Paypal Fraudulent Activity Detected (Error Code: 170)

Created by Kevin Schmidt - HCPro, Modified on Thu, 9 Oct at 3:11 AM by Kevin Schmidt - HCPro


If the same card number is declined several times in a short period of time the carding module may be triggered. The below link provides more information on the settings to toggle to unblock your account. 

 

https://www.paypal.com/us/smarthelp/article/ts2243


Admins Only:

Login to the Paypal Manager 

Go to Account Administration > Manage Security > Card Prevention

Change Carding Prevention Status from Blocked to Not Blocked

Click Confirm


This will take approximately 5 minutes to take effect. 


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