AndyBees
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- May 27, 2003
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My *ayPal account got hacked . (many of us use *ayPal to buy and sell TDI stuff)
Monday morning March 9, 2015 at 12:45 am, I received an e-mail notice from *ayPal that I had sent money to an address in East Lansing, Michigan for $639.98 for a *lackberry purchased on *Bay. I've never browsed for a *lackberry or had one in my watch list.
(the transaction was at 12:41:45 am)
I discovered the transaction at approximately 3:30 am.
I immediately commenced a dispute with PayPal and notified eBay. Also, that morning, during normal work hours, I contacted the *ayPal Rewards credit card (Citi Bank). The credit card folks were extremely helpful, far beyond *ayPal or *Bay as it was difficult to get though to a real person with them. I also notified the seller (Ft Lauderdale, Florida according to his info) asking him to put a stop on the shipment. Apparently he did not see my message but later that evening said he attempted to stop shipment.... something about his location not being the same as shipping warehouse.
Much longer story short: The East Lansing Police Department is awesome. They were able to communicate with UPS and stop shipment. They also visited the address. The dude's girlfriend/roommate said he was on spring break (Michigan State University).
There is no doubt that it was the *ayPal account that was hacked rather than the credit card. The *ayPal Rewards credit card is the default payment option. When paying, I always use my alternate card that's on file with *ayPal. Nope! I do not have a checking account linked to *ayPal ... no way!
So, the warning is this: Make your *ayPal password very complicated and change it often. Although I had what I thought was a good password, I had not changed it in many months.
Hacking or attempted scamming has never happened to me preiously!
Lastly, I am not sure if the seller wasn't involved as he has not been very responsive to my e-mails and messages. And, of course, neither the seller or buyer could be the guilty parties. A third person could have hacked the account and used the buyer's info and address for shipping purposes.
Hope this is helpful....
My *ayPal account got hacked . (many of us use *ayPal to buy and sell TDI stuff)
Monday morning March 9, 2015 at 12:45 am, I received an e-mail notice from *ayPal that I had sent money to an address in East Lansing, Michigan for $639.98 for a *lackberry purchased on *Bay. I've never browsed for a *lackberry or had one in my watch list.
(the transaction was at 12:41:45 am)I discovered the transaction at approximately 3:30 am.
I immediately commenced a dispute with PayPal and notified eBay. Also, that morning, during normal work hours, I contacted the *ayPal Rewards credit card (Citi Bank). The credit card folks were extremely helpful, far beyond *ayPal or *Bay as it was difficult to get though to a real person with them. I also notified the seller (Ft Lauderdale, Florida according to his info) asking him to put a stop on the shipment. Apparently he did not see my message but later that evening said he attempted to stop shipment.... something about his location not being the same as shipping warehouse.
Much longer story short: The East Lansing Police Department is awesome. They were able to communicate with UPS and stop shipment. They also visited the address. The dude's girlfriend/roommate said he was on spring break (Michigan State University).
There is no doubt that it was the *ayPal account that was hacked rather than the credit card. The *ayPal Rewards credit card is the default payment option. When paying, I always use my alternate card that's on file with *ayPal. Nope! I do not have a checking account linked to *ayPal ... no way!
So, the warning is this: Make your *ayPal password very complicated and change it often. Although I had what I thought was a good password, I had not changed it in many months.
Hacking or attempted scamming has never happened to me preiously!
Lastly, I am not sure if the seller wasn't involved as he has not been very responsive to my e-mails and messages. And, of course, neither the seller or buyer could be the guilty parties. A third person could have hacked the account and used the buyer's info and address for shipping purposes.
Hope this is helpful....
