What causes PayPal to freeze an acount? Here's the list.

[ppsorg]

you have more than one PayPal account, or PayPal thinks you have more than one PayPal account.
you clicked on a link in an email that you thought was from PayPal, but it really was a phishing expedition.
you moved into a house or apartment that used to be occupied by a con artist who used PayPal to steal.
you got a new phone number, one used by a con artist who used PayPal to steal.
you use an ISP that assigned you an IP that was used by a con artist who used PayPal to steal.
you paid someone, like a con artist who used PayPal to steal.
someone paid you, like a con artist who used PayPal to steal.
your name and/or address is similar to a con artist who used PayPal to steal.
you sold something to someone who questioned it's authenticity.
you bought something from someone who had someone else question the integrity of something they sold to you.
you registered a bank account or credit card that someone else used one time.
you accessed PayPal at a friends house one time, and that friends account was frozen.
your friend used your computer to access their PayPal account, which was later frozen.
you sold an item that is a common item often sold by con artists who used PayPal to steal
you bought an item that is a common item often sold by con artists who use PayPal to steal
you accessed PayPal via an anonymous proxy service.
you sent more than $2000 to someone. (See Former PayPal Employee #2)
you received more than $2000 from someone. (See Former PayPal Employee #2)
you participated (knowingly, or unknowingly) in the "work at home" money shuffling scam.
you sent money to someone in foreign country that PayPal considers "evil."
you received money from someone in a foreign country that PayPal considers "evil."
you used your PayPal ATM card in a foreign country that PayPal considers "evil."
your account was "corrupted" by a criminal posing as a PayPal employee. (See Former PayPal employee #1 and WhistleBlower #1.)
and other reasons that only PayPal knows about....

Welcome to the world of PayPal customer service.

[apexyooper]

You can add "if you pay for, or are paid for an item in a private sale, unrelated to ebay, but a prohibited item by paypal".

[thizzmaster]

also if you sell ebooks, even on ebay, it still counts as risky business 2 them, even though you dont get negative ratings, plus, when you file a dispute against someone they will freeze YOUR account...