PayPal Issues when Abroad

[TonyM]

DON'T whatever you do try and use PayPal while abroad. I'm on business in South Africa and in a spare moment agreed to buy on Oople a motor. I went through the PayPal routine received an email to say funds have been sent. Then I received a PM from my seller to say PayPal are investigating my account!!

After much chasing around PayPal and expensive phone calls I was informed that my location had been picked up outside the UK and so my account was put on hold. I now have to produce copies of bank statements and driving license which of course are at home to unfreeze my account. Meanwhile my seller has sent the motor and I can't send him any money.

The friendly face of PayPal.

BTW I have put an official complaint forward to the EU. Surely it is illegal to inform a third party that my account is being investigated when there is no fault from my side.