Watch Your Paypal! All of my money is GONE! :(

[hcppam]

Sorry! thanks for the info.

 

[Frogdogtimestwo]

This freaked me out! I went to my account and deleted what I have been using and attached it to a savings account with no balance and when I make purchases I will add money, also I disconnected the account bank protection so if it was overdrawn they would not use my primary account to cover charges. I hate dishonest people

 

[cassie]

My brother had something similar happen to him. He did get his money back but it took a while

 

[debilorrah]

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Mine does not charge for the savings account. That account is there as a filter for paypal funds and that's it.

 

[call ducks]

I am annyoed.... I bought something from Ebay, the item was fake/faurd but they still took the money out of my bank account, that made bells ring at my bank they called i am going over to talk with them tommrow... Ughhh i am going to close my paypal account after i get this sorted out...

 

[debilorrah]

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I am alerted as soon as money is there and I move it immediately. It takes a couple days for it to hit the bank account, but the funds are tied up in the meantime and cannot be touched.

 

[key west chick]

Well that just really stinks.

I cant imagine losing what little I have. I havent used my paypal in over a year so I just went in and deleted my card number from my profile.

 

[shelleyd2008]

Wow, that really sucks that this happened to you. Had you gotten any e-mails from 'paypal' asking you to log in to your account? That's how they generally get your password. If you do ever get any e-mails like that (Paypal will not send you e-mails asking you to verify your account) you should send them to [email protected]

I had one do that with me before (send an e-mail) and like an idiot I logged in through the 'site'. Luckily I figured out what was going on and quickly changed my password before something happened. I'm changing it right now actually, it's been a while since I have.

Sorry this happened to you and hopefully they'll be able to get your money back to you.

 

[shelleyd2008]

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I am alerted as soon as money is there and I move it immediately. It takes a couple days for it to hit the bank account, but the funds are tied up in the meantime and cannot be touched.

I have a Paypal debit card so I don't have to move it. It helps a lot, I usually can't wait for it to go to the bank. Also, my bank account linked to paypal is a savings and they charge me for any withdrawals over 3 in a quarter. I use my paypal money for buying feed so it's not like I can leave it in the bank.

 

[desertdarlene]

I've thought about that a lot, too, especially since I hooked up my internet to a wireless router. I put fort knox encryption on my wifi, but there are other ways for them to get access to my accounts. I keep a close eye on my money.

ETA: I think having a separate account attached to your Paypal and transferring it to your bank from there, later, is a great idea! I have an account or two where I can do exactly that.