Read people’s complaints about PayPal account freezes, closures and held funds, with original sources and known outcomes. Records updated 9 October 2026.
Of 50 call outs in this archive, 3 report a resolution, 2 a partial resolution, 10 were unresolved at the last update, and 35 have no established outcome.
19 call outs mention account freezes, 19 account closures and 18 held funds. Issue counts overlap when one incident involves more than one problem.
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58 visible source posts. 4 call outs have a recorded publication checklist.
PayPalmy paypal got locked cuz i have "suspicious" activity (too many transactions too close together) so i admitted to making the account while under 18 since it wanted photo id anyways so rip to my first paypal account that i made at like 11💔 ill see my money in 6 months .!
PayPalAround $50 was donated to my P.T. port today, completely voluntarily. It genuinely meant a lot. Then living in Turkey caught up with me: PayPal limited my account and I may have to refund money I can't withdraw. If you donated, DM me. Support: https://t.co/5mwV3VuHvH
PayPalHey all, Just a small update really quick. This last August and September i worked A LOT, i focused 100% on my models, animations etc. Last night my PayPal account got blocked AGAIN with 1500 USD of all the commissions of September and donations for my aunty, plus Patreon havent gotten back to me on my account closure... Im very sad and devastated for this. So I'll take 2 days of break, i feel tired, a little burned and i dont know what the future holds for my aunt. I need to regain my strenght and look for a small distraction. I havent played a videogame in months.. please bare with me. Not as a commissioner or as consumer, but as human. My mind only can take so much right now. I know things will get better, its just that.. right now they aint. I need to find the strenght to fight this sadness. So just give me TWO days to get back at it.
PayPalsomeone scammed me on paypal years ago, i provided proof and they still put my paypal account negative -$50 .. closed my account and sent that shit to collections so it can be on my credit 😂😂 i made another paypal account tho but it’s just the point lol https://t.co/7663LGIhVu
PayPalPermanent Ban over a $20 Ko-fi tip. Chat support admitted \"you did nothing wrong\" but closed the ticket. Help! Hey guys, I really need some advice on how to get a human to review an automated ban. I’m a freelance digital artist. I got a $20 tip on my Ko-fi page, and PayPal instantly slapped a permanent limitation on my whole account.I tried talking to support and offered to send over my ID, invoices, whatever they needed. The agent wouldn't help, but right before they ended the session, they typed: “A permanent limitation does not necessarily mean that you…
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