how can I check if person is paypal verified what steps can I take to make sure they are a legitimate buyer? thank you
If they already made payment, you can log into your paypal account, click on the transaction in the Activity Transaction, it would show up if it is a Verified or unverified account. If it shows up as unverified, you can refund the payment. If they have not made payment yet then go to Send Money in Paypal, type in the person's email address and proceed by clicking to the Confirmation page. It will show up the person's status. As long as you do not click to the following screen, no money would be withdrawn. When requesting for money, use the Buy Now button or the Request Money option so you can get the person's mailing address too. This way you can confirm if the address looks valid or reasonable enough or not. If possible, contract the other party via email too and wait for a response, then use look at their email header to determine if the IP address matches the Country listed in the address.
Hi I am doing what you tell me but can't seem to see anything saying verified or unverified, I am using paypal business account... wonder if this changes it in any way
Okay, if you have not received payment yet. Do the Following 1. Log into your Paypal account 2. Click on 'Send Money' 3. Enter Email Address of the other party , an amount like 0.01 and select the 'For' radio button, any option would do. 4. Click on 'Continue' On the Confirmation page, it will show you if the account is verified or not when it is a registered email address. If it is unregistered, it will tell you so. It does not matter if your account is a personal or a business account.
yea I actually didn't see that there but thank you for taking the time to create these screenshots. It was just blank there, didn't say verified or not verified.
Could you place a screenshot of what you see ? If the other party is not a registered paypal member then there is nothing.
I can't place a screenshot (no photoshop old comp) but I can give a basic description: Payment Received (ID #***********) Transfer to: name here Buyer Email: Payment Sent to: and nothing else is supplied.... no verified, no unverified.... so should I trust this person? what does this mean?
In the meantime, could you just ask them if they are paypal verified or not? I wouldn't trust them right away.
Ah, I see, you are looking at the online Activity Section rather than doing the Send Money option. I think that is where the misunderstanding is. It looks like the Activity section no longer shows if the sender is verified or not. I supposed that this means that you already received payment. Then check the email which Paypal sends you about the order and if it is unverified, it would say so in the email but it would be silent if it is verified. Something like this
hi I received no email from paypal. also I just went and did send money thing this was the result: To name For Service/Other Item amount $0.01 USD Gifts and Discounts Enter Redemption Code Add Discount Redemption Code: What is this? or Select from List Cancel Total Amount $0.01 USD No mention of verification or otherwise.
.01 payments are scams....cancel it or report it to paypal do you have some ebook related or digital product website...this is a scam to get to your landing page
You can check it easily on https://www.paypal.com/us/verified/pal=email It gives you information if the receiver is verified and his registration date.
i don't think there is any cost involved for refunding , time whole amount including the fees is refunded to the buyer.
i want check that which country paypal is verified . how can i check it ? Like this paypal i want check that which country paypal is verified .