So it appears PayPal is slowly getting back online. Tens of thousands of PayPal users have been left unable to access their accounts due to a major outage that began around 7 a.m. ET today.

It’s easy for scammers to leave messages and ask victims to call them back concerning their accounts.Instead, contact the PayPal customer service team directly at 1-888-221-1161.

Both PayPal and Stripe offer comprehensive customer service, including human customer service, sparing you the run-around of chatbots. That said, Stripe wins points for its 24/7 offering, while ...

I publish the names, numbers and email addresses of the PayPal customer service executives on my consumer advocacy site, Elliott.org. A brief, polite email to one of them might have gotten another ...

7News On Your Side’s Lindsey Mastis also reached out to the real PayPal customer service representatives who helped walk Schratz through the process of regaining access to her account.