

    They will not even tell me specifically where, when, or with whom this violation specifically occurred. Because they can’t

    This is not logical. If I am in violation, how difficult is it to give me this information?

    I called and spoke to their customer service rep and she was no help. She could even tell me what I occurred to shut me down. She has no power. I felt to her, it was just a job. What good it is to have customer service when you can;t service the customer. It was a waste of time calling.

    Paypal is not honest and cares little about customers. Not even honest ones

    Shame on Paypal for not exercising common courtesy in customer service.

    Reply
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  26. Cezanne April 21st, 2008

    Not a registered user (NURU) – this is the most shocking, distressing, anxiety causing situation for anyone that relies on eBay to make a living or supplemented income can ever experience. It’s like going to work in the city and the building is gone! You’re loosing hundreds or thousands of dollars a week! Whether you want to buy or sell on eBay, you need an account.

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  27. drawpp August 11th, 2008

    withdraw limited paypal account
    for more info visit
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    Thanks
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    Reply
  28. haodongxi August 28th, 2008

    so complicated

    any simple one?

    http://www.goodgo.org

    Reply
  29. ran October 6th, 2008

    its happen to me(AGAIN), why paypal dont trust me, i have upload anything last month and they lifted the restriction, Today they give a “prize” again with limit again my account, i feel tire! security over act!

    Reply
  30. aaron sneddon December 14th, 2008

    I’ve been scammed by Paypal. Despite paypalsucks and other websites warning people to use Paypal, I took payment for a camcorder that I sold on Ebay and Paypal and am now left with an £800 hole in my pocket and Paypal are £800 richer. When Paypal holds money that it decides is part of a ricky transaction, Paypal get to hold onto your money AND accrus interest from YOUR money. Paypal say they can hold my money for up to 180 days, but possibly longer.

    No matter what information I give Paypal, i get the same generic replies back, asking for the information that i have just sent them. Instead of giving the usual advice to other Ebayers, i find myself in the middle of an elaborate scam by Paypal to make as many excuses as possible to get peoples money and hold onto it.

    Asking for supplier invoices, I sent an auction reference number from when i purchased the camcorder last year and even the sellers telephone number and email address, still i am getting nowhere, the same replies when i ask why my Paypal account is still on hold.

    Legal action will now take place, I urge anyone not to use Paypal, if someone pays you by Paypal I urge you to withdraw the money instantly to your bank account; Although Paypal is regulated by the FSA who I have launched a complaint with and now are in the classification of a bank because they are not registered in the UK any longer.

    My advice, dont use Paypal, I will let everyone know what Paypal have done to me. Aaron Sneddon

    Reply
  31. francesca January 23rd, 2009

    aaron! they are doing the same thing to me! They have $2200 of my money. I sold 2 chanel bags through fashionphile and they sent me $ through paypal and now it’s frozen in a limited account. i faxed them documents (invoices and fedex tracking) today through fax numbers i had to find by googling “paypal” and “fax”. i am really nervous im not going to see my money! were you able to resolve this issue??!!
    please email me francesca.kennedy@gmail.com

    Reply
  32. Josie February 7th, 2009

    If you’re suspended,isn’t that equivalent that “you-can-never-open-a-paypal-account ever again”? My ebay account & paypal account was suspended indefinitely for selling branded items. So,this means the end of selling on ebay & the right to use paypal as means of payment method,right? I was also scammed by a seller for selling me a fake LV bag. I thought I did the right thing to trust the seller by returning the bag in as she agreed to refund me when I returned it to her. Alas, the reverse happened to me. I complained to Paypal, and in the end, I was the losing party. I lost my RM1K ++ to that scammer.

    Reply
  33. hacked islamic April 2nd, 2009

    Please white

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  34. hacked islamic April 2nd, 2009

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  35. Johar April 15th, 2009

    I want verifify my Paypal , do you know where can i get cheap VCC ?

    Reply
  36. thw May 12th, 2009

    can anyone send me a scan copy of any malaysian utility bill and scan of driver’s licence .
    thw9898(at)gmail(dot)com

    Reply
  37. thw May 12th, 2009

    francesca
    I can help to you.
    rite to me.
    thw9898@gmail.com

    Reply
  38. thw May 12th, 2009

    Pls. send me if you have malaysian utility bill and scan of driver’s licence .thw9898@gmail.com

    Reply
  39. thw May 12th, 2009

    aaron sneddon.
    We can help you
    thw9898@gmail.com

    Reply
  40. JoJo Kinkaid May 23rd, 2009

    There is a forum I found on the internet that is free, and helps with Ebay, PayPal, business and the law. Just post any question, the experts will answer it if it has not already been answered!

    The forum has a lot of expert advice on it. modeeworld.com/forums
    I found advice there about how to avoid EBAY suspensions, get past PayPal limitations, also lots of detailed help on creating your own business, getting past trademark violations, VERO and lots more. Plus general advice on how best to sell on EBAY, what sells the best, how to get the best price for your product, really everything related to EBAY and internet business.

    Also advice about how EBAY really works and how PayPal really works. The inside scoop.

    Beautiful forum. I was made a moderator of the forum and I love it!

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  41. shana June 4th, 2009

    My account is limited and i have at least a thousand dollars there. If you can help me email me at shanatoni@yahoo.com

    Reply
  42. qwer123 June 26th, 2009

    Hi, anyone here know where to complain against the paypal if they force to close your account and hold your money for 180 days without any reasonable excuse? I lived in Malaysia and my account is verified. I get the paypal funds through buying from local forumer and they transfer USD to my account after i pay them RM. I had try to negotiate with them through email but all i get is reply like machine from them. Their customer service quality is like Streamyx customer service, if you know what i mean…with monkey/prehistoric human intelligent

    It just happen to me after my account get access limited for two weeks without any other party dispute against me before, but only paypal self investigation on me. After i had no heard any update on paypal investigation on me since two weeks time, then i keep email back to them to push on them to resolve my account limitation. BUT what i get is my account force to close down and my money get hold for 180 days…They not even ask me to send any my verification documents to them or ask action from my side…

    Reply
  43. paypal-is-scammer June 27th, 2009

    actually i ask at that modee forum…but it appear only one guy show up and offer for help that need to pay first….not free at all

    Reply
  44. daveid lee July 6th, 2009

    I’m also a victim of paypal. they block my account for unknown reason and hold more than $4000 funds for 180 days. they ruined my online business. I have them. never use paypal. They can’t protect anything. They can’t protect the seller from chargeback. They can’t not protect the buyer from receiving fake items. It’s the worst company in the world.

    Reply
  45. John Wilkins July 15th, 2009

    Ok, heres some information that will hopefully help you all out.
    If you sell online and are expecting a large payment (maybe $1000+) which will look very suspicious indeed, simply ring paypal (or email them) and inform them of this business transaction, tell them: I expect more payments in the future also.
    In most cases they will say: This is fine, maybe you would like to upgrade to a business account in the future? Simple. Also keep in mind they are not a bank and their so called “contracts” are not legally binding and they in fact have no right to hold your money. Threatening to take them to the small claims court is a good way of getting your money back swiftly. Give them a 48 hours to unfreeze your account or you’ll carry through with your threats. Hope this helps.

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  46. John Wilkins July 15th, 2009

    oh yes and remember: Prevention is better than cure.

    Reply
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    I need to want all the paypal that limited over 180 days
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  50. achmatim November 19th, 2009

    thanks for the post. it’s usefull for me, and warn me about my paypal account. thanks

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