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| Platinum Lifetime Member Last Online: Yesterday 01:09 PM iTrader: (22) Join Date: Sep 2005
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DNF$: 1,145 Location: Los Angeles
Country: | Paypal security hole-BEWARE While I was offline due to a storm Christmas Day Paypal paid an unauthorized charge to a company called BBG Londoon, a Google result fraud and scam site. I have never heard of them. I just happned to log in after walking to a starbucks through the snow for Internet. get this: I have to fill out a form that takes ten days to investigate. What if Paypal lets this entity drain my account before their little elves return form Christmas vacation and get around to my security warning? Why isn't Paypal working harder to guard my money and look out for their customers? FYI: no email notification of this BBG Londoon transaction came to my main email address for this paypal account, but email notifications for transactions I did authorize on either side of it were emailed. Check your Paypal accounts!
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| CrossLogix.com Last Online: Yesterday 05:46 PM iTrader: (65) Join Date: Mar 2006
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DNF$: 2,179 Location: Matthews, NC. U | Sorry to hear that. I better get that paypal security key thing.
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| DNF Addict Name: Doug Last Online: 11-19-2009 06:09 PM iTrader: (175) Join Date: Jul 2004
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DNF$: 68,548 Location: Florida
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| Platinum Lifetime Member Last Online: Yesterday 01:09 PM iTrader: (22) Join Date: Sep 2005
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DNF$: 1,145 Location: Los Angeles
Country: | i have not received any response From Paypal yet. They say 2-3 days they will get back to my email. How can Paypal allow such a gaping hole? Obviously the perfect time to seed a fraud scam is Christmas day when people are doing other things than checking their Paypal. If nobody is working at Paypal the day after Christmas at 5:10 PST then the charges go through? The "Security Center" just refers you to a robot chat question answererer and a form to print fax and then wait 10 days? How on earth can this be a time sensitive way to respond to electronic banking fraud? If they can get away with one time, then they can just go ahead and I am guessing the Paypal matrix will approve an even greater charge based on previous payment history relationship. No resposne from the spoof forward either, i was hoping someone there would wake up. I have looked in my bulk mail and everything, I am shocked that the charge was made without any email notification. How did they get a charge through Paypal without email notification to the customer account holder? From overseas? On a holiday?
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| Platinum Lifetime Member Last Online: Yesterday 01:09 PM iTrader: (22) Join Date: Sep 2005
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DNF$: 1,145 Location: Los Angeles
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| Platinum Lifetime Member Name: Andrei Last Online: Today 03:45 AM iTrader: (13) Join Date: Nov 2007
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DNF$: 211 Location: Europe
Country: | I doubt it's PayPal's fault, maybe your computer/email is compromised. I suggest you to scan your computer and change the passwords afterwards. |
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| Platinum Lifetime Member Last Online: Yesterday 01:09 PM iTrader: (22) Join Date: Sep 2005
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DNF$: 1,145 Location: Los Angeles
Country: | How could that be the case if the transaction went through and no notification was sent? How could my computer be compromised if I was offline for 6 days?
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| Platinum Lifetime Member Name: Andrei Last Online: Today 03:45 AM iTrader: (13) Join Date: Nov 2007
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DNF$: 211 Location: Europe
Country: | It does not matter if you were offline for 6 days. Maybe the notification was sent, but the thief has access to your email account and deleted the notification. Just a scenario... |
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| Name: Tia Wood Last Online: Today 03:17 AM iTrader: (75) Join Date: Jan 2006
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DNF$: 210 Location: Missouri
Country: | I've had the Paypal Security Key for about a year. I love it! It uses RSA technology to generate an offline password every time you login. I keep it on my key chain and haven't lost my keys since. ![]() https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/websc...ityKey-outside
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| CrossLogix.com Last Online: Yesterday 05:46 PM iTrader: (65) Join Date: Mar 2006
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DNF$: 2,179 Location: Matthews, NC. U | Quote:
Similar thing happened before with domain transfer. Thief go into gmail acct thru back door. Started domain transfer process. Any email received will be forwarded to thief's email elsewhere and original email received get deleted. Thus, it may appear you never received any email. Paypal thief is exactly same as domain thief as mentioned above.
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| Platinum Lifetime Member Last Online: Yesterday 01:09 PM iTrader: (22) Join Date: Sep 2005
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DNF$: 1,145 Location: Los Angeles
Country: | I am currently somewhere where there is snow. Go fish.
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| Platinum Lifetime Member | 1. Scan, scan again, then scan in safe mode 2. Change ALL passwords .. immediately AFTER you scan (I'm assuming you know how to scan - There are also a few good online scanners .. Use them! http://housecall.trendmicro.com/ http://www.kaspersky.com/virusscanner http://www.pandasecurity.com/homeuse...ns/activescan/ Run each one separately .. not at the same time .. Keylogger / Spyware --> http://www.pctools.com/spyware-doctor/google_pack/) Initiate the Google Pack .. uncheck all the other stuff you don't want and 'Download Now' |
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| Platinum Lifetime Member Last Online: 11-07-2009 12:10 PM iTrader: (5) Join Date: Mar 2006
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DNF$: 148 Location: United Kingdom
Country: | You might want to read this website. If you read carefully you will see some useful email addresses that worked for me to get people moving. http://www.screw-paypal.com/paypal_c...formation.html (not my site by way) By the way, I see Paypal CHARGE for that security key !! >So clients of theirs have to pay them to make their site secure. **** them. DG |
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| Platinum Lifetime Member Last Online: Yesterday 01:09 PM iTrader: (22) Join Date: Sep 2005
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DNF$: 1,145 Location: Los Angeles
Country: | mamas don't let your babies grow up to use Paypal. Paypal found the disputed action was not fraudulent then sent me the most bogus email I ever saw: "Dear XXXXXX, Despite being advised to close your debit card ending in 29, (nobody ordered this) the card remained open as of today. Your card is now closed, to alleviate further losses. You are required to submit a signed affidavit to us listing the charge(s) in dispute and why. To date, we have received no affidavit from you. You may file a dispute on a completed transaction made with your PayPal Debit Card or PayPal Plug-In Secure Card. Before filing a dispute on a PayPal Debit Card transaction: * The disputed transaction must be completed. * Transactions that are pending, denied, or expired cannot be disputed. If you are reporting a transaction as unauthorized and select the reason for the dispute as "I did not make this purchase," your PayPal Debit Card must be reported lost/stolen.* This is a requirement to help prevent any further unauthorized transactions. * For all other disputes, MasterCard requires that you try to contact the merchant and attempt to resolve the dispute with them prior to filing a dispute. If you have done so, please document your attempts on the dispute form. " This is most stupid banking action I have ever seen. They found the charge was not in dispute then closed the card to alleviate "any future losses". WHAT LOSSES IF THEY FOUND THE CHARGE WAS NOT IN ERROR? I am now two states away without a credit card because nobody asked Paypal to close or cancel the card and they claim somebody did and they did it before I could anything or say anything. The only email i got was a response saying Paypal found the charge valid. Then a cancellation. For a $.95 transaction. so, in response to my concern about a fraudulent charge and my inquiries they canceled my credit card. Fantastic banking help. Stranding traveling customers after shutting their resolution valve! Yay paypal! more happy customers await!
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