I had forgotten about this program at all until last week I received an email from PayPal stating that I am eligible for a bonus from one of my referrals.. The email looks like this :
Quote:From: service@intl.paypal.com <service@intl.paypal.com> Jan 4 (7 days ago)
to me
Hello [name],
Thank you for referring [referral_name] to PayPal. Because [referral_name] just signed up for a Premier or Business PayPal account, you are now eligible to receive a Merchant Referral Bonus.
Here's how it works:
As soon as [referral_name] has used PayPal to receive a total of 200.00 EUR in payments, you will receive your initial bonus of 1.00 EUR, which will be deposited directly into your PayPal account.
In addition, once you've received your initial bonus, you will receive a residual payout based on the total amount of [referral_name]'s PayPal payments for 12 months after [referral_name]'s initial PayPal account creation.
PayPal encourages you to assist the new merchant get started with their account so you can get your money faster!
Thanks,
PayPal
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The email is most likely legit as it shows up with my correct personal and referral's information, plus it doesn't contain any link to be considered spam or phishing. It's just a notification.
Now regarding the PayPal Merchant Referral Bonus, according to what I've read it has been discontinued (sources :
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4).
So why am I receiving this notification now..?
Can't really tell for sure.. maybe because I probably got this referral before it got discontinued or sth.
But if he upgraded to Premier/Business account now I would normally not be considered eligible for this bonus..
Well, I haven't received anything, so I guess only time will tell..