yea, ive just been robbed of 9,500 australian dollars
got this email the other day

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From: PayPal Date: Aug 27, 2006 12:20 AM Subject: Security Center - Account Informations !!! To: Dear valued PayPal® member: It has come to our attention that your PayPal® account information needs to be updated as part of our continuing commitment to protect your account and to reduce the instance of fraud on our website. If you could please take 5-10 minutes out of your online experience and update your personal records you will not run into any future problems with the online service. However, failure to update your records will result in account suspension. Please update your records on or before August 28, 2006. Once you have updated your account records, your PayPal® session will not be interrupted and will continue as normal. To update your PayPal® records click on the following link: http://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_login-run Thank You. PayPal® UPDATE TEAM   Accounts Management As outlined in our User Agreement, PayPal® will periodically send you information about site changes and enhancements. Visit our Privacy Policy and User Agreement if you have any questions. http://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/websc...privacy-outside

so i then fowarded it onto paypal immediately thinking this was a bit strange, they confirmed it was not them that sent it, then i get my mum to ring up the bank to put a hold on my credit card and the ******s have taken everything out of it
now i think i have to hitch hike my way from czech to malta

www.aboutpaypal.com

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im confused as to whether you're being sarcastic or you really were scammed

i get these all the time

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Originally posted by chojin im confused as to whether you're being sarcastic or you really were scammed i get these all the time

no i was scammed big time
without even clickin their stupid link

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Originally posted by narcism no i was scammed big time without even clickin their stupid link

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sorry to hear that

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whoa thats fucked

no way you can get the money back from Paypal or the bank?

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wait isnt 9,500 Oz dollars like £10?

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Originally posted by Trance Nutter no way you can get the money back from Paypal or the bank?

well they ripped it straight off my credit card, so im hoping to god the insurance you have on your card covers fraud like this.....

hold on, just so I'm straight on this (cos I've got Paypal but hardly use it so i don't know much about it)
They've hacked your paypal account, and using that transferred the money off your credit card?

dayum, that is fucked

No recourse through Paypal?

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Originally posted by Trance Nutter hold on, just so I'm straight on this (cos I've got Paypal but hardly use it so i don't know much about it) They've hacked your paypal account, and using that transferred the money off your credit card? dayum, that is fucked No recourse through Paypal?

yes thats exactly what they done, i just am lucky they didnt touch my savings account

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Originally posted by narcism yes thats exactly what they done, i just am lucky they didnt touch my savings account

yuh, 'cept my card is linked to my savings

Luckily being a student the joke will be on them if they raid mine

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