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Paypal Question - What info....?

  • 21-03-2012 6:05pm
    #1
    vicwatson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,404 ✭✭✭✭


    ...does a person putting money into my paypal account A) Need and B) See

    Do they just need my paypal e-mail address?

    Do they see my actual home address?

    TIA


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  • #2
    BengaLover
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,090 ✭✭✭BengaLover


    The only information you need to give is your paypal email address.
    If you are buying an item then yes they see your home address, but only if you have registered that as a home address in the account.


  • #3
    vicwatson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,404 ✭✭✭✭vicwatson


    BengaLover wrote: »
    The only information you need to give is your paypal email address.
    If you are buying an item then yes they see your home address, but only if you have registered that as a home address in the account.

    No, I am sending something to someone I've never met and would prefer if my home address details etc are kept private and they want to pay me via paypal.

    So you reckon if I just give them my paypal e-mail address they won't be able to access any other info on me?

    Thanks


  • #4
    BengaLover
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,090 ✭✭✭BengaLover


    If the person is sending you money then normally your home address wont show up on the invoice. However, paypal update their policies from time to time so that might have changed. Get a friend who has paypal to send you a euro or something and you can check it out. When someone pays into your account, they will get an invoice as a receipt.


  • #5
    vicwatson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,404 ✭✭✭✭vicwatson


    I am sending something to them and they want to pay me by paypal.

    I wonder what information they can get by having my paypal address?


  • #6
    jor el
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,713 ✭✭✭✭jor el


    They can get nothing.


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  • #7
    mid
    Closed Accounts Posts: 146 ✭✭mid


    jor el wrote: »
    They can get nothing.

    If I send €0.01 to a valid paypal email address, the recent activity then shows that €0.01 was sent to "FirstName LastName", so they get your firstname and surname if you haven't already given them this.

    (I just tried this with a friends email address which is *his_boards_username*@gmail.com and now his name appears on my acccount)


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