Paypal Acciunt Hacked

[sneaky1]

last night about 9pm i had my paypal account hacked into.

it was weird as they were drawing about 400gbp (AU$815) out of my account every couple of min and then also someone else deposited $8000us into my account. luckily i was on my pc at the time and rang paypal to sort it out. i dont know how they got my details to hack into it as i check my pc for viruses and nothing. i also havent used paypal for months. since then ive had to shut down my bank accounts and now have to change shit i wouldnt normally do.

seems like its a money laundering scheme from one country to another but tryin to invole me into it. the only way i knew about this was the fact that paypl was sending me emails and they just started rolling in. some of the maney even was forwarded onto skype. i dont even have a skype account so WTF???

pplz plz beware this may happen to u.

[MissR34]

thats frikin crazy shizz carl............sorry to hear...........but at least you found out about it! what did paypal have to say about it all?

[Carbon 34]

can I ask where you use the paypal at ?,ebay or ?.... some setup phony web pages that use the same looks as ebay etc. then capture your details that way,

or screen/key capture software , see's all and is invisible to the average users. even the standard virus scanner and MS defender wont find it to clean it.

you need serious scanners to find and remove. the one I use for Vista/XP is actually off the hackers Mag DVD, Twister,, finds everything you can imagine and fixes it. but not for the average person to use.

watch out , check to see if your browser is on HTTPS not HTTP when you log into secure sites ? the S is for secure or at least attempt at secure...lol

nothing is safe , just use common sense and and pay attention to things like that

do not click on links or open files from anyone unknown or Scandy..lol

sucks mate, hope the nigerian drug son of rajab doesn't screw you

Edited April 5, 2009 by sapphiregraphics

[sneaky1]

they didnt say to much just shut down my accounts immediatly and reversed all the tansactions.

[Madaz]

you should of transferred the 8k into your bank and shut it down

new engine rebuild

[KISIN]

should have withdrawn the $8gUS b4 making any calls

edit: madaz beat me to it

Edited April 5, 2009 by KISIN

[madbung]

Lucky you caught it, good policy to keep paypal acc's empty from now on I think.

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[Taxi_This]

The exact same thing happened to me.

I don't use paypal but have an account.

Recieved 4 notifications last night about eCheques bring drawn from my account for different amount in AUD, AMD, EUR and Pounds to the value of about $14,000.

Can't contact PayPal until tomorrow call centre not open on a Sunday.

[sneaky1]

yes its bullshit. i have nothing in my account either but you can link it to you savings account. i also rang my bank and told them to block it all and also my internet banking just incase. not worth playing with as i am tryin to save for a house. hense y im selling my skyline.

[Krishy]

thats certainly messed up man....but carl should have withdrawn the $8K US lol

goes a long way to setting for a house or whatever lol....i will have the 8K in 10$ notes thanks lol

[typevu]

lol yeah the $8k would be fairly handy... until the boys in blue comes knocking on on your door.

[SkyHi_33]

chances are if its overseas money it will be a bit more serious than your average boys in blue

[SLAPS]

Out of curiosity...

Same password for Paypal, Ebay?

Do you use the same password for various forums or sites you sign up to?

IMO using an email address to sign in to a financial website is a major security risk.

Edited April 5, 2009 by TheRogue

[sneaky1]

Out of curiosity...

Same password for Paypal, Ebay?

Do you use the same password for various forums or sites you sign up to?

diff password

[SLAPS]

Paypal looks to be most definitely compromised then. :S

I've got a visa debit attached to mine so hopefully little damage can be done if it should ever occur.