Admins, If you feel the need to pull this for whatever reason, Please do so;
Just wanted to inform My brothers and sisters of this site that Paypal accts (including mine) were Hacked today.
I called when I got an email for a Charge I didnt recognize. ($100 to Starbucks)...When I asked the help on the other end he reversed it and said it happened quite a bit today...So...
Just a friendly reminder to change your passwords once in a blue.
and to check your accts. to make sure you havnt become a victim.
I just know lots of us Use paypal to make deals, so just wanted to alert you.
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As much as we use it here we should let this run for a bit.
Thats messed up
that is one reason i don't use paypal
QuoteOriginally posted by JEFF B:
that is one reason i don't use paypal
I second that :nono:
I once received what looked like a PayPal email receipt, which showed the debit of over $500.00 from my account. In the email, it said to click the link to dispute the charge if I felt the charge was in error. Instead of clicking the dispute link, I checked my credit card account and signed onto my PayPal account to check the supposed charge. I didn't find the charge listed in the email, so I called PayPal. They asked that I forward them the email, which I did. A PayPal employee called me back and verified the email I had received was an attempt to hack my account and if I had clicked the "dispute charge" button on the email, I would have been hacked.
I've been using it for over 10 years now and I've never had a problem once. So this is a first. Either way. Still not good.
thanks for the heads up!
QuoteOriginally posted by longbow fanatic 1:
I once received what looked like a PayPal email receipt, which showed the debit of over $500.00 from my account. In the email, it said to click the link to dispute the charge if I felt the charge was in error. Instead of clicking the dispute link, I checked my credit card account and signed onto my PayPal account to check the supposed charge. I didn't find the charge listed in the email, so I called PayPal. They asked that I forward them the email, which I did. A PayPal employee called me back and verified the email I had received was an attempt to hack my account and if I had clicked the "dispute charge" button on the email, I would have been hacked.
These guys are getting clever on getting in the door.... You are wise to not open any attachment you recieve via email from unknow sourses.... Period.... even if you know the guy you are getting email from. If he's forwarded an attachment, you are leaving yourself wide open opening it....That's how these viruses get spread around.
A good rule of thumb is never log into your account from an email link. This method of hacking is called fishing, it's where they set up a dummy log in page and try to direct you to it. They can only get into your account if you give them your log in info. Don't. Instead when receiving alarming emails you should just contact costumer service for said company.
Thanks for the info!
Logged into my account last night. Looks okay to me, course there's nothing in there. I guess a zero balance is unappealing. Thanks for the heads up.
-Jeremy :thumbsup:
Thanks for the heads-up!
No problems here with paypal.
As others mentioned, never, ever, EVER follow a link from an email to any type of PayPal, banking, financial or other sensitive account website. Personally, I don't follow ANY links contained in an email. The hackers are very good at making the emails look legitimate as if it came from the place you have an account at.
Instead, simply sign on to the website as you normally would and look up whatever you need.
PayPal and other online banking sites themselves are extremely safe if used properly. But it is critical to be smart and you need to understand how the hackers work to obtain your user name and passwords. If you inadvertently give that information out there is nothing a website can do to stop someone from getting in.
Another similar twist is receiving an automated phone call informing you of some problem with your bank or credit card account. Never, ever, EVER input your bank or credit card number into your phone unless YOU initiated the call to a number that you trust.
I just checked mine and it was fine.I have been using Paypal for about 10 years without any problems.I'll be on the lookout in case something changes!
QuoteOriginally posted by JB74nola:
A good rule of thumb is never log into your account from an email link. This method of hacking is called fishing, it's where they set up a dummy log in page and try to direct you to it. They can only get into your account if you give them your log in info. Don't. Instead when receiving alarming emails you should just contact costumer service for said company.
Exactly, don't freak out about Paypal. This can happen to ANY online account you have. The waitress at the restaurant can copy your credit or debit card info and rob you blind as well. Online it is very important to not use the same password for every account you have and to use all kinds of letters, numbers and symbols in them.
I literally have hundreds of passwords and I keep track of them all in an app on my phone.
I use PayPal for my business and I have no problem with them.
If you get an e-mail claiming to be from PayPal and they do not use your name, it's not them.
Forward any questionable e-mails to spoof@PayPal.com
Thanks for the heads-up! :thumbsup:
There are currently several PayPal scams circulating to get you panicked and use the supplied link to verify or check your account.
And then the scammers have your password.
Also, never use your computer's "remember me" or automatic ID and password saving feature with PayPal - or any banking or credit union websites. Virus programs can scan for that and then transmit to the evil doers.
Here is the link to PayPal on how to report them . . . (if you can trust me). :jumper:
https://www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=xpt/Help/general/TopQuestion4-outside
Pay pal is not "Hacked" they are a very secure and reliable Service company.
The phishing scams are from crooks, and this can and does happen with any company that deals with money.
Some good advice has been given in this thread already. Just be aware of activities that are out of the norm, and log in thru the vendors website only, not thru any link.
I like Pay Pal. It is very convenient, and secure.
QuoteOriginally posted by Two Tracks:
Pay pal is not "Hacked" they are a very secure and reliable Service company.
The phishing scams are from crooks, and this can and does happen with any company that deals with money.
Some good advice has been given in this thread already. Just be aware of activities that are out of the norm, and log in thru the vendors website only, not thru any link.
I like Pay Pal. It is very convenient, and secure.
Exactly.
Paypal wasn't hacked.
Individuals hacked themselves by being careless.
Oldest trick in the book. Log on to PayPal and check your balance before you freak out. As others had said, NEVER trust an email from "PayPal" with a link on it.
Proportionately way more credit card accounts get hacked than Paypal. I have been using paypal since it first came out. No hacking ever. In the same time period my Citibank card has been hacked and replaced 6 yes SIX times. But big deal; it has never cost me a penny.
I have gotten two e-mails from "paypal" this week and they wanted me to goto a link and verify info ( yeah right ) thats not going to happen . Be carefull folks
QuoteOriginally posted by longbow fanatic 1:
I once received what looked like a PayPal email receipt, which showed the debit of over $500.00 from my account. In the email, it said to click the link to dispute the charge if I felt the charge was in error. Instead of clicking the dispute link, I checked my credit card account and signed onto my PayPal account to check the supposed charge. I didn't find the charge listed in the email, so I called PayPal. They asked that I forward them the email, which I did. A PayPal employee called me back and verified the email I had received was an attempt to hack my account and if I had clicked the "dispute charge" button on the email, I would have been hacked.
Nice catch!
And this applies to any site that holds any of your personal info..NEVER EVER NEVER sign into said site via an email link...go directly to the site and sign in.
Those buggers can create the most official looking emails for a trap.
Eric
QuoteOriginally posted by BowDiddle:
QuoteOriginally posted by Two Tracks:
Pay pal is not "Hacked" they are a very secure and reliable Service company.
The phishing scams are from crooks, and this can and does happen with any company that deals with money.
Some good advice has been given in this thread already. Just be aware of activities that are out of the norm, and log in thru the vendors website only, not thru any link.
I like Pay Pal. It is very convenient, and secure.
Exactly.
Paypal wasn't hacked.
Individuals hacked themselves by being careless. [/b]
As I would like to kindly (and unfortunately) defend myself. I for one was not being "careless" at any point when I received a strange email and made a PHONE CALL to pay pal to find out what was going on. Where the guy on the other end if the line said to me that "several accts had been hacked into today particularly for some reason". As I don't speak GEEK these were HIS words.
My FRIENDLY post to you all was a simple one. Change you're passwords regularly, be cautious and check your accounts. I also stated I've been using it for about a decade and this has never happened.
didint say I didn't like it, didn't day it was inconvenient, didn't say it was NOT secure...
Just trying to help others out.......
I wasn't implying that you were in the wrong in any way and I appreciate the friendly heads up Matty, thanks for looking out for me and everyone that uses paypal here. There are many ways for evildoers to gain access to good peoples accounts I was just pointing out one of the more frequent attacks I've run into.
I've received two spoof paypal emails in the past week & a half.
Both were asking me to click a link to verify my identity.
There are some bad folks out there, and they are getting more clever by the day with scams of things to make people think they are legit.
Be Careful Out There !!!
QuoteOriginally posted by JEFF B:
that is one reason i don't use paypal
I've been a member since before 2000 and never have had a glitch and you are protected if a glitch happens. I usually won't even buy something online if I can't use PayPal. Protects you way better than USPS money orders!
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