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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
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I phoned PayPal this morning to report a suspicious e-mail, and make sure the charges were not real. I failed when asked to identify the account holder! I thought it was me. My password, e-mail, credit card,mailing address, all of it mine...except the first and last name. 15 years, no problem. They had the account holder as my ex-wife. So because it was my e-mail problem they listened and walked me through cancelling the old account and opening up a new one. I'm glad I got this straight, as if I had of had a dispute over a coin I got off of e-bay, PayPal would not have recognized me as the account holder. This means e-bay would not recognize it either, and I would of been out of luck. Oh...just something that slipped through the cracks 10 years ago. Who knows what else I forgot.   "We are poor little lambs...who have lost our way...Baa...Baa...Baa"
In memory of those members who left us too soon...
In memory of Tootallious March 31, 1964 - April 15, 2020
In memory of crazyb0 July 27 2020. RIP.
In memory of T-BOP Oct. 12, 1949 - Jan. 19, 2024
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Moderator
 United States
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I want to laugh, but I guess it can happen to any of us who were fool enough to get married.   Glad you got it all sorted out though.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1211 Posts |
I fail to see what the "takeaway lesson" is from this?
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Moderator
United States
188770 Posts |
The takeaway is to review your accounts (not just PayPal) from time to time and make sure all of your personal information is up to date.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
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Rest in Peace
United States
10625 Posts |
I'm Ok. My divorce was well before pp existed...  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1314 Posts |
There is another take away, but I fear it might lead to one more locked thread.
Choose wisely Grasshopper.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
17884 Posts |
My problem is they still have my account with my old email address, and there's no way to change that. So any news, announcements, updates, payment notices, or any other information is all sent to a nonexistent email account.
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Moderator
United States
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My problem is they still have my account with my old email address, and there's no way to change that. I changed my e-mail address on my account about a year or so ago with no problem, but it could be that I also had my phone registered and used the to approve the change. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
924 Posts |
I changed my email in PayPal a few months ago with no problems.
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Forum Dad
United States
24163 Posts |
I *think* if you only have one email with them it can't be (or is difficult to) changed.
I think you have to add the new email, switch it to primary, then delete the old one.
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Posted 02/22/2018 09:38 am
