paypal blocked my account

They usually block accounts for security reasons and on a temporary basis. They told me that my account has been accessed from another IP address. It was actually me who accessed my account from my friends computer, as my own computer wasn't working then. So I told them that, but then they replied that a security question is asked when I log in from a different IP, and if I fail to answer that, my account gets blocked. What's funny here is that, I logged into my account from three different IP addresses but I was never asked any security question even for once. So I found it contradictory. But I understood that they want to be sure about my identity as there are so many money laundering cases out there. So after a long battle of emails I finally decided to cooperate. I submitted a few documents and it lifted the limitation almost instantaneously.

Thanks so much this is good to know, as I am currently accessing form a different IP. So I will rethink my saving there as gosh if I needed my money right away this would certainly be a pain in the rear. Thanks again you are so very helpful.

biswa, I do keep a little money there and was going to set a goal of saving a bit more. As I find that maybe this way I can actually save some money. I did not know that PayPal can actually freeze and or block your account. Can you tell some reasons why they would do this as then I would rethink my reasoning for trying to keep any money over there.. Thanks in advance my dear friend.

@paypalians I had to submit one proof of residence and one photo ID. So I submitted scanned copies of my voter id and passport. There is an option to submit your credit card transaction bill too, but then I didn't have a credit card. So I chose the other options.