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09-03-2018, 11:23 PM
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Russian Hits on Paypal

About a dozen transactions appeared, today, on my Paypal account.

Various items, supposedly bought on Ebay, but addressed for delivery to a Russian address.

Paypal is investigating

Anyone else had any?
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09-03-2018, 11:25 PM
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Re: Russian Hits on Paypal

Just checked my account, nothing untoward on there Ted
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10-03-2018, 12:22 AM
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Re: Russian Hits on Paypal

Originally Posted by Tedc ->
About a dozen transactions appeared, today, on my Paypal account.

Various items, supposedly bought on Ebay, but addressed for delivery to a Russian address.

Paypal is investigating

Anyone else had any?
I hope you immediately changed the password. To Ebay and Paypal.
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10-03-2018, 05:14 AM
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Re: Russian Hits on Paypal

Originally Posted by Bruce ->
I hope you immediately changed the password. To Ebay and Paypal.
Paypal require an immediate change of password as soon as you report in.

Ebay take control of the items, via MyEbay, which are raised as an issue and set about "investigating".
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10-03-2018, 06:12 AM
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Re: Russian Hits on Paypal

That's a worry but surely they wouldn't get away with it? And won't the police have their address now ?
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10-03-2018, 06:55 AM
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Originally Posted by summer ->
That's a worry but surely they wouldn't get away with it? And won't the police have their address now ?
The police would have no interest.

The Police would have no interest even if informed.

PS these scammers do get away with it.

Do remember I had a demand for a speeding violation in New York....was drunk and nearly paid it till I realized that I had never been to New York.
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10-03-2018, 11:19 AM
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Re: Russian Hits on Paypal

Contact, with Ebay, this morning.

They agree that there are 23 items, in my basket, which were not bid on by me.

Some of them smallish items, some about £100.

Some have already been paid, by ebay & some haven't.

Anyway, they agree that I don't live in Russia and the buyer(s) do.

They have started removing the items.

Should be no harm done, but we'll see.

Ebay haven't yet explained how someone got my account id & password - luckily they didn't get my Paypal data otherwise they would have cashed in there and then.

I suggest that others should check their purchase Baskets.

I won't be the only one!
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10-03-2018, 11:52 AM
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Re: Russian Hits on Paypal

Thanks for the warning Tedc. Checked mine and all ok. Hope all goes well for you.
 

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