Do Not Use Pay Pal!

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Buckdodgers

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There have been reports people get hacked by pay pal. I got hacked someone from Hong Kong charged me $5,500 comming from Pay Pal and my credit card company called and asked me about it.I told em i had no knowledge with this purchase.So they credited me.So Do not use PAY PAL.
 
You probably clicked on a link in a fake email from PayPal. That's the only thing I think happened.
 
I dont have problem with Paypal. I use them for 7 years. I dont give anyone about my paypal info. I dont let anyone offer me about use paypal.
 
Buckdodgers said:
There have been reports people get hacked by pay pal. I got hacked someone from Hong Kong charged me $5,500 comming from Pay Pal and my credit card company called and asked me about it.I told em i had no knowledge with this purchase.So they credited me.So Do not use PAY PAL.
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It happened to me last week and I sent it to one of the agencies who will investigate it. Good thing that I don't give out my informations.
 
Buckdodgers said:
I cant tell which is real or not.You tell me is this pal pal is real?
https://www.paypal.com/
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i did got spoof emails from paypal (criminials) many times.. i noticed that it wuld say dear MEMBER.. if it said that then obivously it is SCAM.

usually when you are member of paypal.com they would add your NAME to the email then it is REAL but usually they dont ask your information like bank account and your name etc.. dont give out informations to anyone in email..

https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=xpt/cps/general/IdentityTheftProtect-outside

Don't respond to emails asking for your account information.

Spoof and phishing (pronounced "fishing") are the terms coined to describe emails made to look like they've come from legitimate companies but that actually come from identity thieves. These emails warn you of account problems or other urgent issues to trick you into clicking through to a scam website. The scam website asks you to enter your user name and password or other account information. Once you do this, you've given your information to someone who might use it to do you harm.

PayPal will never ask you to enter your password or financial information in an email or send such information in an email. You should only share information about your account once you have logged in to https://www.paypal.com/ directly from your browser.


What is Spoof?

A spoof or phishing (pronounced "fishing") email is an email that is designed to look like it comes from a well-known company and that tells some story to get you to click a link or button in the email.

The links or buttons in the email take you to a website that is also called a "spoof" because it, too, fakes the appearance of a popular website or company. The spoof site asks you to input personal information, such as your credit card number, Social Security number or account password.

You think you are giving information to a trusted company, when in fact, you are supplying it to a criminal.

Common deceptive tactics of spoof emails and websites.

The following pages will help you prevent falling for a spoof email and protect your account. The lessons learned here can be applied not only on PayPal, but wherever you do business online.

Think an email is a spoof? Forward it to spoof@paypal.com.
 
I hate paypal and cancelled my account with them. In my opinion they are just a bunch of bumbling idiots and I wouldn't doubt if the get hacked all the time.
 
I do sometime got spam email from PayPal and I always click report to spam...
 
PayPal Scam

Hey, I had one only in email telling me abt it... something that I can't remmy and that was long time ago, happened a year ago... I was short member of paypay for while but had plms for whatever reason so I cancelled but but they are okay so far and no plms but it was just something I don't like lol!

Anyway, pls I want u chek those two things u guys might condiser to understand that first!!! Don't jump and hit the "Painc Button" :hyper: Please!! All u have to do is to find out what is going on if that is fake or false and why hacke ur paypay...blah blah... so be very careful of what u are doing.........PLEASE DO NOT DO ANYTHING IN EMAIL!!!!! I hate email when they send u email with fake one... Never trust it!

Ok here they are below:

Fake PayPal.. pls click here!

PayPay Email.. pls click here!

Hope that help!!

Thanks!
 
I've used PayPal for 5 years and have never had a problem with it.
 
VamPyroX said:
Duh! :crazy:

What could be more real than the actual URL?

That's like asking if http://www.alldeaf.com is real.
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Keep in mind that critical thinking is a new concept to many people. :whistle:

I've never had a problem with the REAL Paypal. I've received the fake e-mail before, and I stupidly fell for it. That was my own fault, and I took the proper steps to protect myself afterwards.
 
guido said:
Keep in mind that critical thinking is a new concept to many people. :whistle:
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Actually, it's an unknown concept to many people—Ravensteve first and foremost. :|
 
Yeah and that Bill-Me-Later.com, all you need is somebody's ssn and date of birth to buy whatever you want online.

And nobody would know it until it show up on your credit report.
 
VamPyroX said:
You probably clicked on a link in a fake email from PayPal. That's the only thing I think happened.
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Yeah, I got these emails from PayPal. I didn't click 'em and I went to enter PayPal's website (via ebay) to see anything...nope. Paypal had been warning me few times about fraud email from "PayPal".
 
One rule that I'd like to make for criminals:

You can try harder to fool me into fall into a scam, but you will be tracked down by local law enforcement.

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Why I say that? Because I check the header in e-mail for who they say they are, and if it's not from PayPal or eBay, then I'll forward the e-mail to PIRT. I know I can check for URL mismatch but I won't bother doing that.

I'm pretty much Internet-savvy. :)
 
I don't have any real problems with paypal, I've been a member with Paypal since 2000. Paypal is more secure than it used to be because E-Bay owns Paypal when they bought them out few years ago. I just don't buy spoof e-mails that are paypal or E-bay stuff, I just ignore them and delete them because I know it's not true. I use my common sense. ;)
 
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