So, my PayPal was hacked...

[cyber-sibes]

I googled paypal right after signing up and before ever using them and immediately cancelled my account when I saw how many charges of fraud have been linked to them. There's definitely a problem going on there.

It may be worth it to cancel your card NOW, before the charges go through. Even if it means an overdraft charge, that can be reimbursed to you when all this gets straightened out. You could contact Amazon & explain, they probably would also dismiss the overdraft fee under the circumstances.

Good luck, Jenn

[Grace]

According to This Site - Paypal is NOT a bank, they do not need to follow federal banking regulations.

[Catty1]

A lot of the hacking and theft can come from dishonest employees - and PayPal has a ton of people working for them!

I'd hate to be a manager there and try to stay on top of it all...I think the customers filing fraud charges and taking other actions are the only way the 'bad guys' can really get caught and punished.

If I ever move to the USA...I will KNOW to not set up an account with BOA. Thanks for the heads up!

[Grace]

If I ever move to the USA...I will KNOW to not set up an account with BOA.

Playing devil's advocate here.

I doubt that BOA is entirely at fault. Paypal had been authorized to remove money from this particular account in the past - so why would/should the bank question this particular transaction?

If the account had a withdrawal limit, say no deduction over $600 without contacting the owner, that would be another story.

This is why we do not allow any company (electric, cable, etc.) access to our bank account.

[jennielynn1970]

Oh, I don't blame BOA for any of this. I'm wondering why they allowed it to go through when the total amount that they wasn't there. Normally if the account doesn't have enough in it, the transaction doesn't go through. I have overdraft protection, but that is supposed to be my savings account, which there is $1.52 in. So much for using that, lol.

BOA irks me because of their hesitance to even start anything on my behalf because of the fraud. What if they have my account number?? What if they have my debit card number?? They weren't about to do anything to help me in that position. THAT is what bothers me.


So far I haven't heard from PayPal, and the merchant hasn't responded to the request about the fraudulent charge.

One guy gave me a suggestion today. He said get a prepaid credit card, one that you only put money on when you need to use it for online things, and use only that card for making purchases, and not your bank card or bank account. He said that was safer. That is an idea that I will more than likely look into.

Have to call the mortgage company and see if they will take a partial payment now since my account is short the full mortgage amount.