PayPal sandbox which credit card to use?

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I am using the sandbox url for accepting test payment through paypal.

When a user clicks a button he is redirected to paypal sandbox site. On the paypal sandbox site the user is presented with an option to pay using credit card. However when I try test credit card 4111-1111-1111-1111 it gives me the following error "The card you entered cannot be used for this payment. Please enter a different debit or credit card number."

I am not sure what am I missing?

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try from here : fakenamegenerator.com – Vimalnath
I just tried that it says "You have entered an invalid number or incomplete debit or credit card number. Please check your entry and try again". – Devashish
I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because it is documented – EdSF
Thanks EdSF for your reply. Did you read the question properly? I have already mentioned that I am using 4111-1111-1111-1111 which is a Visa test credit card number and is also present in the link you have shared. The issue is the test credit card that PayPal recommend are not working. I am not sure if there is a setting I am missing? – Devashish

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The numbers provided in the documentation are used so much that the sandbox servers just don't accept them anymore. They really need to update the docs.

I would recommend generating fresh credit card numbers to use. I always use this site for that. The numbers it generates will work fine in the sandbox.