Paypal payments overseas

Zohar · November 9, 2013 11:55PM

Did anyone experience Paypal not permitting payments to go through? Apparently government anti-laundering restrictions. This applies to any payment over $1,000.

marcmoish · November 10, 2013 1:26AM

send it half then the 2nd half?

Zohar · November 10, 2013 1:35AM

Funny that is what customer service said to do but u lose ebay protection

Iosephus · November 10, 2013 2:00AM

Is this a new policy? I sent several payments > $1,000 to Europe a few months ago (one an eBay purchase, others directly).

Zohar · November 10, 2013 2:06AM

It is seems that this is kept silent yet imposed by the new financial regulation.

Exbrit · November 10, 2013 3:03AM

I heard something about this a few weeks ago. It was tied to a story that there is a large increase of Americans sending their wealth overseas and renouncing their US citizenship because of taxes and where the country is heading. I'm vague on this and thought it was unreal when I heard it.

Nap · November 10, 2013 8:23PM

I had problems sending payment to a UK vendor (from US). I kept receiving an error that "your payment cannot be processed." I called Paypal's customer support and they were no help (going as far as to say that if it didn't work then send alternate method of payment. They were clueless as to why my payment was being blocked). I tried instead an old tried and true method... keep trying until it works, and lo and behold, on the 6th or 7th try it did work.

My issue may be unrelated to yours.

The amount was less than $1000.

Zohar · November 10, 2013 8:49PM

This is the message I received

jt88 · November 11, 2013 3:21PM

<< <i>Did anyone experience Paypal not permitting payments to go through? Apparently government anti-laundering restrictions. This applies to any payment over $1,000. >>

no, but paypal hold it for a day to review it. Sorry I meant received payment from oversea not send payment to oversea.

Paypal payments overseas

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