Fix PayPal Phone Verification Issue

I’m currently signed in to my PayPal account, but the moment I try to contact customer support the site demands a phone verification and insists my number isn’t registered—despite it showing up correctly in my profile. This loop keeps me from speaking with an agent and risks locking me out of critical account functions.

I need someone who deeply understands PayPal’s security flows, account-access quirks, and the most effective ways to escalate issues through their internal channels. I haven’t tried any troubleshooting yet, so you’ll be starting with a clean slate to choose the best path forward, whether that involves alternative verification flows, advanced profile settings, or direct-line escalation tactics.

Deliverable
• A step-by-step walkthrough (with screenshots or a brief screen-recording) that resolves the “phone number not registered” loop and gets me connected to a live PayPal support agent, including any settings you changed, links you used, and contingency steps in case the issue reappears.

Once your instructions let me reach support successfully—and PayPal accepts my phone number without error—the project is complete.