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| Thread ID: 129714 | 2013-03-07 08:41:00 | PayPal account hacked. Grrrrr | John H (8) | PC World Chat |
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| 1331808 | 2013-03-07 21:59:00 | I only have a debit plus card and a cashflow card, and with how my accounts work the money is sitting in accounts that dont link to the cards so when I need to buy something I move the money to the right account. | nedkelly (9059) | ||
| 1331809 | 2013-03-12 00:11:00 | HI John I was also scammed and it was the same date 7/3/13 I was advised by my bank that there appeared to be suspicious activity on my debit plus card it would appear that the same person hacked my paypal account an ebay user name "madalinacostache" Tunisia fortunately bank reversed two of the four transactions that were atttempted and the other two are with paypal under dispute .I did not contact the merchants as one never knows if they are as culpable as the buyer I had not used my paypal /ebay account in months I checked all emails from paypal and none were ficticious or looked that way and I never click links on emails anyway it beats me how this person hacked my account but it would appear to be fairly widespread I am waiting for paypal to reverse the transactions at this stage and will advise in due course |
ripper (17028) | ||
| 1331810 | 2013-03-12 00:37:00 | I don't know how or when the little Tunisian turd got my details either. However, I am glad I emailed both merchants - they put a stop on sending the goods, so the scammer won't get anything through my account. Secondly, I think perhaps I created goodwill with the merchants, because shortly after I received replies from them, Paypal emailed to say they had decided in my favour in the disputes. Visa is showing the contra debit/credits in my account today, so I am back to square one without any loss. I think I would do the same thing again (if I kept my Paypal account). However, I have now had two emails from updatevisa@gmail.com saying: Dear Client! We have noticed many irregular activities and it is our duty to inform you about such things. We believe someone used your credit card without your permission If you gave your credit card to someone in africa, Egypt exactly please let us now so we don't suspend your membership. Otherwise please update your settings from HERE (hyperlink) so we clear things up and update your informations. Or copy this link in your browser: sammysouthallphotography.co.uk For any further questions, please contact our Clients Support Via emails: Emails: ask_brand_manager@mastercard.com AskVisaUSA@visa.com This email was sent to you because you have agreed to receive information about our security updates. We will only use your information in accordance with our privacy policy. To unsubscribe from our mailing list please click here (hyperlink). Copyright 2013. Inc. All rights reserved. nc. is located at 2511 N. First St., San Jose, CA 95131. The little darlings (I have reproduced their spelling and grammar above) are obviously following up on my Tunisian turd's attempts on my card. How generous they are with their little hyperlinks and opportunities to get further into their mire. If any of you feel like bombing their email address, go right ahead. Ripper - keep a watch out for this second round of attempts to get funds out of you! |
John H (8) | ||
| 1331811 | 2013-03-12 01:31:00 | As you can see they don't even know your name or else it wouldn't be addressed to Dear Client. :) |
Trev (427) | ||
| 1331812 | 2013-03-12 02:29:00 | True, but they knew my email address... My guess is that came from hacking my PayPal account. | John H (8) | ||
| 1331813 | 2013-03-12 02:33:00 | A delivery address to ANYTHING but the billing address should be red flagged period....I dont know why such systems are not already in place to protect the e-tailer..... | SolMiester (139) | ||
| 1331814 | 2013-03-12 02:40:00 | That puzzled me too - currency conversions from $NZ to $US with a delivery address in Tunisia? Come on, that should have rung alarm bells somewhere, even if the merchant/PayPal did not seek the billing address. I also assume that the two transactions that got through did not require that little three digit number on the back of the card, whereas the ones that were stopped, and which alerted PayPal, must have required the security numbers (which the scammers did not have). | John H (8) | ||
| 1331815 | 2013-03-12 03:10:00 | HI John, Further to my earlier comment It was my bank that alerted me to the suspicious activity and it was they who cancelled the transactions I think paypal would have merrily paid the scammer for the lot I don't have any funds in the paypal account but they just debit my C/C I did a bit of detective work and the person who "bought" one of the items left feedback regarding the seller so looked at their history and it would appear that they were inactive through 2008 up until 6/7/8/9 march and then went crazy mainly cameras watches easily fenced stuff I would think. Having thought about this I suspect there is weak link somewhere between Ebay and paypal |
ripper (17028) | ||
| 1331816 | 2013-03-12 03:22:00 | I got no warning from my bank at all. As you will see from my first email, I didn't really get anything from PayPal at all - just an apology that I seemed to have had trouble using my credit card, so it was only because I put two and two together (ie I hadn't used my PP account recently) that I uncovered for myself what was going on. I contacted my bank as soon as I found out what was happening, and even though the transactions were unprocessed, they refused to do anything on my behalf (except cancel my Visa card). I had to wait until it had all gone through and then claim it back. In fact she told me I would have to wait 5 working days before I could even find out who the dealers were. Fortunately that is no longer necessary because PP sorted it out. The stuff the turd bought with my account was easily fenced stuff as well, but only one via ebay. I remain unentranced by the performance of my bank, but also PP who should have been alerted to the fact that fraud was going on and they should have let me know in clear terms rather than letting me work it out for myself. At least they cleaned up the mess efficiently. |
John H (8) | ||
| 1331817 | 2013-03-12 03:22:00 | A delivery address to ANYTHING but the billing address should be red flagged period....I dont know why such systems are not already in place to protect the e-tailer..... That's true, although when I was boarding I often had stuff shipped to the school as opposed to my home address as well as stuff that I bought for my girlfriend (had it shipped to her house as a surprise several times) and now I'd get stuff shipped to my flat as opposed to my billing address which is my formal "home" If you're settled in it makes sense, but I quite often legitimately make purchases and have them sent to other addresses. |
The Error Guy (14052) | ||
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