col s10 Posted March 22, 2009 Report Share Posted March 22, 2009 as above guys,our paypal was account was hacked into.just shows you nowt is safe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p@cman Posted March 22, 2009 Report Share Posted March 22, 2009 Ouch. Hope you didn't lose too much dosh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
col s10 Posted March 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2009 they had about 50 quid away.paypal were really good total refund Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p@cman Posted March 22, 2009 Report Share Posted March 22, 2009 Glad to hear you got your money back. I had a bad experience with Paypal a few years back and lost some cash that was owed to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
col s10 Posted March 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2009 how the **** do they get in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plumbob Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 just out of interest Col did you have the same password for anyother account or did you have trouble logging on to a email account? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mungler Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 Yes that's right. A group of highly organised "hackers" spent a great deal of time in a prolonged and concerted effort to "hack into" your personal Paypal account. Yes, *you* were specifically targeted in this process because you must be a wealthy and high profile individual and as such a viable target for this gang of highly motivated and organised computer hackers. The alternative is that you are a numpty and you like a gazillion other old people who really want to take more care on the internet, responded to a crude and child like attempt by fraudsters which entailed you giving to them (the fraudsters) sufficient personal information and or the password to your Paypal account which enabled them (the fraudsters) to type in the details you provided to them and thereby empty your account - probably by spending the contents on itunes vouchers, porn and computer equipment from the USA. Another alternative would be that you downloaded something *questionable* from the internet and infected your own PC with malware that has snaffled up and swiped your password. Or, as has been correctly suggested above, you have used the same "login details" (username and password) to register with and gain access to an iffy website e.g. bit torrent or Porn, and you have (like a dafty) used the same login details (username, email account and password) for your Paypal account. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkield Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 Ouch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonno243 Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 Yes that's right. A group of highly organised "hackers" spent a great deal of time in a prolonged and concerted effort to "hack into" your personal Paypal account. Yes, *you* were specifically targeted in this process because you must be a wealthy and high profile individual and as such a viable target for this gang of highly motivated and organised computer hackers. The alternative is that you are a numpty and you like a gazillion other old people who really want to take more care on the internet, responded to a crude and child like attempt by fraudsters which entailed you giving to them (the fraudsters) sufficient personal information and or the password to your Paypal account which enabled them (the fraudsters) to type in the details you provided to them and thereby empty your account - probably by spending the contents on itunes vouchers, porn and computer equipment from the USA. Another alternative would be that you downloaded something *questionable* from the internet and infected your own PC with malware that has snaffled up and swiped your password. Or, as has been correctly suggested above, you have used the same "login details" (username and password) to register with and gain access to an iffy website e.g. bit torrent or Porn, and you have (like a dafty) used the same login details (username, email account and password) for your Paypal account. wrong side of bed this morning Mungler?.............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammie*dodger Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 Maybe mungler works in IT. I do and this sort of thing is all too common. I'm front line support though so I have to refrain from telling my customers what I really think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ME Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 No doubt in the same week you are waiting for your cheque for £5 million from the Spanish lottery and 500 million dollars from a Nigerian prince ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danmar94 Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 I've sent my mobile phone to someones Aunt who is holding it as a gift for her Cousin. I'm just waiting for payment which should be any time soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imperfection Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 No doubt in the same week you are waiting for your cheque for £5 million from the Spanish lottery and 500 million dollars from a Nigerian prince ! You mean they arent for real...? I was all ready to quit my job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mungler Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 I've sent my mobile phone to someones Aunt who is holding it as a gift for her Cousin. I'm just waiting for payment which should be any time soon Excellent. If you were to advertise a top of the range Range Rover or BMW for sale on Autotrader then I guarantee that the same gentleman will contact you and suggest that you part exchange your expensive motor vehicle with his V reg Rover 75 and suggest that he borrows your car for the weekend (before purchasing it) so that he can take it to show his uncle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
col s10 Posted March 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 Yes that's right. A group of highly organised "hackers" spent a great deal of time in a prolonged and concerted effort to "hack into" your personal Paypal account. Yes, *you* were specifically targeted in this process because you must be a wealthy and high profile individual and as such a viable target for this gang of highly motivated and organised computer hackers. The alternative is that you are a numpty and you like a gazillion other old people who really want to take more care on the internet, responded to a crude and child like attempt by fraudsters which entailed you giving to them (the fraudsters) sufficient personal information and or the password to your Paypal account which enabled them (the fraudsters) to type in the details you provided to them and thereby empty your account - probably by spending the contents on itunes vouchers, porn and computer equipment from the USA. Another alternative would be that you downloaded something *questionable* from the internet and infected your own PC with malware that has snaffled up and swiped your password. Or, as has been correctly suggested above, you have used the same "login details" (username and password) to register with and gain access to an iffy website e.g. bit torrent or Porn, and you have (like a dafty) used the same login details (username, email account and password) for your Paypal account. i dont do porn,i dont download questionable stuff.must be the first reason you mentioned Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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