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Post by LA Times on Mar 12, 2016 7:48:45 GMT -5
www.mailshark.com.au/recent-security-news/paypal-account-access-limited-phishing-email-2674I received an email claiming that my Paypal account was limited due to suspicious activity. It looked authentic and didnt go into my spam folder. I clicked on the link which takes you to a site that looks just like Paypal and entered my address, credit card and checking account info. I had just woken up after being sick yesterday and didnt figure to login to Paypal directly to check on things. Afterwards, I changed my Paypal password, transferred most of the funds there into my checking account and cancelled my credit card. Is there any other action I have to take?
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Post by mikey1974 on Mar 12, 2016 8:07:14 GMT -5
you might want to put a credit fraud alert out on yourself. If you do it through one of the 3 credit checking companies (Experian, TransUnion, and I forget the third), they alert the other 2 as well. Big issue for you now is this person has your name and address. They could take out loans or open up credit cards in your name and do a lot of damage that the companies will then expect you to be liable for. contact Experian, and let them know what happened. You also want to call the bank and tell them to put a freeze on your checking account, to prevent this person from taking the money out of there. You're also going to need a new checking account.
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Post by LA Times on Mar 12, 2016 8:13:00 GMT -5
you might want to put a credit fraud alert out on yourself. If you do it through one of the 3 credit checking companies (Experian, TransUnion, and I forget the third), they alert the other 2 as well. Big issue for you now is this person has your name and address. They could take out loans or open up credit cards in your name and do a lot of damage that the companies will then expect you to be liable for. contact Experian, and let them know what happened. You also want to call the bank and tell them to put a freeze on your checking account, to prevent this person from taking the money out of there. You're also going to need a new checking account. That is the same checking account I just moved my Paypal funds to. I was going to move it to my savings. I will talk to my bank later today even though I dont keep that much money in my checking acct. |
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Post by mikey1974 on Mar 12, 2016 8:15:08 GMT -5
Call the bank first. Like,right now. This guy (or gal) has your bank account info. They can go wipe all your money out!
Then call Experian. They'll put that fraud alert on your credit,making it extremely hard for someone to open up any new lines of credit that don't have more personal information on you.
Lastly,you're going to have to watch for awhile. Check bank statements every month,credit card statements,etc. To watch for any suspicious activity. Cause they have your name address. They WILL try seveal time to fleece you for money, over months or even years.
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Post by honeybear 619 on Mar 12, 2016 8:16:38 GMT -5
Never click on any links in any email.
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Post by mikey1974 on Mar 12, 2016 8:17:00 GMT -5
you might want to put a credit fraud alert out on yourself. If you do it through one of the 3 credit checking companies (Experian, TransUnion, and I forget the third), they alert the other 2 as well. Big issue for you now is this person has your name and address. They could take out loans or open up credit cards in your name and do a lot of damage that the companies will then expect you to be liable for. contact Experian, and let them know what happened. You also want to call the bank and tell them to put a freeze on your checking account, to prevent this person from taking the money out of there. You're also going to need a new checking account. That is the same checking account I just moved my Paypal funds to. I was going to move it to my savings. I will talk to my bank later today even though I dont keep that much money in my checking acct. do you have overdraft available on your account? If so,that's a huge problem. Even if you don't have much in there, they can be doing e-checks right now and having them go through if your bank will pay for overdrafts. |
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Post by Vamp55 on Mar 12, 2016 8:28:32 GMT -5
Me too, had to cancel all my cards etc...
Still get the email from them every now and again. I just delete it
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Post by LA Times on Mar 12, 2016 8:53:11 GMT -5
Me too, had to cancel all my cards etc... Still get the email from them every now and again. I just delete it Was any damage done in your name with your SSN, bank account #, etc obtained? |
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Post by LA Times on Mar 12, 2016 11:23:09 GMT -5
Call the bank first. Like,right now. This guy (or gal) has your bank account info. They can go wipe all your money out! Then call Experian. They'll put that fraud alert on your credit,making it extremely hard for someone to open up any new lines of credit that don't have more personal information on you. Lastly,you're going to have to watch for awhile. Check bank statements every month,credit card statements,etc. To watch for any suspicious activity. Cause they have your name address. They WILL try seveal time to fleece you for money, over months or even years. I spoke with my bank earlier today. They said it was not wise to cancel the checking acct since I just mailed out 2 checks yesterday and have a lot of activity going on. I will move my Paypal deposit into my savings once it goes through. They said they will keep an eye out for any suspicious activity. I also filed a credit fraud alert with Transunion. Experian was unavailable Saturday morning. |
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Post by ZDB on Mar 12, 2016 11:35:16 GMT -5
Your first move before anything else should've been to call your bank
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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2016 12:07:21 GMT -5
I almost fell for that. I clicked the link but then realized that something wasn't right so I exited and deleted the email. I entered no information.
Should I be okay?
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Post by mikey1974 on Mar 12, 2016 12:21:48 GMT -5
I almost fell for that. I clicked the link but then realized that something wasn't right so I exited and deleted the email. I entered no information. Should I be okay? As long as the link didn't have any malware or such in it,yeah. As long as you have a good malware/anti-spyware/virus protection program. NEVER, never,never, click on any link from any emails you get,unless you explicitly trust the person. Even when I get emails from friends, if there's a link in there to a picture or something I'll call or text them first to make sure they sent it. another trick these bastards like to do is if they hack someone's email, they'll send out fake emails to everyone on the person's contact list with fake links to try and get spyware on their computer. always go to the site of whoever sends you en email, never follow the links. I've been getting spam ones from CVS telling me my order is ready,or my rewards points are set to expire soon. A simple contact email on their official website shows they sent no such things. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2016 13:03:00 GMT -5
I almost fell for that. I clicked the link but then realized that something wasn't right so I exited and deleted the email. I entered no information. Should I be okay? As long as the link didn't have any malware or such in it,yeah. As long as you have a good malware/anti-spyware/virus protection program. NEVER, never,never, click on any link from any emails you get,unless you explicitly trust the person. Even when I get emails from friends, if there's a link in there to a picture or something I'll call or text them first to make sure they sent it. another trick these bastards like to do is if they hack someone's email, they'll send out fake emails to everyone on the person's contact list with fake links to try and get spyware on their computer. always go to the site of whoever sends you en email, never follow the links. I've been getting spam ones from CVS telling me my order is ready,or my rewards points are set to expire soon. A simple contact email on their official website shows they sent no such things. My computer is running smoothly like normal, so I think there was nothing. Went ahead and changed my password anyways. |
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Post by Vamp55 on Mar 12, 2016 15:58:28 GMT -5
Me too, had to cancel all my cards etc... Still get the email from them every now and again. I just delete it Was any damage done in your name with your SSN, bank account #, etc obtained? Nah, I was a dumbass and filled it out like 4 times as well. They got everything, but never used it for anything (or so it appears)... Not sure why? I guess cause I had very little money in my PayPal linked accounts and my credit card is almost always maxed out (thanks Mattel) |
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Post by ¡Twist Of Cinnamon! on Mar 12, 2016 17:50:51 GMT -5
I get one of those a day but ignored them for a week or two since I rarely use Paypal. Ended up almost clicking a link just to stop the emails but decided to check the sender's email first. Sure enough, it wasn't legit.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2016 18:33:08 GMT -5
I got that e-mail today also. I deleted it without opening it since I don't use my Paypal account.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2016 23:40:57 GMT -5
I almost fell for that. I clicked the link but then realized that something wasn't right so I exited and deleted the email. I entered no information. Should I be okay? As long as the link didn't have any malware or such in it,yeah. As long as you have a good malware/anti-spyware/virus protection program. NEVER, never,never, click on any link from any emails you get,unless you explicitly trust the person. Even when I get emails from friends, if there's a link in there to a picture or something I'll call or text them first to make sure they sent it. another trick these bastards like to do is if they hack someone's email, they'll send out fake emails to everyone on the person's contact list with fake links to try and get spyware on their computer. always go to the site of whoever sends you en email, never follow the links. I've been getting spam ones from CVS telling me my order is ready,or my rewards points are set to expire soon. A simple contact email on their official website shows they sent no such things. QFT. Another trick I have noticed is that they will send you an email but use one of your contacts as their name so it looks like your friend emailed you but they didn't. Evil has no limits. Ditto for douchebaggery. |
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Post by Mr. PerpetuaLynch Motion on Mar 14, 2016 17:30:08 GMT -5
I got the same email because it said due to recent activity they have put a limit on my account. So I went straight to PayPal and saw the only transactions were ones I've done and there was nothing anywhere indicating anything about any limits. It really sucks for you to be in this situation. The Internet is a really crapty place, we all have to be really careful.
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Post by TheLastDude on Mar 14, 2016 17:41:22 GMT -5
Never, ever, ever, EVER follow links from e-mails. If you ever get a notification, go right to the site and log in from there.
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Post by ZDB on Mar 14, 2016 19:07:35 GMT -5
As long as the link didn't have any malware or such in it,yeah. As long as you have a good malware/anti-spyware/virus protection program. NEVER, never,never, click on any link from any emails you get,unless you explicitly trust the person. Even when I get emails from friends, if there's a link in there to a picture or something I'll call or text them first to make sure they sent it. another trick these bastards like to do is if they hack someone's email, they'll send out fake emails to everyone on the person's contact list with fake links to try and get spyware on their computer. always go to the site of whoever sends you en email, never follow the links. I've been getting spam ones from CVS telling me my order is ready,or my rewards points are set to expire soon. A simple contact email on their official website shows they sent no such things. QFT. Another trick I have noticed is that they will send you an email but use one of your contacts as their name so it looks like your friend emailed you but they didn't. Evil has no limits. Ditto for douchebaggery. I was looking through my junk email and got one of those, super sketchy |
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