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TOMDM on March 28, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: PayPal has restricted our account after we invoice...

I might be misunderstanding, but what's the value in asking someone to verify identity via info available in a public database?

paddw on March 28, 2023 | [–]

Stops low-effort scams. Other than that, zero.

jjeaff on March 29, 2023 | [–]

It's not quite public. You usually would need to setup a company and pay for access to it. Presumably from one of the credit companies.

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