Tried to log in to an old gmail account. Remembered my password perfectly. But it asked for a confirmation code from an old phone number I no longer have (something it never did before). No alternative recovery options.

This is why I keep shilling decentralized social recovery.

Noob Trader | Noob NFT Collector | Noob Investor

Even if you do reach the support, PayPal can just decide to freeze your account, for any reason, and there's no way to get your money, unless you can convince them to unfreeze it.

I volunteer in a non-profit organisation that has had their funds locked since early last year, and while talking to the PayPal legal reps had it frozen for another six months, again for no valid reason.