I have'nt used this method in a while, Just thought to share it with you guys- How to Verify a US PayPal INSTANTLY for free 1) Go to https://express.etrade.com/e/t/applogic/OLAMasterPage2?SC=S047101&prefill_mode=no_prefill 2) Fill in the boxes with FAKE information with the exception of the email. Use FakeNameGenerator.com to get an identity from the US. For the "Account Type", tick the box "Individual account". Then click continue, and tick "Cash Account Only". 3) Continue again, and put in the fake address and phone number that you got from fakenamegenerator. Keep the last two boxes unticked. 4) After that, you will need a Social Security number. Do NOT use your real social. Get the one from fakenamegenerator, and if it says invalid, generate another one. Put the "Country of Legal Residence" as "United States" and tick "US citizen". 5) For the "Employment Status", put a random job. Make sure you put in the same city, state, zip, and country. DO NOT make the address of your Employer the same as what you put your home address as. Tick "No" for all of the other options. 6) For the "Additional Account Preferences", put in the folling: For "Investment Objectives", put "Income". For "Investment Experience", tick "Excellent". For all of the drop down boxes, choose the first option, and tick "No" for the selection. 7) For the "Sweep accounts" part, tick the first one and tick "No" for the rest. 8) For the "Select Documents for Electronic Delivery" section, untick all of the boxes. 9) Click "I Accept" and make sure you DO NOT check the box. 10) Tick "No. I want to create a new user ID and password for this account." 11) Put in the details of an account you can remember. 12) Login to the account, your account number should be under "Securities". (Example: 1234-5678) 13) Login to your PayPal account, and add a bank account. 14) Tick "Checking" as account type, for routing number, type in: "056073573", and type in your account number for the last field. 15) On the next page, do instant verification and type in your E*Trade account details. 16) Wait a few minutes for PayPal to verify you. 17) Your PayPal is verified. Congratulations! *******For Canadian PayPal's, Simply Enter an American Bank account********
A little bit too late 'your message .. This method was working thru years until this September 2011, and now it is already history Etrade changed their application form an now d in end You will receive not account number but simple application ID and You need post by mail all proofs of ID. Actually now it is interesting question will be any free alternatives for VBA as Etrade possible or not.....
this method was standard for years, but please be careful now. Your account will get limited if trying to create this method. (if you can even get etrade to go through).
Current VBA sellers more often use banks where micropayments are needed, which are therefore treated as more legit. Applying for reloadable prepaid cards that come with a bank account number (for direct deposits) also works, as the number can be used to both verify the account and to get funds withdrawn.