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last night about 9pm i had my paypal account hacked into.

it was weird as they were drawing about 400gbp (AU$815) out of my account every couple of min and then also someone else deposited $8000us into my account. luckily i was on my pc at the time and rang paypal to sort it out. i dont know how they got my details to hack into it as i check my pc for viruses and nothing. i also havent used paypal for months. since then ive had to shut down my bank accounts and now have to change shit i wouldnt normally do.

seems like its a money laundering scheme from one country to another but tryin to invole me into it. the only way i knew about this was the fact that paypl was sending me emails and they just started rolling in. some of the maney even was forwarded onto skype. i dont even have a skype account so WTF???

pplz plz beware this may happen to u.

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can I ask where you use the paypal at ?,ebay or ?.... some setup phony web pages that use the same looks as ebay etc. then capture your details that way,

or screen/key capture software , see's all and is invisible to the average users. even the standard virus scanner and MS defender wont find it to clean it.

you need serious scanners to find and remove. the one I use for Vista/XP is actually off the hackers Mag DVD, Twister,, finds everything you can imagine and fixes it. but not for the average person to use.

watch out , check to see if your browser is on HTTPS not HTTP when you log into secure sites ? the S is for secure or at least attempt at secure...lol

nothing is safe , just use common sense and and pay attention to things like that

do not click on links or open files from anyone unknown or Scandy..lol

sucks mate, hope the nigerian drug son of rajab doesn't screw you

Edited by sapphiregraphics

Lucky you caught it, good policy to keep paypal acc's empty from now on I think.

If you're short let me know apparenttly I'm cashed up, I'm rich biatch!

Dear Internet User,

This Email is to inform you that you emerged a winner of the sum of ?1,000.000

Euros with the following numbers attached Ref Number: PW 9590ES 9414,Batch

Number: 573881545-NL/2009 on our online draws which was played on the year

2009.For further Information about your Winnings,contact your Lottery.

Claims Officer with the following contact Address Below.

Mr. Silva Moreli

Tel: +44 703 596-1615

Email: [email protected]

You will provide him with the following information:

(CLAIMS INFORMATIONS):

1. Full Names:

2. Your Age:

3. Gender /Sex:

4. Home Address:

5. Occupation:

6. Country:

7. Home/Work Phone:

8.Cellphone:

Once Again Congratulations!!! Thank you for being a user of the World

Wide Web.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Stella Bruce.

Swiss Lotto Cordination.

WooHoo :(

The exact same thing happened to me.

I don't use paypal but have an account.

Recieved 4 notifications last night about eCheques bring drawn from my account for different amount in AUD, AMD, EUR and Pounds to the value of about $14,000.

Can't contact PayPal until tomorrow call centre not open on a Sunday.

yes its bullshit. i have nothing in my account either but you can link it to you savings account. i also rang my bank and told them to block it all and also my internet banking just incase. not worth playing with as i am tryin to save for a house. hense y im selling my skyline.

Out of curiosity...

Same password for Paypal, Ebay?

Do you use the same password for various forums or sites you sign up to?

IMO using an email address to sign in to a financial website is a major security risk.

Edited by TheRogue

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