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Rex · 09-20-2002, 03:46 AM

Anybody else been a victim of paypal fraud lately? Yesterday I had someone get into my account somehow and send themself 530 dollars. Of course I notified paypal immediatley and am currently going through the fraud proceedings. I am just curious if anybody else has ever had this happen.

eru · 09-20-2002, 04:02 AM

Get a real bank account -- only use paypal for transfers. It's pathetic keeping money in such a high-risk environment.

Rex · 09-20-2002, 04:26 AM

They transfered it from my credit card...........

nocostporn · 09-20-2002, 04:31 AM

give me your paypal login and password,I'll investigate it for you

Mr.Fiction · 09-20-2002, 10:48 PM

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Originally posted by nocostporn
give me your paypal login and password,I'll investigate it for you

YGM

theking · 09-20-2002, 10:58 PM

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Originally posted by Rex
They transfered it from my credit card...........

Can you clarify. Are you saying that you do not have funds desposited with PayPal but that someone managed to access your credit card info via PayPal? Or someone that had your credit card info used that info to transfer money to themselves via PayPal?

untitled · 09-20-2002, 11:16 PM

http://www.paypalsucks.com

tree · 09-20-2002, 11:16 PM

fuck gaypal

Mr.Fiction · 09-20-2002, 11:21 PM

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Originally posted by theking

Can you clarify. Are you saying that you do not have funds desposited with PayPal but that someone managed to access your credit card info via PayPal? Or someone that had your credit card info used that info to transfer money to themselves via PayPal?

If you want to send money via Pay Pal, you can put a CC on file. In fact, if you want to send a lot of money (thousands), you need to have one, I think, or they will keep locking up your bank account and you'll have to wait until they unlock it.

He probably had his credit card on file and someone hacked his account and sent money using his card. That's my guess.

bawdy · 09-20-2002, 11:26 PM

how hard would have your password been to brute force... did u use random characters and numbers?

just interested, trying to figure out how at risk accounts are

theking · 09-20-2002, 11:28 PM

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Originally posted by Mr.Fiction

If you want to send money via Pay Pal, you can put a CC on file. In fact, if you want to send a lot of money (thousands), you need to have one, I think, or they will keep locking up your bank account and you'll have to wait until they unlock it.

He probably had his credit card on file and someone hacked his account and sent money using his card. That's my guess.

I don't use PayPal unless I must. I have had to use it for some purchases because that was the only means of payment allowed. That required me to provide CC info to PayPal and funds were transferred from the CC to the provider of the purchase. Is this what you mean by having a CC on file?

Gemini · 09-20-2002, 11:33 PM

You tell them Larry! You make us all swoon with your worldly knowledge!

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pr0 · 09-20-2002, 11:37 PM

quit making your password "thematrix" & "iamgod"

Make it like 287uuPxCj#8

theking · 09-20-2002, 11:41 PM

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Originally posted by pr0
quit making your password "thematrix" & "iamgod"

Make it like 287uuPxCj#8

Huh?

playa · 09-20-2002, 11:57 PM

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Originally posted by theking

Huh?

Make it a different combination of characters,,

ie add numbers and capitall letters,,

and please do not make your password "money"

LOL

theking · 09-21-2002, 12:02 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by playa

Make it a different combination of characters,,

ie add numbers and capitall letters,,

and please do not make your password "money"

LOL

Gotcha

Rictor · 09-21-2002, 12:23 AM

Hmm...was it a lucky guess of a common password? Did you leave your account logged in a public computer? Or was your password good and the account was just hacked somehow? Kinda scary.

theking · 09-21-2002, 12:33 AM

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Originally posted by Rex
Anybody else been a victim of paypal fraud lately? Yesterday I had someone get into my account somehow and send themself 530 dollars. Of course I notified paypal immediatley and am currently going through the fraud proceedings. I am just curious if anybody else has ever had this happen.

I should have mentioned this before. I think you should not depend upon PayPals investigation but deal directly with your CC holder.

Jakke PNG · 09-21-2002, 12:40 AM

My passwords everywhere are either
qwerty
or
asdf

drumsicle · 09-21-2002, 12:50 AM

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Originally posted by TeenGodFather
My passwords everywhere are either
qwerty
or
asdf

I usually use 1234, but my password on paypal is paypal.

09-20-2002, 03:46 AM	#1
Rex Confirmed User Join Date: May 2002 Location: ohio Posts: 2,241	paypal fraud Anybody else been a victim of paypal fraud lately? Yesterday I had someone get into my account somehow and send themself 530 dollars. Of course I notified paypal immediatley and am currently going through the fraud proceedings. I am just curious if anybody else has ever had this happen. __________________ I don't own RexMag anymore.

09-20-2002, 04:02 AM	#2
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09-20-2002, 04:26 AM	#3
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09-20-2002, 04:31 AM	#4
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09-20-2002, 11:33 PM	#12
Gemini Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: o-HI-o Posts: 7,183	You tell them Larry! You make us all swoon with your worldly knowledge! . Last edited by Gemini; 09-20-2002 at 11:35 PM..

09-20-2002, 11:16 PM	#7
untitled Confirmed User Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 352	http://www.paypalsucks.com

09-20-2002, 11:16 PM	#8
tree Confirmed User Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 1,601	fuck gaypal

09-20-2002, 11:26 PM	#10
bawdy Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 1,424	how hard would have your password been to brute force... did u use random characters and numbers? just interested, trying to figure out how at risk accounts are

09-20-2002, 11:37 PM	#13
pr0 rockin tha trailerpark Industry Role: Join Date: May 2001 Location: ~Coastal~ Posts: 23,088	quit making your password "thematrix" & "iamgod" Make it like 287uuPxCj#8

09-21-2002, 12:23 AM	#17
Rictor Old Timer Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 12,208	Hmm...was it a lucky guess of a common password? Did you leave your account logged in a public computer? Or was your password good and the account was just hacked somehow? Kinda scary.

09-21-2002, 12:40 AM	#19
Jakke PNG ex-TeenGodFather Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Suomi Finland Perkele Posts: 20,306	My passwords everywhere are either qwerty or asdf __________________ ..and I'm off.