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If your PayPal account has been inactive for a while, or if you are trying to delete your account, you might want to verify that it's closed so no one else can log in and use it. Luckily, it's easy to get proof that your account has been closed. Our guide will show you how to verify your closed PayPal account!
Steps
Visit the PayPal website and login to the desired account.
Navigate to: https://www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_close-account .- Note: The removal process will be applied to whichever account you are logged into at the time, so make very sure that you are logged in to the right account.
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Follow the onscreen instructions to successfully close/delete your account.
Try to login using the same credentials of the account you just closed. Revisit the PayPal webpage and try logging in. You should get this error message: "Please make sure you enter your email address and password correctly. If you still can't log in, please see the Troubleshooting Tips below."- At this point, you can be fairly certain that the account has really been closed, but not entirely. You might simply have made a mistake typing your email address or password.
Try to recover your password. After getting the error from the previous step, there should be an option to recover your password, like: "Forgot your email address or password?"
Click the link. You should be redirected to a page which asks you for the exact account problem you might be having.
Click the radio button, "I don't know my password". A drop-down box should appear just below that option.
Enter the email address used to sign up for the account you just closed.
Fill out the captcha. At the very bottom of the page should be a captcha (a security image containing a sequence of characters). Input the captcha correctly and click continue.
Confirm that PayPal has closed your account by reviewing the message you get. If the account has really been closed, you should get this error message from PayPal, "We couldn't find your email address. Please try again or select I don't know what email address I used."- There is no need to worry. It simply means that the email address is not recognized by PayPal's search engine, your account has been successfully deleted from PayPal's database.
Community Q&A
- QuestionHow do I withdraw the money from PayPal?
Community AnswerYou can request a direct deposit to your checking account, or request a personal check from PayPal. You can withdraw the money using the PayPal debit card.
Tips
Warnings
- It is important to note that PayPal being a reputable financial institution and being bound by certain laws and constitutions may have records of your transactions but you as an individual will no longer have access to what was once known as that account.Thanks
- It is important to accept responsibility of any damage done to your PayPal account during the course of administering the content of this wiki to your account.Thanks
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