Q&A for How to Delete a PayPal Account

Yes, you can reuse your e-mail address that you have used on a previously closed Paypal account.

Eliminate your cache and cookies. Select "Tools" or "Preferences" from your web browser's drop-down menu, and look for a tab or section with the name "privacy." There should be an option called "clear all history/cookies/cache." Click on that, and you should be given an option to pick what you want to delete (cache, cookies, history, etc.) and from where (the very beginning, a month ago, a week ago, etc.).

Yes. Just call Customer Service and they can help you step by step in closing your account.

No. They don’t delete anything. All they do is deactivate the account so it can’t be used anymore.

Statements are prepared just before the end of the month, so it depends on when the account was closed.

PayPal doesn't delete your information from record. It's to prevent fraudulent use of your details, but it means you can't use the same ones to open a new account.

You should be able to retrieve his password through the phone number or email address he set up for his account. Click "Having trouble logging in?" under the login area and follow the steps.

It depends on how PayPal sets up their email system. Sometimes websites actually remove your email from their database when closing an account, meaning it can be used again instantaneously. However, some keep it for a period of time during which you would be unable to sign up with the same email. The only way to know for sure is to try, but there shouldn't be a problem assuming the account was successfully deleted.

Login into his account and under account settings, click close account. Make sure you take any the money out of the account first.

You can open more than one Paypal account with different email accounts, but you cannot add the same credit/debit cards to multiple accounts. You'll need to delete card info from other account.

In the app, go to Settings > Personal Info > Phone Numbers. Click "+" (top right), enter the new phone number, then click Add; once added, it will route you back to the Phone Number page. All you need to next is to tap the phone number that you added and set it as primary. Via website, log in and click the gear icon at the top right, which will route you to your account profile. You will see "Phone" at the lower-right part of the same page; just click the "+" sign, enter the phone number and make it the primary, then click Add Number.

Click on the "Having trouble logging in?" button and follow the on-screen instructions to reset your password.