Some of my business clients prefer to pay electronically. In those instances, I utilize my PayPal account to send them an invoice and they can pay directly & securely via their credit card or other payment choice.
Received an email this AM from PayPal indicating the following:
"To keep using the money in your PayPal balance to send or spend, you'll need to confirm your account information by February 11, 2019. This is one of the ways we help keep your account secure."
It appears that this PayPal confirmation request is insisting upon the user providing their SSN in order to CONTINUE to utilize their PayPal balance for direct payments to vendors. I have never utilized my SSN for this account as it's non-public, private personal info (NPPI).
** See your "Automatic Payments" section within your PayPal account for these referenced authorized types of payments.
Of course, you can simply enter a credit card (or bank account) as the Primary Funding Source for those payments as an alternative to using your PayPal balance.
NOTE: I sent an email to PayPal advising that my SSN is NPPI and that we will need to Confirm my account via some other data element. I'll update this thread when I receive a response. The submission form stated to allow at least 24 hours for a reply. 
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| Messages in this Thread |
 |  A new "Confirmation Request" from PayPal -  Christine/OK on 1/15/19 6:56am |
|  Re: A new "Confirmation Request" from PayPal - Luckydog on 1/15/19 8:12am |
| Uh-oh...good suggestion from LD - Lee/AR on 1/15/19 8:25am |
| Re: A new "Confirmation Request" from PayPal - John/CT on 1/15/19 8:27am |
| Yes, it did look like "phishing" to me. As such, I accessed - Christine/OK on 1/15/19 8:46am |
|  Re: Yes, it did look like "phishing" to me. As such, I accessed - Lee/AR on 1/15/19 8:54am |
|  That's how it sounded to me as well, Lee. When you progress - Christine/OK on 1/15/19 8:59am |
| It will be 'interesting' to see their reply to my email.____ n/m - Christine/OK on 1/15/19 9:00am |
|  FWIW - I have a PayPal account but only use it for - Linda_H/FL on 1/15/19 9:12am |
|  logged in to personal acct. No pink warning there. - Lee/AR on 1/15/19 10:59am |
|  "Do let us know how they responded"=>Yes, certainly will :) n/m - Christine/OK on 1/15/19 2:34pm |
| no, no, no - Luckydog on 1/15/19 10:02am |
| yes, yes, yes, that's where I went & what it looked like :) - Christine/OK on 1/15/19 10:36am |
| Re: yes, yes, yes, that - Luckydog on 1/15/19 10:59am |
| Yes, as stated above:"regular layout, account info, etc."___ n/m - Christine/OK on 1/15/19 2:32pm |
| Re: yes, yes, yes, that - MikeC/TX on 1/19/19 6:03pm |
| Yes, Mike, on all counts - Agree. TYVM ___________:) n/m - Christine/OK on 1/21/19 5:50am |
| As noted above: "(did not click anything within the email)" n/m - Christine/OK on 1/15/19 10:42am |
| Many have already pointed that out, but PayPal is often the - MW/VA on 1/15/19 9:47am |
| Re: A new "Confirmation Request" from PayPal - LisaKT/CA on 1/15/19 11:14am |
| s/b they're n/m - LisaKT/CA on 1/15/19 11:15am |
| Re: A new "Confirmation Request" from PayPal - Linda_H/FL on 1/15/19 11:23am |
| Oops..sorry....too quick - Linda_H/FL on 1/15/19 11:24am |
| Re: A new "Confirmation Request" from PayPal - LisaKT/CA on 1/15/19 11:32am |
| Nah..we're good - there's always Square.. LOL n/m - Linda_H/FL on 1/15/19 11:38am |
| I Would Never Use Pay Pal To Receive Payments From Clients - PegiT_MN on 1/15/19 12:04pm |
| Clarification: I don't use Square..was being facetious - Linda_H/FL on 1/15/19 12:16pm |
|  Same Here Linda . . . Local Bank Only! n/m - PegiT_MN on 1/15/19 12:21pm |
| Received those types of emails often, very rarely legit. - JanetK_CA on 1/15/19 3:42pm |
| TYVM to everyone for your input. As mentioned, this was not - Christine/OK on 1/15/19 6:13pm |
| Re: TYVM to everyone for your input. As mentioned, this was not - LisaKT/CA on 1/15/19 7:43pm |
| Exactly What I Was Thinking . . . - PegiT_MN on 1/15/19 9:10pm |
| Agree w/your point, Lisa, which my my point as well . . . - Christine/OK on 1/16/19 10:17am |
| PayPal User Agreement - ABC Legal Docs, LLC - Jerry Lucas on 1/21/19 12:13pm |
