yea, ive just been robbed of 9,500 australian dollars
got this email the other day
quote:
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.
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
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.....
Aug-29-2006 09:18
Trance Nutter
........... I got nothing
Registered: Aug 2002
Location: Adelaide, Australia
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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Aug-29-2006 09:21
narcism
faithless fangirl
Registered: Jul 2002
Location: Let go of my mind
quote:
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
Aug-29-2006 09:24
Trance Nutter
........... I got nothing
Registered: Aug 2002
Location: Adelaide, Australia
quote:
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
