Hello there one and all,

As the title suggests, I have paypal issues. After applying for a debit card they decided to randomly screen me for security reasons. This is their polite way of saying since I haven't been able to create a credit history for myself yet they consider me a terrorist.

Before I say anything else, this is legit. I know some of you might be concerned that I am falling for a scam but it is not. I always make sure I type in paypal.com in my address bar before I agree to do anything just to make sure what they are saying is legit. And it sadly is.

Now what does this mean for my commissioners? Well... I can't refund your money if you decide to want it till I can get this issue settled. Which might not be for awhile. I can accept money, so I will still work on all the icons I owe as well as all my other commission stuff. I just can't send any money out or put it in my bank account. This is why if you want a refund it will be delayed till I can get all this resolved.

What pisses me off is first they said "Oh, we just need your driver's license and a utility bill to show you live where you say you live." Perfect, I have my insurance bill and my driver's license I can scan in. Now all the sudden they want my SSN. Though they don't update their steps to resolve my issue at all other than saying they got my utility bill.

Now, with my SSN I have an issue. Years ago, my mother decided that moving in with a boyfriend is more important than everything else. I lived with my aunt and my mother kept all my legal documents at her old family home. Now, that wasn't an issue until my uncle decided to move into the house. He was living in his trailer but for some reason wanted to get into the house. And he had these girl friends when he had money sponging off him. Well, he got it into his head to throw every thing that looks like paper away. So guess what was thrown away?

My original birth certitifcate, my original SSN card, everything to identify me with originals are now in garbage heap just waiting for someone to steal my identity. But I am assuming by now since no one has taken it yet that the paper has long been soiled so no one will be able to read it even if they find it by now. But this now really puts me in a shit hole. Because now when I go to job interviews, I only have a black and white copy of my SSN and a copy of my birth certificate. Usually for jobs, this is not an issue. Cause they check my SSN number anyway and see that they match my name so it is not an issue. I even got a job at the Census with that.

Well, apparently PayPal is more concerned than our own government. Because I sent in a scan of my black and white copy of my SSN, which you can very easily read the numbers. Yet they turned that down and said that I will need to get another copy. So until I can get my original birth certificate from my town, and then get my new Social Security card, I am fucked. Either that or hopefully Paypal will accept a copy of my W2 if I can find it. I had a hard enough time finding my black and white copy of my SSN.

So to everyone wanting a refund (so far I have had no other requests except one that I already did refund), please be patient. This really puts me in a bind in more ways then one and it is insane that paypal doesn't do this upfront. And they pick on me because of my credit history (or I should say lack thereof).

Thank you all for understanding my situation as well as all of your patience with me. I really appreciate it and all of you are so cool.