Guest ReinyRooster Posted February 24, 2009 Share #1 Posted February 24, 2009 Wife was on the computer and called me up from the basement about to kill me for about $800.00 worth of PayPal spending......wasn't me!! Just got robbed by some unauthorized transactions.....had to file the appropriate complaints....who knows...probably be weeks before I can think about getting my money back. If they could find this lowlife and give me about five minutes in a room with him, I would be happy. Man, there are a&^%$s out there that get pleasure out of ruining someone's day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunboat Posted February 24, 2009 Share #2 Posted February 24, 2009 reiny sorry to hear about this, this scum needs some texas justice. i fell the need for some knee cap brake'en. best reguards don c. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ReinyRooster Posted February 24, 2009 Share #3 Posted February 24, 2009 My thoughts exactly Don...the line starts right behind me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibents Posted February 24, 2009 Share #4 Posted February 24, 2009 Wow Reiny sorry to hear that, how did they get into your Paypal acct? I agree with Gunboat start by knee capping, then use the tar and feathers. Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuddyRich Posted February 24, 2009 Share #5 Posted February 24, 2009 Jeeze Reiny, 5 minutes. How many time you gonna reload ? Sorry to hear about it. You should get 100 % back. Don't let up on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToRide1 Posted February 24, 2009 Share #6 Posted February 24, 2009 I had a similar encounter four years ago and Paypal was telling me I owed them a few thousand dollars from some purches they say I did on Ebay and they just did not get it that we did not have an Ebay account or ever used paypal, and I told them if I hear any more about it they will be coming to West Virginia for a civil court case. Boy that fixed it and fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Swifty Posted February 24, 2009 Share #7 Posted February 24, 2009 oh brother, sorry to hear about this Rooster. Soooo, can an account be canceled once its opened? How often does this occur? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saddlebum Posted February 24, 2009 Share #8 Posted February 24, 2009 Ok now I am puzzeled. Is pay pal not suppose to be a secure and trust worthy means of making transactions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leadwolf56 Posted February 24, 2009 Share #9 Posted February 24, 2009 This happened to me while we were at the rally in Colorado. Filed complaint with Paypal and my credit card company that was used. It didn't take them long to make it all disappear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bongobobny Posted February 24, 2009 Share #10 Posted February 24, 2009 Yah! That was my impression as well! Reiny, keep us posted and let us know how this could happen as now I'm worried the same thing could happen to any one of us. Mine is linked to my Ebay charge card as well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eck Posted February 24, 2009 Share #11 Posted February 24, 2009 Ok now I am puzzeled. Is pay pal not suppose to be a secure and trust worthy means of making transactions AH, I thought so tooooooo.....now Im begining to wonder... I wonder if I should cancel mine out completely and not have it at all... Please do keep us posted on the outcome..and keep notes on what we will need to do if it happens to one of us. (i.e., phone numbers we need to call... etc..) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grey Ghost Posted February 24, 2009 Share #12 Posted February 24, 2009 The same thing just happened to my wife's secretary to the tune of over $500. Pay Pal notified her of the upcoming charge. After confirming with her husband that he had not purchased anything thru them she notified them that it was a bogus charge and to not honor it. Three days later Pay Pal charged her account anyhow. When she contacted them trying to find out who the receipient of the money was, they told her that they could not release that information without a court order. She then reported it to the athourities. That was last week. I'll let you know the latest when I talk with her this morning. After seeing all this, I am cancelling my account. Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerviperus Posted February 24, 2009 Share #13 Posted February 24, 2009 I'm sending off an affidavit this morning stating that I did not authorize charges of approximately $300 to a Walgreens in California. I've never even been to California! Credit union called me a week and a half ago to see if I authorized them, and when I didn't, they registered the card as lost/stolen. The crazy thing is, I still have the card in my possession, and I only have one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timgray Posted February 24, 2009 Share #14 Posted February 24, 2009 Ok now I am puzzeled. Is pay pal not suppose to be a secure and trust worthy means of making transactions not if someone figures out or guesses your paypal username and password. Thats why I paid them $5.00 for their security dongle that makes it impossible for this to happen. It's a keyfob that when you press the button it gives you a 6 digit number that only works for 30 seconds to get in your account. https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=xpt/Marketing_CommandDriven/securitycenter/PayPalSecurityKey-outside for a link on their site about it. there are thousands of programs that run under windows that are designed to steak your paypal and credit card info so someone can take all your money. these keyfobs are the only defense agaisnt those... Or buying a Mac instead of a PC. Mac's dont have any of those viruses and trojans to steal your info. Good Luck on paypal. they are NOT a bank so they dont have to abide by federal rules and simply sack you for all the money stolen. Maybe they figured out that helping customers is more important than screwing them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Condor Posted February 24, 2009 Share #15 Posted February 24, 2009 When times get tough they start coming out of the woodwork. When doing Paypal I always run it through the CC. That way I can contest any payments made with the CC company. I've had to do it, and it does work. It's also a good thing to check the itemized CC statement and not just go ahead and send a payment off. I bought a set of boat parts from a supplier for $10 bucks, and they mistakenly charged me $250. If I hadn't questioned it, I'da been stuck. Another thing to be aware of is that scammers will send you a bogus bid or charge notice with bogus links. Things to look out for are that they do not use your registered name, and the HTTPS in the address. Any suspect emails you receive forward to Paypal spoof@paypal.com or Spoof@ebay.com before doing anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyHorse Posted February 24, 2009 Share #16 Posted February 24, 2009 (edited) I'm sending off an affidavit this morning stating that I did not authorize charges of approximately $300 to a Walgreens in California. I've never even been to California! Credit union called me a week and a half ago to see if I authorized them, and when I didn't, they registered the card as lost/stolen. The crazy thing is, I still have the card in my possession, and I only have one. Probably was skimmed possibly a restaurant you visted where you give your card to the server and they walk away with it and they have a pocket card reader that holds the information they skim it and get your information and then do your normal charge you never know it happened and you have your card. (Or if you have a Walgreens fast pay service where they have a credit card on file someone may have breached that.) I always go with the server to where they do the credit/debit charge and make sure that doesnt happen. A common thing is to buy gift cards with a stolen credit card because they know the credit card gets shut down fast. Now they sell the gift cards for like a third of the price of the value. But if your crafty and the right friends you can have those gift cards shut down and worthless so it screws who ever bought it over. I have had my debit card info stolen even though I had the card and started buying online phone cards to sell to immigrants to call overseas very cheaply. I look every day on my account to see if there is any unusual activity and nip in the bud quick especially debit card sometimes hard to get your money back. Edited February 24, 2009 by CrazyHorse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GG54172 Posted February 24, 2009 Share #17 Posted February 24, 2009 Wife was on the computer and called me up from the basement about to kill me for about $800.00 worth of PayPal spending......wasn't me!! Had a similar situation a few months ago. Some kid hacked into a local retailer's website and stole a bunch of credit card info (including mine). Rather than go on a spending spree, the kid bought a bunch of porn and had it shipped to the respective card holder's home. I got home from work one day and my wife said, "Your movies are here." Called the CC company and canceled the charges, filed a report with the county sheriff. On a good note, my wife let me keep the Playboy Magazine subscription. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfman1 Posted February 24, 2009 Share #18 Posted February 24, 2009 not if someone figures out or guesses your paypal username and password. Thats why I paid them $5.00 for their security dongle that makes it impossible for this to happen. It's a keyfob that when you press the button it gives you a 6 digit number that only works for 30 seconds to get in your account. https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=xpt/Marketing_CommandDriven/securitycenter/PayPalSecurityKey-outside for a link on their site about it. there are thousands of programs that run under windows that are designed to steak your paypal and credit card info so someone can take all your money. these keyfobs are the only defense agaisnt those... Or buying a Mac instead of a PC. Mac's dont have any of those viruses and trojans to steal your info. Good Luck on paypal. they are NOT a bank so they dont have to abide by federal rules and simply sack you for all the money stolen. Maybe they figured out that helping customers is more important than screwing them. Thanks, I didn't even know there was such a thing. I just ordered mine Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edger Posted February 24, 2009 Share #19 Posted February 24, 2009 I didn't realize that you could do the security thing either with paypal. I just registered my cell phone as my security number retreiver. Thanks for the heads up. I always worry about this sort of thing. The nice thing about using the phone one, is that it's not another thing to carry around and you always have it with you, and it's FREE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YamaDuck Posted February 24, 2009 Share #20 Posted February 24, 2009 Sorry to hear that. I didn't know I had to worry about PayPal. I've had my VISA number stolen twice and it is a hassle getting everything resolved. I hope everything goes smothly for you. Harry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N3FOL Posted February 24, 2009 Share #21 Posted February 24, 2009 It is 'Hard Times' folks. Lots of theft, vandalism, etc... Guess what, it is breaking news in CNN. I also have Paypal and I think I should check my account before I say something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ReinyRooster Posted February 24, 2009 Share #22 Posted February 24, 2009 Well, I don't know how they got into the account other then it being a hack. I went to my bank first thing this morning and they are being helpful in putting a "stop payment" on those transactions and waving the fees that normally go with a stop payment. Have filed the appropriate complaint with PayPal and now have to wait until they investigate. Interestingly enough when I got home from work just now there are two emails from one of these perps that appears to have come through PayPal "reminding" me to make the payment! Think I'm gonna have to pick up one of those fobs. Didn't know of such a thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snaggletooth Posted February 24, 2009 Share #23 Posted February 24, 2009 That sucks Reiny. Hope you get it cleaned up quick. And just to be on the safe side I ordered the security key from PayPal. Hope it works like they claim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ReinyRooster Posted February 24, 2009 Share #24 Posted February 24, 2009 I'm about to grab one of those as well....hope it works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Swifty Posted February 24, 2009 Share #25 Posted February 24, 2009 Thats why I paid them $5.00 for their security dongle that makes it impossible for this to happen. It's a keyfob that when you press the button it gives you a 6 digit number that only works for 30 seconds to get in your account. What a crock! They CHARGE to have additional security? You'd think it would be in THEIR best interest to run a commercial site online that is secure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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