Paypal warning.

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » April 20th, 2007, 20:08

Watch yourselves, someone just tried to rob £500 though my paypal account.

Someone got DP t'other day too, so it may (VERY UNLIKELY) possibly be something related to 5punk, very hard to know though.

Either way, I'd suggest keeping an eye on stuff and changing your paypal password.

cashy · Post by **cashy** » April 20th, 2007, 20:14

Meh im covered

Stoat · Post by **Stoat** » April 20th, 2007, 20:33

How did they attempt to do that?

Lateralus · Post by **Lateralus** » April 20th, 2007, 20:33

I've had issues with paypal/ebay recently. Had my ebay account suspended due to someone supposedly getting my password have have subsequently changed my paypal p/word and disassociated it from my ebay account. Not used ebay for months and months though, and only used paypal for the first time in ages when sending money to Berk and Friz...

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » April 20th, 2007, 20:40

Stoat wrote:How did they attempt to do that?

No idea, I suspect someone got hold of my cookie/password.

Post by **Roman Totale** » April 20th, 2007, 21:14

Had the same thing about a year ago.

Email comes in from PayPal confirming I'd sent a payment of X dollars for a camera on eBay. "The fuck?" I thought. I noticed a little link on the email that said 'Dispute This Transaction'.

Right you fuckers, that's getting disputed pronto. Clicked link which took me to PayPal, logged in with my username and password and was taken to a form that I needed to fill in to get my money back. It was the usual information required - name, address, credit card name, credit card number, pin number..."The fuck?" I thought once more.

It was then it dawned on me that something wasn't quite right. Checked the web address and realised that it wasn't actually PayPal. Shut it down, opened up the real PayPal and changed my password bloody sharpish. I let PayPal know about it and they swung into action by...doing absolutely bugger all. I was quite amazed they couldn't be arsed looking into it.

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » April 20th, 2007, 21:55

This wasn't nearly that rough.

All i got was an email saying

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Dear Berk,


Your payment for £500.00 GBP to pay_pal_01@hotmail.co.uk has been initiated. This payment will be completed once the recipient has accepted the payment.





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Payment Details
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Amount: £500.00 GBP

Subject: Ty

Message:
Cheers for the help


Thank you for using PayPal!
The PayPal Team

Mr. Johnson · Post by **Mr. Johnson** » April 20th, 2007, 22:08

does this only work when you have money on your paypal-account? or can they take it straight from your bank account/creditcard?

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » April 20th, 2007, 22:09

they took it from my card.

Post by **Dog Pants** » April 20th, 2007, 22:52

I had $50 taken from my Paypal account by a company with a non-existant website. Luckily I had about that in my account already so nothing was transferred out of my bank ('cos I'm skint). Obviously I've disputed it, but it was a genuine transaction and needless to say I've changed my password (on my hotmail and bank accounts too).

Post by **FatherJack** » April 20th, 2007, 23:27

Money seems to magically vanish from my Paypal account every Friday and Saturday night - usually it seems to dodgy porn sites. I cannot explain it at all.

Post by **tandino** » April 20th, 2007, 23:31

FatherJack wrote:Money seems to magically vanish from my Paypal account every Friday and Saturday night - usually it seems to dodgy porn sites. I cannot explain it at all.

Teh devil drink!!!111

Sheriff Fatman · Post by **Sheriff Fatman** » April 21st, 2007, 0:15

This is worrying me a bit. I have never had a problem with ebay/paypal/online banking but if a net savvy chap like berk almost got caught out ...

Anyhoo, done all the changing of personal details and whatnot just in case.

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » April 21st, 2007, 0:20

I honestly don't think I was caught out. I suspect my cookies got stoled or something. (as my machine is clean and secure) and I only ever go to paypal through paypal, or very trusted sites (like steam or ea link)

northwesten · Post by **northwesten** » April 21st, 2007, 10:35

I clear my cookies everytime i be on Paypal! IF i get a mail from them i delete and go to there website. Tho if i clicked on the email for paypal and it was a fake Firefoxs alerts me! Unlike explore u be putting in you're details.

I use to use Ebay buy i dont now.

Post by **ProfHawking** » April 22nd, 2007, 21:57

They did exactly the same thing to me just now!! fuck fuck fuckers!

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Dear Rob Eastwood,


Your payment for £550.00 GBP to support@bcsnetworking.net has been initiated. This payment will be completed once the recipient has accepted the payment.





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Payment Details
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Amount: £550.00 GBP

Transaction ID: HORSE



View the details of this transaction online at:

https://www.paypal.com/uk/vst/id=HORSE


Thank you for using PayPal!
The PayPal Team

- the horse. that was the id.

Anyway, i changed my password & questions, then reported it, and that cancelled the transfer.

BE ON YOUR GUARD GUYS!

Post by **Grimmie** » April 22nd, 2007, 23:21

I dont understand HOW this is happening though?
Haxxors?

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » April 22nd, 2007, 23:23

Grimmie wrote:I dont understand HOW this is happening though?
Haxxors?

Only possible/likely way I can think of is that something nasty was on 5punk while it was hacked.

Possibly something to steal cookies or saved passwords.

To protect yourself, all you need to do (probably) is change your password

Post by **TezzRexx** » April 22nd, 2007, 23:46

Hmm possibly, how many 5punkers have been effected so far? 2?

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » April 22nd, 2007, 23:52

3.

2 of us were pretty much refreshing 5punk every 2 minutes while the hacking was going on, dunno about prof.

So I'd put that as the most likely cause.