So, my PayPal was hacked...

[Daisy and Delilah]

I don't even have a paypal account and I got screwed!

A week ago today, I got a call from the fraud department of my credit card. Several suspicious transactions thru PAYPAL had recently been charged to my credit card. We were able to clear them up. I had to cancel my card and they are going to send me a new one.

This is the 2nd time this has happened to me. All the fraudulent charges go through PAYPAL. I will never open an account with them.

A week ago, I got an email from Paypal telling me my account was on hold because some unidentified person had accessed my account.
The funny part.....I closed my Paypal account three months ago. I don't have one either. I didn't think much about it until I read this thread. Hmmmmmmm, I wonder what's going on?

By the way: I cancelled my account because I had alot of trouble with them. I don't like PP at all.

Edited to add: I just read the rest of the thread. I was told to update info also but I ignored it. Sure seems that the Paypal name is giving us more problems than it's worth.

[Puckstop31]

Bummer Jenn.....


Good luck getting things straight. Tanya deals with PayPal fmor time to time and gets frustrated.


As for BOA.... Dump them. Find a small, local bank. I use a small local bank and the service is AWESOME. I talk to a real person everytime. Even better, they gave the finger to the feds who tried to force them to take stimulus money. They did not want the strings attached with that.

[Twisterdog]

That is really scary. I've had a Paypal account for years and years, and never had a problem at all.

I don't have anything going to my bank account, though. I have it put on my credit card. I figured that way it is a double dose of fraud protection, once from Paypal and once from the credit card.

[wombat2u2004]

That is really scary. I've had a Paypal account for years and years, and never had a problem at all.

I don't have anything going to my bank account, though. I have it put on my credit card. I figured that way it is a double dose of fraud protection, once from Paypal and once from the credit card.

Yep, that's what I do.
PP is linked to a credit card only....I have one just for PP, and the credit limit has been set at $100. I keep the balance of that credit card at about $10, and when I win something on eBay, I top the card up, and pay for the item within a few minutes.
There is no way that PP would ever get my main banking account details.