PayPal hack :(
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- blackspade
So yesterday someone hacked/used my paypal account to make 6 purchases up to about $1000 bucks :/
Any of you guys had this happen with PayPal !? I was pretty suprised, I thought they were pretty secure/reputable.
fuckers!
- liquid0
good luck getting the money back unless it was your credit card.....
- PublikStar0
Damn those fuckers! Sorry to hear about that dude, hope you will get your money back.
i wouldnt trust paypal, at least not yet!
- blackspade0
yea twas my credit-card, the bank sounds like they will be reimbursing me so thats sounding positive
shit i thought PayPal were safe as houses? my bad i guess
ill be deleting my account with those fuckers as soon as this is all cleared up.
beware paypal users!
- Momentum20
how did you get targeted? Man I started using paypal this past week... uh oh
- nocomply0
Everyone..please beware of paypal!! A buddy of mine sold a laptop on ebay. Got funds transferred into his paypal account. Then buyer asks to have laptop sent to Russia. Odd request, but my friend had the money (or so he thought) so he sent it overseas. A day or two later his funds in paypal were somehow revoked because of some shadyness. I forget the details, but basically he shipped a powerbook to russia for free...AND paid for the shipping!!! Please only trust paypal so far.
- mrpt0
I was thinking about setting up a PayPal account too...how did they hack you?
- version30
beware of your little brothers new xbox360 and digital camera
- rafalski0
There was someone on NT who sent his laptop to Philippines, fucked the same way.
btw http://www.paypalsucks.comHard to live without paypal these days though.
- Momentum20
Haha some designer in Philippines rocking the laptop now...
is halfproject up yet?
- blackspade0
i dont know how they hacked my account ?
i came to work and I had 6 reciept emails saying you have purchased "..."
I figured they were spam cos I hadnt used paypal for over half a year!!
- blackspade0
I then got this email today from PayPal
"As part of our security measures, we regularly screen activity in the
PayPal system. During a recent screening, we noticed an issue regarding
your account.We have reason to believe that your account was accessed by a third party.
Because protecting the security of your account is our primary concern, we
have limited access to sensitive PayPal account features. We understand
that this may be an inconvenience but please understand that this temporary
limitation is for your protection.For your protection, we have limited access to your account until
additional security measures can be completed. We apologize for any
inconvenience this may cause.To review your account and some or all of the information that PayPal used
to make its decision to limit your account access, please visit the
Resolution Center. If, after reviewing your account information, you seek
further clarification regarding your account access, please contact PayPal
by visiting the Help Center and clicking "Contact Us".We thank you for your prompt attention to this matter. Please understand
that this is a security measure intended to help protect you and your
account. We apologize for any inconvenience.Sincerely,
PayPal Account Review Department"
- version30
talk about a day late and $1000 short
- Mick0
I don't think PayPal is unsafe - it's usually a username/password thing. ie. Do you use the same password on any other sites? Lots of sites don't encrypt their passwords which means any employee of any site you log in with can try your username or email address with your password you use on their site. Always use different passwords for different sites.
- ribit0
"I then got this email today from PayPal"
but are you sure THAT email is from PayPal?
- Momentum20
i just but the serenity firefly comics using paypal =) whoohoo
- jevad0
fuck paypal - I closed my account months ago after all the phishing shit went down. I will not ever use it.
- ribit0
but has PayPal actually got any problems covering any liabilities if you don't get sucked into the phishing scams?
- rafalski0
I'm afraid fucking paypal can be like fucking apple these days Jevad..
You'll come across an ebay seller or a camping site in Hay-on-Wye that only accepts paypal.. and whooa, you're back in no time.
- jevad0
it will be a cold day in hell my friend...a cold, cold day...
- Crouwel0
i never had any problem with paypal at all. just don't use it to store large amounts of money.
and ignore the fake stupid emails!!