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Old 01-04-2010, 11:26 AM   #31
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Originally Posted by luv View Post
Got an email from my friend saying that I should cancel my paypal because she got an email from them saying accounts had been hacked. I'm pretty sure it's someone who hacked her and created an account after that.
My paypal account was hacked at one point. Thankfully I caught it before the time elapsed for changing the account info.

Your friend needs to report this to 1)her bank 2) paypal 3)one of the major credit check services (experian, equifax, transunion) AND get a fraud alert placed on her credit.

Also 4) flush out her computer and any possible hacks with a memory wipe/reset. As long as she is not actually out any money, she problable doesn't need to sue anyone. Almost invariably, these people aren't in the United States (or at least their accounts aren't).

When this happened to me, a guy was selling Hungarian purses from my eBay account.
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