What does adding email address to paypal do?

Discussion in 'PayPal' started by Willage, Jul 29, 2008.

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    I just recently noticed that you can add up to 7 email addresses to your paypal account. Does this simply just let you use alternative emails to receive money? Let's say your original paypal was . If you add an email you can give people that address and receive money? If that's what adding an email allows you to do, does anyone have any experience with the donation button for paypal? When you click on the donation button people can see your email address. So if you add an email are you able to show your other addresses instead?
     
    Willage, Jul 29, 2008 IP
  2. deluxdon

    deluxdon Catch Me If You Can...!!!™ Staff

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    Yes you can receive money through giving other emails in paypal too.

    For e.g. if you have 5-6 different sites with you then you can add their seperate emails (abc@site1.com,abc@site2.com,bcd@site3.com) in your paypal account and anyone can send you money through any of above email address to your paypal account.

    DON.
     
    deluxdon, Jul 29, 2008 IP
  3. poshswinger

    poshswinger Active Member

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    That is to protect your primary Paypal email address.
     
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    Willage Peon

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    Awesome. Thanks for the info. I'll be adding an email to try it out soon.
     
    Willage, Jul 29, 2008 IP
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    You can also use the other email ids to login to Paypal
     
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    sabrina23 Banned

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    I think you can add up other e-mail address so in case it was hacked you can still have other alternatives to recover it.
     
    sabrina23, Jul 29, 2008 IP