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Posted By: Cristos Beware PayPal users - 06/20/08 12:34 AM
Beware, use different passwords!
I recently got two Emails informing me that I purchaced Game Gold with my PayPal account. I had no knowledge of this purchace, nor did I recieve any items. The next day I got an Email from Paypal informing me that my account was suspended due to suspicious 3rd party access, but the damage had already been done. Now I am out $40 for nothing. The only thing I can think of is that I used the same UserID and Password for my Funcom account, so someone must be randomly trying those ID and Passwords to get money...Probably to re-sell it later. The Email is attached below:
Dear Jeffrey Holter,

This email confirms that you have paid Gaia Online (billing@gaiaonline.com) $40.00 USD using PayPal.

Payment Details:

Transaction ID: 5WG11297BM0939929
Item Price: $40.00 USD
Total: $40.00 USD

Your Username: edsg46gdfhd
*BILLING INFORMATION FOR Paypal
Transaction ID: 0YB18299EY451820D
Order Total:40.00
ORDER DETAILS
Order #: 12323745Date : 06/13/2008 Gaia Cash x500Delivered To: edsg46gdfhdQty: 8 @ 5.00 Total
Total Items: 8Surcharge: 0.00Total Cost: 40.00
Posted By: Elph Re: Beware PayPal users - 06/20/08 12:37 PM
wow that is crazy what is weird for me on this laptop it doesn't show your name just your avatar and where you are located by being in oregon i assume this is rallic ?
Posted By: Daye Re: Beware PayPal users - 06/20/08 06:13 PM
Pay-Pal and I don't see eye to eye anymore anyway.

They ' locked ' my account due to super-secret-russian-ninja
hackers they claimed were trying to access my account. I
merely needed to provide them with my bank account number, my
home phone and some other piece of info that escapes my mind
at the moment.

Since I rarely used it, I told them where they could put
that request for info I don't ever give out. Period.

Since my password would give most folks a heart attack, I
wasn't all that concerned about it.

They refused to cancel my account without providing them
with the aforementioned information, so I ignored their
threats of closing my account if I didn't provide it.

( It's what I was wanting to do anyway. . . . :| )

A few months later the account was terminated and I am
unable to utilize Pay-Pal's services any longer.

( oh noes ! )

My advice, stay as far from Pay-Pal as you can.
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