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12-02-2009, 12:15 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Jacksonville, Florida | | | Paypal account hacked
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So I'm sitting here minding my own business playing some Modern Warfare 2 when my phone goes off from an email. Then a second time. Then a third time. I'm in mid game so I'm not in the mood to check it and figure it was just a delay on previous messages sent and I'm just getting them all at once. After the match I check it to see 3 transactions on my paypal account for WELL over what I have in my bank account. In somewhat of a panic, I went to check and see what the deal was. Luckily, I was able to cancel the transactions before they were claimed but my bank account is still debited for the transactions. So I make a trip to my bank this morning to consult them. All of the transactions have been disputed, my account has been closed and my new account has been opened with a whopping $0.01 in it. With everything that's transpired through this, that's all I really have at this point and for the next few weeks. With no gigs booked this weekend or next, it's going to be fun to see how I pay bills.
Sorry. Just a vent. Although it's pretty sad that people are worthless enough to try and hack into someone's account and try and steal the money that they've earned. God forbid people actually work for something. 
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12-02-2009, 12:18 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Brooklyn Park, MN. | | | This happens more than you think. I had it happen to me two years ago. I personally know three other people that it has happened to. I will NEVER use pay pal!!!!!!!!!!! |
12-02-2009, 12:22 PM
|  | that video LIES | | Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Northern California | | | It's amazing how much thought & effort people will put into avoiding honest work. Effin leeches.
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12-02-2009, 12:34 PM
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Originally Posted by bassteban It's amazing how much thought & effort people will put into avoiding honest work. Effin leeches. | Almost to the point that honest work would be less . . . work  
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12-02-2009, 12:41 PM
|  | I fling carrots | | Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Make a left at the Taco Bell | | | It happened to me last summer as well. It was a hassle, but I got all my coin back.
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12-02-2009, 12:41 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Lakeland, FL | | | People suck. Generally speaking, that is.
GL with the banks, hope it all gets resolved as quick and painless as possible.
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12-02-2009, 12:43 PM
|  | Life is Tough. Laugh more. Moderator | | Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Warwick, Rhode Island, USA | | | I never 'verified' the paypal account I used to have. I didn't
trust them enough to hook them up to my bank account.
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12-02-2009, 12:45 PM
|  | Yeah, I've got the moves like Jagger. | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: G.R. MI | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Thor I never 'verified' the paypal account I used to have. I didn't
trust them enough to hook them up to my bank account. | Same here. Is it good enough though?
This crap scares me.
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12-02-2009, 01:48 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Jacksonville, Florida | | | Yeah I'm definitely done with paypal after this.
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12-02-2009, 02:32 PM
| | | Paypal is a must for me so I added their VeriSign digital protection key fob to the account. So far so good.  |
12-02-2009, 03:54 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: West Side SA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by RWP Paypal is a must for me so I added their VeriSign digital protection key fob to the account. So far so good. | although i don't like paypal, i added the verisign app to my iphone - two-form authentication helps a lot. the app acts like the fob, but via an app.
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12-02-2009, 05:24 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Sacramento, CA / Missoula, MT | | | I usually check my bank accounts every 1-4 hours to check for inconsistencies. Caught a charge on my credit card for a whopping 8,000. Turns out they bought a car, which was promptly removed from their possession.
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12-02-2009, 05:49 PM
|  | Resident Packer Fanatic | | Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Madison, Wisconsin | | | Paypal's not a bad thing. I just wouldn't keep a lot of money in there. When I gets funds from a transaction - they get immediately transferred to my bank account. |
12-02-2009, 05:52 PM
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Originally Posted by NJL although i don't like paypal, i added the verisign app to my iphone - two-form authentication helps a lot. the app acts like the fob, but via an app. | Good idea. Seems like that extra layer of difficulty makes the crooks hit easier targets. |
12-02-2009, 06:08 PM
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Originally Posted by mrpackerguy Paypal's not a bad thing. I just wouldn't keep a lot of money in there. When I gets funds from a transaction - they get immediately transferred to my bank account. | The thing is, they require you to have some sort of backup funding for your account, especially if you want to have your monthly withdrawal limit lifted, and they will charge that backup funding any time there's a dispute over the funds. They absolutely can dip into any account they have paid out to. If it's a credit card, they charge it! |
12-02-2009, 07:02 PM
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Originally Posted by RWP Good idea. Seems like that extra layer of difficulty makes the crooks hit easier targets. | yes, especially due to the fact that ssl3/tls1 is vulnerable now, in addition to simply using sslstrip.. people can be sniffing packets, getting all your traffic, even when you're using https..
the second form of authentication can help, but it just slows peeps down, dependent on how paypal will open an account for "forgetting your fob" etc.
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12-02-2009, 07:08 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Oregon | | | really sorry.
I left my wallet at a store on halloween, i go back and they dont have it. I check my online account and the theif had sepnt money at the store with my debit card, i canceled it but they had spent 100$ allready(which i got back).
Like me you will probably get the money back but its the hassel and not having the money that is the pain in the ass. I had no money for over a week and had to borrow cash because my back account was on lock down. |
12-02-2009, 07:19 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lincoln, NE | | | Sorry to hear that Stanky. Too many horror stories about PP here recently. Makes me want to close my account. |
12-02-2009, 07:26 PM
| | I fling carrots | | Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Make a left at the Taco Bell | | Quote:
Originally Posted by NJL yes, especially due to the fact that ssl3/tls1 is vulnerable now, in addition to simply using sslstrip.. people can be sniffing packets, getting all your traffic, even when you're using https..
the second form of authentication can help, but it just slows peeps down, dependent on how paypal will open an account for "forgetting your fob" etc. | Listen to you, almost sounding intelligent and stuff.
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12-02-2009, 07:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Eric Perry Listen to you, almost sounding intelligent and stuff. | i'm telling mom!!
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