PAYPAL account been hacked

oblioman · 07-31-2010, 06:27 PM

Damn,,,received an e-mail from Paypal today saying that me payment to XXXXX at some yahoo account for $$$.$$ was sent. Then, another e-mail saying that me account had suspicious activity and that me was to log in and okay the payment. Well, needless to say, me didn't log in but called them - HOLY CRAP - good thing me called. Not only was me beer money for the next couple of weeks about to be swilled by some rice crapper in indonesia,,,but they got me bank account # and me credit card #. Both e-mails turned out to be legit from PayPal and got things straight with them,,,whew

. Can't get to me bank until Monday morning,,but put all credit card(s) on hold. Thought me stuff was secure,,,but ya just never know. Me guess is that the lass plays some warcraft game,,,and pays through me account. Okay,,,enough of the rant.

**PFC5** · 07-31-2010, 06:48 PM

Sorry to hear about this. It is just starting to tick me off more and more with all the stealing happening now. I know this always comes when the economy is down, but it is hitting closer to home now more than any other time I remember.

MOD · 07-31-2010, 07:02 PM

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Originally Posted by oblioman

Damn,,,received an e-mail from Paypal today saying that me payment to XXXXX at some yahoo account for $$$.$$ was sent. Then, another e-mail saying that me account had suspicious activity and that me was to log in and okay the payment. Well, needless to say, me didn't log in but called them - HOLY CRAP - good thing me called. Not only was me beer money for the next couple of weeks about to be swilled by some rice crapper in indonesia,,,but they got me bank account # and me credit card #. Both e-mails turned out to be legit from PayPal and got things straight with them,,,whew

. Can't get to me bank until Monday morning,,but put all credit card(s) on hold. Thought me stuff was secure,,,but ya just never know. Me guess is that the lass plays some warcraft game,,,and pays through me account. Okay,,,enough of the rant.

That sucks, I wonder how many acct's were raped. I too, have a Paypal acct for 8 yrs now ?? No notifications yet !

oblioman · 07-31-2010, 07:15 PM

If you good folks have a PayPal account, me urge you to call them and ask for their secure card. It basically works like IKS, the numbers change every 15 seconds, but you will need your assigned access card to make any transactions. Been using Paypal for years and consider it partly my fault for not periodically changing passwords, and going to a 20 digit password. 1234 just don't cut it anymore. Thankfully, Paypal was on top of it, and notified me in a timely manner. The only thing we can take for granted is having good folks to chat with on the HD Forum!!

:bowdow n:

Cygnus · 07-31-2010, 08:12 PM

Ugg and to think I recommended someone to create a paypal accnt today because his CC# got jacked online... I wonder prevalent this paypal hack is?

hatt · 07-31-2010, 08:23 PM

I bet it was Bush who did it!

oblioman · 07-31-2010, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by hatt

I bet it was Bush who did it!

jenna can hack me account any time she wishes!

oblioman · 07-31-2010, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Cygnus

Ugg and to think I recommended someone to create a paypal accnt today because his CC# got jacked online... I wonder prevalent this paypal hack is?

And yes, still recommend them. They sent me an e-mail because the transaction looked fishy to their security measures. Which is a lot more than what me can say about CC's. PayPal did me a great service by being on top of the situation, and luckily, me happened to check me e-mail today. Which almost didn't happen. It rained this morning. Every time it rains me komkast goes out. At least it only took them 3 hours to get it back up today. Last week we had a 12 hour outage.

okanstope · 08-01-2010, 01:01 AM

how did this happen to you? are you saving your pin in your pc?

Pinoy · 08-01-2010, 01:36 AM

That's part of the reason why I don't link my actual bank or bank card with PPal. I instead resort to manually punching in my screw around credit card everytime I use it.

Good catch though Oblioman, at least they didn't manage to do a lot of harm.

**rbinck** · 08-01-2010, 10:03 AM

I had mine hacked about a year ago. They quickly charged back the transaction. The person that got screwed was the business that accepted the payment and shipped the purchase. Paypal was great to deal with.

Cygnus · 08-01-2010, 10:28 AM

I thought paypal always send you an email when a purchase is made, like the way amazon does...?

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Originally Posted by oblioman

And yes, still recommend them. They sent me an e-mail because the transaction looked fishy to their security measures.

tcarcio · 08-01-2010, 10:32 AM

That sucks OB. I had my bank account hacked last year and they charged about $1500 of stuff before I noticed it when I logged into my account. They took care of it at the bank and gave me the money back but just knowing that lowlifes out there are doing this pisses me off...

I have a paypal account also so I will keep checking it and change my password..Thanks for the heads up OB.

Nexgenrulz · 08-01-2010, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by hatt

I bet it was Bush who did it!

Nexgenrulz · 08-01-2010, 11:55 AM

It doesn't really matter. Obama will have all your banking info once Obamacare kicks in.

07-31-2010, 06:27 PM	#1
oblioman L2W,,,Godspeed Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Someville TN Posts: 7,223	PAYPAL account been hacked Damn,,,received an e-mail from Paypal today saying that me payment to XXXXX at some yahoo account for $$$.$$ was sent. Then, another e-mail saying that me account had suspicious activity and that me was to log in and okay the payment. Well, needless to say, me didn't log in but called them - HOLY CRAP - good thing me called. Not only was me beer money for the next couple of weeks about to be swilled by some rice crapper in indonesia,,,but they got me bank account # and me credit card #. Both e-mails turned out to be legit from PayPal and got things straight with them,,,whew . Can't get to me bank until Monday morning,,but put all credit card(s) on hold. Thought me stuff was secure,,,but ya just never know. Me guess is that the lass plays some warcraft game,,,and pays through me account. Okay,,,enough of the rant. __________________ HANG UP AND DRIVE

07-31-2010, 06:48 PM	#2
PFC5 Super Moderator Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 34,768	Sorry to hear about this. It is just starting to tick me off more and more with all the stealing happening now. I know this always comes when the economy is down, but it is hitting closer to home now more than any other time I remember. __________________ Denon AVR-887 Klipsch RP-5 Pwred Towers (mains) (525 watts peak each 12"Subs) All Klipsch RC-25(ctr),(2)SS1(surr),(2)SS1(rearSurr) Toshiba (2)HD-A20,PS3,BD35 For SACD/DVD-A Samsung HD-841 Panny 50pz80u plasma SETTINGS RCA HD50LPW162 50"DLP w/HD2+ SA 3250HD 47" LCD+Yamaha5790+HD-A1(bedroom) Harmony 680 + (2) 670s (amazing remote/support) Game room with Onkyo receiver & B&W Speakers The_Cable_Game Take the high ground and be happier PSN: PFC5

07-31-2010, 07:15 PM	#4
oblioman L2W,,,Godspeed Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Someville TN Posts: 7,223	If you good folks have a PayPal account, me urge you to call them and ask for their secure card. It basically works like IKS, the numbers change every 15 seconds, but you will need your assigned access card to make any transactions. Been using Paypal for years and consider it partly my fault for not periodically changing passwords, and going to a 20 digit password. 1234 just don't cut it anymore. Thankfully, Paypal was on top of it, and notified me in a timely manner. The only thing we can take for granted is having good folks to chat with on the HD Forum!!:bowdow n: __________________ HANG UP AND DRIVE

07-31-2010, 08:12 PM	#5
Cygnus The Bringer of Balance Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 8,072	Ugg and to think I recommended someone to create a paypal accnt today because his CC# got jacked online... I wonder prevalent this paypal hack is? __________________ Toshiba 57H81 Kenwood VR-616 Comcast DCT6412 III XBox 360 GamerTag Sec0nd2N0n3

08-01-2010, 01:01 AM	#9
okanstope What is HD? Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 1	how did this happen to you? are you saving your pin in your pc? __________________ free business plan template

07-31-2010, 08:23 PM	#6
hatt HD Elitist Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: FL Age: 34 Posts: 5,891	I bet it was Bush who did it!

08-01-2010, 01:36 AM	#10
Pinoy I'm here for the lulz Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 5,184	That's part of the reason why I don't link my actual bank or bank card with PPal. I instead resort to manually punching in my screw around credit card everytime I use it. Good catch though Oblioman, at least they didn't manage to do a lot of harm. __________________ SteamID: Pin0y_b0y Speed up your PS3 Network Connection

08-01-2010, 10:03 AM	#11
rbinck Administrator Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Katy, Texas Posts: 13,573	I had mine hacked about a year ago. They quickly charged back the transaction. The person that got screwed was the business that accepted the payment and shipped the purchase. Paypal was great to deal with. __________________ www.highdefinitionblog.com www.BlogOfHawaii.com

08-01-2010, 10:32 AM	#13
tcarcio High Definition is the definition of life. Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: MA. Posts: 2,184	That sucks OB. I had my bank account hacked last year and they charged about $1500 of stuff before I noticed it when I logged into my account. They took care of it at the bank and gave me the money back but just knowing that lowlifes out there are doing this pisses me off... I have a paypal account also so I will keep checking it and change my password..Thanks for the heads up OB. __________________ Pioneer Elite Vsx 81txv as pre amp Behringer EP 2500 for the Danley DTS-10 sub MackieFR2500 amp for mains Crown XLS 402d amp for center 2 Crown CTs 600 amps for surrounds B+W 801 series 80 speakers for mains Boston Acoustics VR-12 center Cambridge Soundworks S-300 surrounds x 4 Samsung bd-p1500 BD player Toshiba HD XA2 HD dvd player Optoma HD-72 720p PJ for movies Benq PE-7800 PJ for TV, 106'' screen

08-01-2010, 11:55 AM	#15
Nexgenrulz Damn B! Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Kansas Posts: 1,861	It doesn't really matter. Obama will have all your banking info once Obamacare kicks in. __________________ Recession is when your neighbor loses his job Depression is when you lose your job Recovery is when Obama loses his