The PayPal service is one of the most popular options for making payments on online trading platforms in the USA and Europe (see). And thanks to the spread of electronic payment systems around the world, citizens of the Russian Federation often have to use PayPal services. Carrying out transactions using these electronic wallets is associated with certain nuances (linking cards and accounts, the ability to cancel a transfer and file a claim), and one of them is a way to recover a password in PayPal - lost or stolen by attackers. The task of restoring a combination of symbols and numbers is not particularly difficult for those users who know some other data - for example, an email address. In addition, the owner of the wallet must have access to his e-mail.

PayPal password recovery

The ability to log in may be lost for the following reasons:

Regardless of the reason for the unsuccessful login, if you try to log in with an incorrect password or an incorrect mailbox, the user will see the following message on the screen: “Some of your information isn`t correct. Please try again." This means that the information entered does not match the authorization data. If the next entry attempts are unsuccessful, you should select the “Having trouble logging in” option.

As a result, the user appears in a window where he has to choose one of three options - forgotten password, mailbox, or all information. After selecting a forgotten e-mail as the reason for not being able to log into your account and entering a verification code (captcha), the user who informed the PayPal system that he cannot recover his password is given the opportunity to enter the address three times.

If the user has forgotten all the information about his profile, he must select the answer option – “I don’t know either one”. In this case, the system allows you to specify three e-mails.

If one of the attempts is successful, a letter with instructions will be sent to his email. To restore access to your profile, you will need to answer the security question chosen during registration.

If only the password is forgotten, the problem can be solved even easier - indicate the e-mail and using the link received to it, a new combination of characters is created to log into the system.

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What to do if you can't recover your PayPal password?

If for some reason the password recovery in your PayPal account was unsuccessful, the user should contact technical support. And if you still can’t prove the ownership of the electronic wallet, then create a new profile. On the one hand, this represents a certain problem - after all, there could be money left in the account (see). On the other hand, an account owner who could not remember either the password or at least one of the email addresses was unlikely to actually need this wallet. And it’s easier to start using the PayPal service with a new wallet.

How to properly store your passwords?

If your PayPal password recovery was successful or you had to create a new account, you should think about the security of your wallet (see). First of all, this concerns creating a password, which must be strong enough. To do this, it is advisable to use the following recommendations:

1. Create a password of at least 8 characters;
2. Use Latin letters, numbers and special characters (%, @, &) among other characters;
3. Do not use names and dates of birth in combination;
4. Install a good antivirus on your computer - often passwords get into the hands of attackers thanks to malware;
5. Create sets of symbols, at least some of which have some meaning (this will allow you not to forget them yourself);

To prevent anyone from finding out your password, you need to store combinations not on a piece of paper or in a file on your desktop, but, for example, in an archived folder located on one of the computer drives that only you know about. Or use special utilities for this - password managers.

PayPal is a popular international electronic payment system with which the client can pay for purchases and invoices for services, as well as conduct money transfer transactions.

Let's consider a situation where the client has already registered in the system, has an account, but cannot remember his password. This is a familiar situation, isn't it? So, the user needs to solve the problem: “how to recover your PayPal password?”

The task is very simple, if you can correctly answer two simple questions that you specified when registering in the system, and also remember your registered email and have access to it.

Otherwise, you will have to register a new account if you try unsuccessfully to remember your email three times.

So, your login attempt was unsuccessful, what did you receive? appropriate notice: “Some of your information isn`t correct. Please try again” (the information entered is incorrect, please try again).

After several such unsuccessful attempts, it is advisable to click on the “Forgot your email address or password?” button. (Forgot your email or password?).

As a result, in a new window, the system will offer to consider three versions of what happened (PayPal forgot the password, forgot the email, forgot both) and will ask you to enter an alphanumeric antispam check code.

PayPal password recovery request

If you forgot your email, you will be given three attempts to remember it.

If you remember your email, which you used to register your account in the payment system, then you need to select corresponding menu item and enter your email address, enter the antispam code and click the “Continue” button. Then the system will send you instructions by email with further actions.

In the received message, you must click on the link “ Reset your password now» (recover your paypal password now).

Now you need to go through the verification procedure. Here in the “Verify” window you need to select “Security questions” and answer the verification questions you specified during registration. In this example, the system asks: “What was the name of your first animal? And what is your mother's maiden name?" After answering the questions, you must click the “Continue“ button. If the answers were provided correctly, the system will prompt PayPal to change the password, as well as set new verification questions with answers. Please note the password requirements.

After making changes, PayPal will send an email confirming the password change and verification questions.

After a successful PayPal password recovery procedure, you will find yourself in the main menu of the system.

So, you have read our article " " and decided to open an account in this most popular payment system in the world. The decision is very logical: the vast world of foreign online stores will open up for you, you will be able to make purchases on your own at other online auctions.

Opening and maintaining an account on Paypal, as well as sending payments in this system, are absolutely free. To register you will need:

• , which must contain an amount equivalent to at least several US dollars (otherwise Paypal will not be able to authorize it).
• Working e-mail address: any address will do, but the best option is not to use popular free services, but to use e-mail as [email protected](to them at the security service Paypal more trust). Such addresses are provided by Internet providers, employers, cellular operators, etc.

REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS:

If you have any questions during registration, you can ask them on our.

Let's try to understand the process of registering and opening an account in PayPal. There is nothing complicated here. First, go to the site and at the top of the title page we find the link " Sign Up" - register.

On the next page you will be asked to select your country of residence and the type of account to create. Let's look at this in more detail. There are 3 types to choose from: Personal, Premier And Business. By registering an account, you can easily change its type at any time, for example with Personal on Business.

Let us briefly examine each of the presented account types:

Personal- account for individuals ( preferred option). Designed for users who primarily make purchases and rarely accept payments. Accepting payments from credit cards from Buyers is not possible for this type of account. This type of account is currently optimal for residents of the CIS, because... Accepting payments is currently closed for them altogether.

Premier- an account for individuals or legal entities who equally often send and receive payments. Most features available Business- account, including accepting payments from credit cards.

Business- this type of account is offered as a comprehensive business solution for receiving and sending payments. It is possible to register an account for a legal entity, multi-user access to the account is implemented, with differentiation of user rights and many other useful options.

Selecting the account type and country of residence by clicking " Continue"You will be taken to a page where you will be asked to enter your personal information.

The form is quite simple and you should not have any problems filling it out. Information should be entered only in English (Latin font). The only advice that can be given is: try to ensure that the writing of personal data in this form exactly matches those that you used when applying for a plastic card, as well as those entered in your eBay account(if there is one). It is also advisable that e-mail entered on Paypal was the same as the one you used when registering on eBay.

Enter carefully. Items marked as " optional" are optional.

PERSONAL DATA OF THE PAYPAL ACCOUNT OWNER

First Name- Name (For example Andrey)

Last name- Last name (For example Ivanov)

Address Line 1- home address (For example Antonova st. 35 app. 4)

Address Line 2- if the address does not fit here, you can continue it.

City- city (for example Vladivostok)

State/Province/Region- Your region. For Russia enter: RU, for Ukraine: U.A., for Kazakhstan: KZ, for Latvia: LT etc.

Postal Code- postcode

Country- the country you are currently in

Country of Citizenship- Country of Residence

Primary Currency- currency of the account being opened

Home Telephone- home phone. Contact number. In the format: international country code, city code, telephone number (Russia code - 7, Ukraine - 38).

Work Telephone- work phone

Mobile Telephone- mobile phone

LOGIN AND PASSWORD

Email address- Your e-mail address.

Re-enter e-mail address- Repeat your e-mail address.

Password- come up with a password for yourself.

Retype Password- re-enter the password.

PASSWORD RESTORE

Security Question 1- Select an additional question from the list, in case you forget or lose your password PayPal account.

Answer 1- Enter the answer to the question.

Security Question 2- Choose an additional question in case you forget the first one.

Answer 2- Enter the answer to the question.

USER AGREEMENT AND PRIVACY POLICY

Now, to successfully complete registration, you need to answer the question whether you accept the User Agreement and the Paypal Privacy Policy. Answer affirmatively. You also need to enter a confirmation code to protect against automatic registrations in a special window.

After finishing working with the form, click " Sign Up"and if everything is entered correctly, you will go to the next page, if there are errors, correct them again, click " Sign Up".

On the next page you will be asked to enter the details of the plastic card that will be used when working with PayPal. You can do this later and skip this registration step. If there are no funds on your card (at least the equivalent of several US dollars), then you should postpone entering its details, because... PayPal will not be able to authorize the card, during which he “freezes” the amount of $1 for some time.

First Name & Last Name- your first and last name. Try to ensure that their description matches those indicated on the map.

Card Type- your credit card type ( Visa, MasterCard).

Card Number- your card number. Enter without spaces or dashes.

Expiration Date - card expiration date. Usually indicated on the map.

Card Verification Number- verification code (also called CVV2). These are the last 3 numbers on the back of the card. If you have any difficulties: click on the link " Help Finding your Card Verification Number". If there is no number on the card, you need to call the bank that issued your card and find out.

If your card does not go through, read our tips on how to behave in this situation or temporarily postpone entering it - this can be done later at any time.

Verification of e-mail address

Check your inbox in the email address you provided during registration. If there is a letter from PayPal with the theme " Activate Your PayPal Account"find it and click on the link" Click here to activate your account", You will be taken to the site PayPal, where for confirmation you will also need to enter the password you selected during registration.

Then on the next page in " Step 2" select " Click here if the button does not appear in the email". and enter the digital code ( confirmation number) from the letter that came to you.

If you have not received any letters from PayPal, then you can send yourself a letter with a verification code by clicking again on the link below on the same page " request a new confirmation number".

Card verification

Now, to fully work with PayPal You need to verify your payment card. This is an additional security measure Paypal, which will confirm that you are the owner of the card you are using. By going through this procedure you will also raise the limits (turnover limit) of your PayPal account.

The card verification process is quite simple. Logging in to the site PayPal, in the "tab" To do list"You will see a link" Link and confirm my debit or credit card"Press it.

The essence of the process is as follows: $1.95 is charged from your card (this money is subsequently returned to you), then, in the statement of card transactions, in the details of this payment you find a 4-digit code (payment payment details will look something like this: " 1234PAYPAL - *EXPUSE", the first 4 digits are your code), which must be entered on the site PayPal. You can find out this code through online banking, calling the bank's transaction center, and receiving a statement of card transactions.

According to reviews from many users: it is advisable to verify the card immediately after registering an account, because Before the card is verified, there are quite strict limits on account turnover. Card verification, as a rule, does not cause any particular difficulties for anyone.

If you live in one of the CIS countries, then after registering for Paypal Your account balance will show zeros. Don't worry - there's nothing wrong with that, they will stay there, that's how it should be. Funds will be withdrawn from your card as needed. When returning, the funds are returned directly to the card. The balance is replenished only for users of those countries in which it is allowed to accept payments, for example, when funds are received from another PayPal account.

Do not give your account login and password to third parties PayPal. Do not participate in dubious transactions and do not accept dubious offers where you are asked to pay for something with the promise of huge commissions.

If you come into your PayPal an account from different countries (calculated by IP address) or there will simply be a large number of logins from different computers - it is possible that the security service may suspect that unauthorized persons have accessed the account. Such an account may be blocked, and you may be asked to send copies of documents.

Very often, scammers send fake emails online that are very similar to letters from eBay, PayPal, City Bank etc. These letters vary in content but ultimately require the user to do one thing: follow the link in the letter and enter their username and password. As you probably guessed, this whole scheme is designed to lure you out of your login and password, and by following the link you will be taken to a fake website (usually just a couple of pages) of the company on behalf of which the letter was sent, where you are asked to log in. If you fall for this scam and provide personal information to scammers, you can get into serious trouble. There is only one way out: do not believe everything that comes to you by email, no matter how plausible it may look. Check links carefully. Enter your username and password only on the authorization page, which you got to by typing the address yourself, or using a link from your browser bookmarks. And remember, no one will ever demand your login and password from you by email, and if you receive such a letter, it was sent by scammers.

Don't use the "instant" (or "prepaid") credit cards that are often offered online. As a rule, they are issued in violation of the rules and by using such a card you can attract the attention of the security service of the company where you use this card. As a result, your account will be blocked once and for all. Remember, only a bank can issue a credit (or debit) card after carefully checking your personal data.

When returning funds (full refund via " " or partial refund), the money does not appear on the card instantly; usually your bank (and here everything depends on it) keeps it frozen for another 10-20 days.

PayPal service is a reliable payment system. The company protects the funds of its customers and helps to return money in case of fraud, but assistance is also required from the user. The more complex the combination, the less likely it is that your password will be hacked. If you have forgotten your secret combination, we will tell you how to recover your PayPal password.

Composing a password

For each resource, the user must come up with a new password. This is necessary so that if hacked, fraudsters do not gain access to all accounts at once. Security depends on the number and types of symbols present in the combination.

Compilation rules:

• Your PayPal password must contain at least 8 characters.
• The combination must contain numbers.
• It is recommended to use uppercase and lowercase letters.
• It is advisable to add special characters.
• It is not recommended to use date of birth and other personal data.
• Using misspelled words will increase reliability.
• You can use numbers or symbols instead of some letters.
• The combination should be easy to remember.

A reliable combination of letters and numbers helps avoid identity theft, but adds a lot of problems to the user. If you come up with your own version for each resource with 8-15 characters, it’s easy to get confused. Therefore, you can use a little trick and use one phrase for each site, but change the first or last letter.

PayPal password recovery

Many users, after registering in the PayPal payment system, forget their login combination. This problem especially often arises when using complex options, but do not despair: the service provides clients with the opportunity to recover a lost password.

To complete the procedure, the user must remember the correct answers to the questions asked during registration. You must also enter the email address that was used when creating your account. If this data is lost, the client will be forced to re-register with PayPal.

Recovery should begin after unsuccessful authorization. If the password was entered incorrectly, the user will see the message “The information you entered is incorrect, please try again.” After a couple of unsuccessful attempts, it is recommended to start recovery.

The user needs:

• Click the “Forgot your email address or password” button.
• Select the appropriate option (three options are offered).
• Enter the captcha that appears.
• Enter your email address, verification code and click “Continue”. The system will send an email with further instructions.
• In the received message, click on the recovery link.
• Complete the verification process. In the “Verify” tab, select “Security questions” and enter answers to the questions asked during registration. After the response, the action is confirmed. If everything is entered correctly, the system will prompt you to change the password.

After the transaction is completed, the PayPal service sends an email confirming the combination change. The user who changes the password immediately gets to the service menu.

Changing your PayPal password

PayPal users must know how to change their password. But in what cases should this measure be resorted to?

The PayPal password changes in the following situations:

• If suspicious activity occurs in your account.
• If the password gets into the hands of unauthorized persons.
• In case of hacking or suspicious activity in email.
• After eliminating spyware applications.
• As required by PayPal.

The operation is performed using the “Security” section in your account profile. To complete the procedure you need to follow several steps:

Upon completion of the procedure, a confirmation email is sent to the client's email. The new combination of letters and numbers is not reported in the notification received.

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