Friday, January 2, 2009

Paypal Account Hacker v1.0

Paypal Account Hacred
I awoke after a restless sleep to an email:
As part of our security measures, we regularly screen activity in the PayPal system. During a recent screening, we noticed an issue regarding your account.
Case ID Number: ######## (I removed the case number myself, just in case)
For your protection, we have limited access to your account until additional security measures can be completed. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
To review your account and some or all of the information that PayPal used to make its decision to limit your account access, please visit the Resolution Center. If, after reviewing your account information, you seek further clarification regarding your account access, please contact PayPal by visiting the Help Center and clicking “Contact Us”.
We thank you for your prompt attention to this matter. Please understand that this is a security measure intended to help protect you and your account. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Sincerely,PayPal Account Review Department
I log in to my account, to see, yes in fact an unauthorized transaction had taken place. A $175 transfer to be exact to a checking account for a Japanese Yahoo email address. The $175 is all I had, well they were kind enough to leave $4.87. This money was to pay my cell phone and electric this month. I have no idea how the person got the information- I have not clicked links, received any spoof emails or purchased anything. I change my passwords on a monthly basis and use strange characters and combinations. I am now left with $4.87 on a debit card and I have a little over $50 in cash. This is all the money I have period. I just want to say to those who find it funny to hack into the accounts of others: Fuck You. (Oh yeah, I’m sure I’ll be getting that phone call from Diane Sawyer now, note sarcasm, I rarely use that word so you know I’m furious). Ya know, I’m broke, but I would never scam anyone, or hack into an account to get the money I need for bills, food, clothing, or material items. Why do you think I write paid posts? Why do you think I accept advertising on this blog? Why do you think I’m working my ass off sending my resume out, filling out applications? Because I respect myself and want to EARN my own damn money and take care of myself. I don’t want to rely on others to help me out. Period. End of story.I did open a dispute with PayPal, however the resolution center said it could take up to 10 business days. Now, tell me, how is a grand total of $54.87 going to last me 10 business days? To the person who did this- I’ll get my money back you creep and I hope your ass is caught and you’re either jailed, or fined. You deserve it.