How To Find Someone On PayPal | Search By Email

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Your Quick Answer:

To find someone’s email address on PayPal, you need to use a web browser and go to paypal.com. 

Then, you need to log in to your PayPal account. Click on the Activity option from the top panel and then you’ll be able to get into the Activity tab. 

Then, you need to find and click on the name of the user from the list whose email address you’re trying to find. 

Note it down or remember it so that you can send emails and contact the person. 

You should also know that your email ID is your PayPal ID that is required to send money. 

While sending money, enter the email address using which PayPal is registered and then send the amount. 

How To Find Someone On PayPal:

You can try the following methods below:

1. Search on PayPal

You can use the PayPal search bar to find someone by their name or email address.

🔴 Steps To Follow:

Here are the steps:

Step 1: First of all, log in to your PayPal account.

Step 2: Then, just click on the search bar located at the top of the page.

Step 3: After that, enter the name or email address of the person you’re trying to find.

Step 4: Finally, click on the search icon and PayPal will display any matches.

2. PayPal User Finder

🔴 How To Use:

Step 1: First of all, open Techniquehow’s PayPal Email ID Finder tool.

Step 2: Then, enter the Transaction ID or Email ID for whom you want to lookup the account.

Step 3: After that, click on the “Search User” button.

Now, you will see the user associated with the entered Email ID of the PayPal account.

3. Use the Transaction History

Just you can use this method if you’ve previously made a payment to the person you’re trying to find.

🔴 Steps To Follow:

Just try the following steps below:

Step 1: First, log in to your PayPal account.

Step 2: Then, locate the transaction you made to the person and click on it.

Step 3: Next, click on the recipient’s name to view their account details, including their email address.

Step 4: Now, you can see the recipient’s email address associated with the transaction.

4. Ask the Person Directly

You can try this method if you know the person personally or have their contact information.

🔴 Steps To Follow:

Try the following steps below:

Step 1: First, reach out to the person and ask them for the email address associated with their PayPal account.

Step 2: After that, log in to your PayPal account.

Step 3: Next, click on the “Send & Request” tab located at the top of the page.

Step 4: Then, enter the person’s email address in the search bar.

Step 5: Finally, click on the email address and PayPal will display the person’s name associated with the account.

How To Find Someone’s PayPal Email Address:

Follow the below steps:

Step 1: Open Paypal.com and log in

You can find someone’s email ID on PayPal by following the steps mentioned here. You need to use a web browser to perform the process on a desktop or laptop. 

You can only find someone’s email ID on PayPal if the user has made any payment to you or vice versa. You cannot find the email ID of a PayPal user who has not made any kind of transaction with you or vice versa. 

Open Paypal.com and log in

To start with, you’ll need to open Google Chrome or any other web browser on your desktop or laptop, and then in the URL box, enter the URL Paypal.com and click on the enter key to visit the webpage. 

Click on login

You’ll be taken to the login page of your PayPal account. You need to enter the login credentials correctly on the login page to enter your account. 

Step 2: Go To Activity Tab Or click on It

You’ll be taken to your PayPal account balance page. On the web page, you’ll be able to see several options in a row on the top panel. You need to click on the Activity option to head on to the Activity tab. After you’re taken to the next page you’ll be able to see the transaction you’ve made recently. It will show the transaction history in detail telling you the date, type, name, payment, etc in separate rows. 

Go To Activity Tab Or click on It

You’ll also be able to know the fee amount you’ve paid for the transactions made and the gross and net balance of the payments done previously. If you ever want to check the previously made transactions, you can get the information on the Activity page. 

Step 3: Choose Date Range & See all Transactions

After entering the Activity page, you’ll be able to see the transaction history for the last thirty days or one month. But if you want to see all the transactions to proceed with finding the email address of the user, you need to filter the history. To filter the history, you need to click on the Active option and then click on the All option from the drop-down box.

Click on all option

Next, you need to change the date range by clicking on the Past 30 days and changing it according to your need to see all the transactions you’ve made from your account. After filtering the transaction history, you’ll be able to see the whole transaction history. From the list, you need to find the name of the user whose email you’re looking for. 

Step 4: Click on the Name of Payment profile

After you’ve found the name of the user from the transaction history, you need to click on the name of the payment profile to see the payment details. You’ll be taken to the Transaction details page. On the Transaction details page, you’ll find detailed information about the transaction you’ve made to the user. 

Click on the Name of Payment profile

Just below the Transaction details header, you’ll be able to see the full name of the user to whom you’ve made the payment. Below the name, you’ll be able to see the date and time of the transaction and next to it, you’ll find the Transaction ID and the Gross amount. 

Step 5: Look into Contact info and Find the Email ID

On the Transaction details page, you’ll be able to see the Your Payment header. Under it, you’ll be able to see the Contact info header in the left sidebar. Next to the Contact info header, you’ll be able to see the name of the user and below it, you’ll find the email ID.

The email ID displayed below the name is the one that’s linked to the user’s PayPal account. You need to note or remember the email address and then use it to contact the user by sending emails. 

See contact info

After finding out the email ID, you can also log out of your PayPal account by clicking on the Logout button that’s at the right corner of the top panel. 

Frequently Asked Questions:

1. How to Check if a PayPal email is valid?

If you want to check if PayPal is valid or fake you need to first send a demo invoice to the user. You can send a one-dollar demo invoice to the PayPal email and check if it gets sent or not. If you find that the demo invoice fails to get sent, you’ll be able to know that it’s fake and invalid. 

2. How to Spot a Fake PayPal Email?

Spotting fake PayPal emails is easy. You just need to look out for a few signs to confirm if a PayPal email is fake or real. 

If it sends an email that starts with a generic greeting text referring to you as a user and not by your first name, then it’s fake. Even if it asks for your confidential information or bank details, you must know that it’s a fake account trying to steal your information and get money from you. 

Even if it asks to install some kind of software or app on your device or invites you with the link to do so, you can be sure that it’s a scam. Never click on the invite link nor install anything you’re asked to do by any email claiming to be from PayPal. 

3. Is an email from service PayPal legit? 

You should know that all the emails sent by the PayPal service will address you by your registered first name and they will be sent to you from Paypal.com. If you get service mail from any other address, you can be sure that it’s fake by checking the style of greeting and the ID.

Even if the address says PayPal service, it doesn’t mean that you’re receiving the mail from the actual PayPal as scammers can easily use names related to PayPal and try to scam users. However, don’t fall for it, and be sure to not provide any kind of financial or bank information as a reply to the mail. It may contain certain attachments and codes. Ignore and report it instead of falling for it. 

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