Lord Geordie Posted April 16, 2016 Report Share Posted April 16, 2016 Trip the the bank tomorrow! Ringing the fraud team and closing his PayPal account down all before a shift today! Someone has taken everything from his account! Poor ****** had saved for ages for a 3D printer, and some scumbag just helps themselves! He should get it back, thank god! But its just so bloody annoying. He didn't take it well the poor kid! Being Autistic, he has self harmed again fir the first time in over 7 years. That's upset me! He has made a mess of his hands and his face. I have had to spend nearly three hours calming him down, now in my room having a good cry myself. There are some really vile people out there! I had done so well keeping him on the straight and narrow! Then in one fell swoop, the past 7 years hard work has just been undone! He seems to think its an old school friend, as one of the PayPal addresses the money was sent to was his! I have had to explain, there is every possibility HIS account has prob been compromised also. Talk to the bank, and fraud people tomorrow and leave it with them. I will have to try and get some time off from work and take Chris away for a week to take his mind off it, and get him back on track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted April 16, 2016 Report Share Posted April 16, 2016 (edited) Good luck Mate, you certainly seem to have more than your fair share of this ****! How much in round figures had he saved? How much in round figures was he aiming at for the 3D printer? Perhaps PW should have a go at raising a little fund for him. I will start the ball rolling and pledge £20 Edited April 16, 2016 by TIGHTCHOKE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel b3 Posted April 16, 2016 Report Share Posted April 16, 2016 Those thieving scrotes really boil my ****. Im in for £20.00 too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamster Posted April 16, 2016 Report Share Posted April 16, 2016 I have no idea how but the first thing to do is seek to reassure him it's just some random low life and not someone he knows. I hope you get it all back, if not please pm me and I'll happily pledge £50 towards his printer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
novice cushie shooter Posted April 16, 2016 Report Share Posted April 16, 2016 Do these scumbags ever get caught or punished, seems to be a more common thing happening now. I hope your son gets his printer and gets on an even keel mentally. Sad to hear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontastic Posted April 16, 2016 Report Share Posted April 16, 2016 Do these scumbags ever get caught or punished, seems to be a more common thing happening now. I hope your son gets his printer and gets on an even keel mentally. Sad to hearIf it is an old school friend it should be easy to track him down and find out how he managed to clear the account. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mungler Posted April 16, 2016 Report Share Posted April 16, 2016 It will get sorted but there's plenty of agg involved. If it doesn't, then let us know as I'm sure the PW collective can help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tweedledee Posted April 16, 2016 Report Share Posted April 16, 2016 I got hit over Christmas one year to the tune of 3kgot it back but never for one minute think pay pal is safe.take any card details off after a purchase and only put them on when you want to buy something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadkill Posted April 16, 2016 Report Share Posted April 16, 2016 Let us know how you get on, I'm happy to pledge £20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mabery 3 Posted April 16, 2016 Report Share Posted April 16, 2016 I will pledge £20 good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert Posted April 16, 2016 Report Share Posted April 16, 2016 Im in for a Tenner, send us details by pm for payment details Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodp Posted April 16, 2016 Report Share Posted April 16, 2016 I'm in for £20. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonkeyKong Posted April 16, 2016 Report Share Posted April 16, 2016 That is really awful. Seems to be a lot of PayPal stuff going on lately. I will pledge £20 also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLuke Posted April 16, 2016 Report Share Posted April 16, 2016 What a shower of excrement you have had of late - put me down for £20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortune Posted April 16, 2016 Report Share Posted April 16, 2016 How did the perp get his A/C details to gain access? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrowningB525 Posted April 16, 2016 Report Share Posted April 16, 2016 (edited) Has the money been taken via PayPal? Reading between the lines, it seems that someone may have found his password. This could be a bullying act. Search facebook.com using the email addresses paid as a starter for 10. Edited April 16, 2016 by BrowningB525 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno22rf Posted April 16, 2016 Report Share Posted April 16, 2016 I think they normally scam you by sending you an email that looks very much like it's from PP and suggesting that someone has tried using your account or a story along a similar line and they ask you to "sign in" via their link and change your password - easy to fall for. Not sure but I think that you can link a mobile phone to the account so that you get a txt allowing you to verify that a purchase is legit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secretagentmole Posted April 16, 2016 Report Share Posted April 16, 2016 In case your son has inadvertently picked up a trojan, run Malware Antibytes then Keyscrambler, Key Scrambler works by using coding software that changes what was pressed on the keyboard into gibberish akin to an Enigma message, that is then decoded on screen, so any key logger has more chance of winning the lottery than finding a password! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontastic Posted April 16, 2016 Report Share Posted April 16, 2016 If the money has gone into your sons friends account could he have been at your house and managed to get hold of account details. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grrclark Posted April 16, 2016 Report Share Posted April 16, 2016 I feel for you and and your lad, it is a really rotten thing to have happen and the emotional distress to your son amplifies everything. Hopefully if you tell him about this thread and the response from the guys above it will maybe help him realise that there are more good guys in the world than scum bags. When you sort out what you need to do with the bank then send pm's all round or start up a fund raising page, i'm sure that even if the money is returned quickly and without too much hassle all those who have pledged above will stand by that and he can buy a whole load of consumables to go with the printer or anything else that may benefit him. I'm in for the £20 too. Good luck with the bank and paypal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Geordie Posted April 16, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2016 Thankyou all for the kind gestures! But I cant accept! I should get it sorted between the bank, and PayPal. The old school friend was banned from my house, for his behavior and influence! Drink, smoking, shoplifting, the list is long! I didn't like him from the start! But gave him a fair chance, as anyone should be given! But the picture was grim! Apparently he spoke to Chris a month ago just saying WT eff and unfriended him! Then this! But I still cant help but wonder I HIS account was hacked too? Still. I am off to see the bank now! Thanks again guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyska Posted April 16, 2016 Report Share Posted April 16, 2016 LG is one of the proudest blokes, I tried desperately a couple of years ago to help him by pm, no matter how much I leaned he wouldn't entertain it. Hope you get it sorted, you could always accept and pay it back fella, if it's going to help your lad and your stoic pride! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subsonicnat Posted April 16, 2016 Report Share Posted April 16, 2016 Words evade me,,Well keep us all informed mate and I am very sure the guys on here would sort it,as all the replies have indicated.. Give the lad a boost knowing there are probaly hundreds on here rooting for him.. Good Luck anyway. Put me in if needs be.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonkeyKong Posted April 16, 2016 Report Share Posted April 16, 2016 Turn on 2-step verification on his (and your) paypal accounts. That way even if someone gets your password, you will be notified when they try to access your account. PayPal will have a log of the IP address of whoever transferred the money which will clear up whether the account the money went to was compromised as well. I must say, it seems incredibly stupid to steal money from someone you know and transfer it to your own email address. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich1984 Posted April 16, 2016 Report Share Posted April 16, 2016 Sorry to hear this, i hope you and your lad can get back to where you were before this **** happend. Should you have a change of heart im also in for £20. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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