Closing and subsequently deleting a profile in any payment system is an operation that is not so common and, at the same time, takes quite a while. This article will discuss how to permanently delete your PayPal account, either on your own or using support services.
What is special about deleting an account?
To complete this procedure, the user must complete all current operations, close disputes and complete a full withdrawal of funds from his account. Only then can you proceed to the removal.
In the event that you did not manage to transfer your money to the card, a check will be sent to you. But it is recommended to implement a refund on your own, since sending papers takes a lot of time. A withdrawal of funds to your account will take only three to seven days. After that, it’s worth starting to resolve the issue of whether it is possible to delete an account in PayPal.
What is required to remove a card from the system?
To perform this procedure, you must follow the algorithm below:
- authorize in the payment service itself;
- proceed to the section called "Account";
- select the required card;
- press the delete key from the system.
How to withdraw funds from the account?
Before you delete a PayPal account, you must complete the withdrawal of funds from your profile. To implement the procedure, follow the instructions below:
- sign in to the payment system;
- proceed to the withdrawal section;
- indicate how much money you want to withdraw, and select the card to which they will be sent;
- Confirm the selected action.
If you completed all operations, withdraw funds and untied the card, then go to the instructions on how to delete your PayPal account.
Do it yourself
It is worth noting that the most simple and convenient way to delete an account is to use a user record. In this case, you can close your own account without interfering with the system process. Freeze according to the following algorithm:
- authorize on the payment system website by entering the details of the account you plan to delete;
- conduct a full check of the account to complete all operations and withdraw funds;
- then go to the "Profile" section;
- find the account closure function here. The corresponding line will be located at the very bottom of the page, next to the parameters;
- Before deleting your PayPal account, indicate the reason why you started this procedure;
- Confirm all completed actions and the operation.
After that, the profile will be suspended for 180 days. The removal process itself lasts almost a year. Once it is completed, you will irretrievably lose all the information about the transfers.
Now let's talk about how to delete a PayPal account using third-party help.
Support
If for some reason you cannot delete your profile and account yourself, then you should turn to PayPal technical support. Disabling an account with its help is performed as follows:
- log in to your account with information about the profile you want to delete;
- proceed to the section called "Inquiries / contact us";
- here, find and activate the account deletion line;
- Now you need to compose a letter, in it state the need to delete the account and the reasons why this will have to be done, after this message will be sent to the system technical support mail;
- go to the section of your account and fill in all the necessary fields in the paragraph for closing an account;
- Report this technical support
- then just answer the questions that the help desk will ask you.
After completing this procedure, the account will freeze and then be closed.
Some tips
Before you delete your PayPal account, you should carefully weigh and consider everything. And also try not to ignore the recommendations. It may happen that the option of closing the account will not be the most suitable solution to some problem. Here are just a few data and suggestions to consider:
- Think about whether it is really necessary to delete your profile in the system. This will only be reasonable when you are moving, or some personal information about you has been changed (for example, passport details). If you start the procedure, you will not be able to use this system for almost a year.
- Only remove your account when it’s really necessary. Or there is no need for it. Please note: if fraudsters get access to the deleted profile, they can safely cancel the procedure and continue to use your data.
- Prepare in advance that access to your account will be completely lost.
After you confirm your intention to remove it, you can no longer use it and even just get into it. When you try to log in with such data, an error will simply appear.