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(Message started by: chewy on Aug 26^th, 2006, 9:48am)

Title: Caution with PayPal
Post by chewy on Aug 26^th, 2006, 9:48am

Two of the banks involved in my recent ID theft have suggested that PayPal may be the culprit.

Both banks told me that PayPal more and more is becoming the common denominator in unauthorized account debits.

Title: Re: Caution with PayPal
Post by BarbaraD on Aug 26^th, 2006, 10:18am

I've got to ask [smiley=huh.gif]

Does this mean (since you had your ID stolen) that you're going to be a different person now or does it mean you won't exist? Inquiring minds and all that ;;D

Hugs BD

Title: Re: Caution with PayPal
Post by DonnaHar on Aug 26^th, 2006, 10:23am

or.......heaven forbid........has he been cloned?

Title: Re: Caution with PayPal
Post by Tom K on Aug 26^th, 2006, 12:32pm

on 08/26/06 at 09:48:48, chewy wrote:

X2! When I spoke with PayPal on the phone, they didn't seem that interested that my money was gone. More like, yeah, it happens, we will investigate, blah, blah, blah. Have a nice day, please fill out the survey that we will send in email. Bastards!

Title: Re: Caution with PayPal
Post by Kirk on Aug 26^th, 2006, 1:12pm

Shit they're starting to sound just like Visa, Mastercard, Discovercard, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, US Bank, Citi Bank etc.
Next thing ya know they wil start start selling their customer info just like the others.
Waddya gonna do bunky? [smiley=smokin.gif]

Title: Re: Caution with PayPal
Post by DonnaHar on Aug 26^th, 2006, 3:27pm

Can we delete all of our information and close our account with them?

Title: Re: Caution with PayPal
Post by Tom K on Aug 26^th, 2006, 4:28pm

on 08/26/06 at 15:27:53, DonnaHar wrote:

Can we delete all of our information and close our account with them?

Yes

Title: Re: Caution with PayPal
Post by Kirk on Aug 26^th, 2006, 6:44pm

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DonnaHar link=Can we delete all of our information and close our account with them?

[smiley=crackup.gif]

Title: Re: Caution with PayPal
Post by Sean_C on Aug 26^th, 2006, 9:27pm

Last week someone called on our "do not call list" saying they were from paypal and wanted us to know that our account which we secured with our credit card had been suspended because of suspicious activity. They said no money had been removed from the account, however they needed a new credit card number to keep it in good standing and wanted the info. My wife didn't do it and called paypal and they said no phone calls or suspicious activity was on her account. Scam Scam Scam, be careful folks, they get better and better, they knew her name and all sorts of other crap. Trust no-one with your birthday, or social security number, EVER ;)

Sean........................................

Title: Re: Caution with PayPal
Post by Skyhawk5 on Aug 26^th, 2006, 11:26pm

Back in March I started receiving emails from what appeared to be Paypal saying my acct needed updated. I didn't have an acct so I ignored two of these msg's. Then I got one saying I owed them for a shipment that I did not have anything to do with.

Paypal told us on the phone that these didn't come from them and is a pure SCAM. Don't click on to it even though they look about as real as it gets. The from addrss shows 'service@paypal.cm'. Hackers I say!

Good Luck & PFDAN, Skyhawk5, Don S

Title: Re: Caution with PayPal
Post by cootie on Aug 27^th, 2006, 1:09am

I mentiond this not long ago.....but I closed...cancel'd....ka-pooted my paypal account last fall and found out it is still active.....I bout shit !!!! I got tired of the wierd emails and sum had alot of info even tho I KNEW they were scams and spoof mail. So I closed my paypal account and forgot about it. Then I bought sumthin cheap on ebay and didn't realize they prefer'd paypal so for the 'hell of it' I went thru the pay now thru paypal motions and to my suprise it went thru !!!! Huh !? So how the hell do you REALLY close an account and know it is history ?? Kinda worryin me with all the ID theft goin on. Not a pal of paypal Pam

Title: Re: Caution with PayPal
Post by chewy on Aug 27^th, 2006, 8:07am

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Then I bought sumthin cheap on ebay and didn't realize they prefer'd paypal

EBay prefers it because they own it.

Title: Re: Caution with PayPal
Post by Paul98 on Aug 27^th, 2006, 10:40am

I got a lot of the Paypal scam e-mails. They look pretty convincing but if you check the URL, it isn't Paypal. Same goes with the credit cards.

-P.

Title: Re: Caution with PayPal
Post by BobG on Aug 27^th, 2006, 2:56pm

My opinion is never send any more money through cyberspace than you want to loose.
CashandcarryBobG