[meteorite-list] Pay Pal Fraud

From: John Gwilliam <jkg_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:07:03 2004
Message-ID: <4.2.0.58.20021023141808.0097c410_at_pop3.norton.antivirus>

I agree with Matt. I'd rather take a check or a money order any day than
have to deal with the high fees and potential problems associated with an
internet based payment system. Every time the "good guys" develop a new
system or service, the "bad guys" aren't far behind.

If you think the problems with Paypal were bad before, just wait and see
what happens now that it is owned by Ebay. If you ever have a problem
with Ebay, try and get a warm body on the phone...it simply won't happen.

John Gwilliam


At 10:43 AM 10/23/02 -0600, Matt Morgan wrote:
>Mark:
>This is one of the reasons I am abandoning the use of PayPal. Security
>coupled with OUTRAGEOUS fees, did it for me. I will take a check any day
>over PayPal.
>Matt Morgan
>
>At 11:36 AM 10/23/2002 -0500, you wrote:
>>Hello List,
>>
>>Since a lot of list members use Pay Pal, I thought I would tell everyone
>>that..
>>
>>Last night I was hit by a hacker to my Pay Pal account. They were able
>>to take about $1000 before Pay Pal threw a security blanket on my
>>account. I have changed my password and everything and called Pay Pal
>>who is trying to fix everything. So untill then my Pay Pal account is
>>frozen, with all the money that is in there. Which is almost like
>>punishing me. Strange thing is they got in and kept taking little
>>amounts ($100-$260). I've sent large sums before with Pay Pal so I am
>>unsure why they didnt try, the funds where there. Pay Pal's system did
>>catch one of the charges and reversed it. I am really hoping they
>>reverse the others.
>>
>>I have never given my password out to anybody or anything. I do not have
>>it written anywhere. I am really at a loss on how they got in there.
>>
>>Mark
>
>
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Received on Wed 23 Oct 2002 05:25:32 PM PDT