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My late wife set up a PayPal account that we both used. When she died I wanted to change the name of the account from hers to mine.

PP asked for a Death Certificate, which I provided.

They then said that I needed to PROVE THAT SHE WAS DEAD.

I even went an spoke with a lawyer about it. He too was pissed off. Alas there was no money in the account so he said there was no point in dealing with these morons, just open a new account.

PayPal NEEDS TO DIE!

What are the viable alternatives for international transactions? Ones that don't want my Social Security Number as part of the sign up process (I've had issues with identity theft and give my SS# to no one)?



Crypto. Now you know why it's being so heavily regulated, demonized, and lampooned.


> PP asked for a Death Certificate, which I provided.

> They then said that I needed to PROVE THAT SHE WAS DEAD.

You'd think that a death certificate is literal proof that someone had, in fact, passed on from among the living. I'm sorry you had to deal with such algorithmic bullshit for such an emotional circumstance.




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