Some hacker bought something on my ebay account !! WHAT!
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Go on to paypal and unlink tbe avcount?
If Paypal are saying it doesn't look like there has been unauthorised access to your account, and that holds true, then perhaps someone has compromised the computer you use and has purchased the goods that way. Paypal would see the access as being you, because essentially it is your pc, from your IP doing the buying.
Checked your PC for malware and things?
Checked your PC for malware and things?
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Ah, you must have slipped into an alternate reality.
You can test this by answering a question:
Do you remember the film 'The bridge over the river kwai'?
The other you is on OcUK right now going on about how paypal refuse to admit he bought a playstation the other night.
Idk how, or indeed if you will ever get back to your reality.
This is all I can tell you at this time in humanity.
Goodbye.
You can test this by answering a question:
Do you remember the film 'The bridge over the river kwai'?
Well. In this reality the film is called: The Bridge on the River Kwai.
The other you is on OcUK right now going on about how paypal refuse to admit he bought a playstation the other night.
Idk how, or indeed if you will ever get back to your reality.
This is all I can tell you at this time in humanity.
Goodbye.
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Jesus wept of course I'm sure, I'm sober as a judge and don't have the money to buy a playstation. This is why I'm so alarmed, the ease with which the account was compromised combined with how illogical it all is. My theory is:
1. The seller did it and just won't post
2. The hacker emailed the seller post sale to get it posted elsewhere
Obviously iv emailed the seller saying I didn't buy it
Absolutely, however what's stopped me is worrying if I did this I'd not have an account linked to refund money to WHEN they refund me..... Because they will be doing this, otherwise I'll have to report it as a crime
Yeah that's what I thought and will be my first suggestion at 8am on the phone. And yeah obviously ran full system scans using kaspersky 2016 and Microsofts own stuff and came up with nothing
Also I don't see how this could happen, I own 3 computers and one phone, I don't have a family or house mate that would do this on the sly, I'm technically minded and careful, I'm running Windows 10 latest and macOS serra. I'm naturally obsessed with security.
The whole thing is bizarre, my only theory is its a new form of hack using a previously unknown method (it was just a matter of time) or ebay/PayPal made a mistake or there is an error in the system and its linked someone else's purchase to me, again, all theoretically possible.
What I do know which I swear on my parents lives, which I don't say lightly given my dad is recovering from a recent heart attack..... This transaction is 1000% nothing to do with me, and what's scary, so far every one is doubting this...... Awful, if I CAN get this resolved I'm ditching PayPal, where as a day ago I'd be the last person to say this, life without PayPal is going to be tricky, but I cant have money stolen from me, and then be treated awfully when I'm the victim of crime.
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Ive had plenty of "hackers" ordering stuff on my ebay account. Definatly wasnt me.
Gd needs to be renamed "ebay and rss feed discussion"
Gd needs to be renamed "ebay and rss feed discussion"
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Huh ? What? I wasn't on any devices when the sale happened, and I'm not that thick, I don't just buy things randomly! lol Also especially not with one click.
How?
Obviously
Phoned them now - after 10 million transfers between various phone operators
they are now 'escelating and reopening the case'Christ, on an actual bike.
You likely (not guaranteed, but likely) entered your username and password into a phishing mail at some point in time.
Either that, or your password was very simple.
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Yeah never would :/ and im always aware of if a site is real, verisign/kaspersky checked legit.
Changed all passwords now (it was hard to guess origonally, letters and numbers and not a word used in languge, a random combination of letters), unlinked auto checkout etc in ebay, 2 stepped every account i can think of (of which many were anyway) - paypal say they are investigating now and my bank has frozen my debit card...... still NO ONE, not ebay nor paypal can tell me if my money will actually leave my account however.
Was the password unique to Ebay or one you've used elsewhere, even once? So many sites have leaked login data nowadays that it's possible they've gotten in that way.
Checking my old email on this site for example, my details have been leaked from multiple sites ranging from gaming sites like Nexus mods to even an old web host i used for an old website.
Checking my old email on this site for example, my details have been leaked from multiple sites ranging from gaming sites like Nexus mods to even an old web host i used for an old website.
I always said the same, but still got burnt once with a masterfully crafted phishing mail once some time ago, though I realised shortly after before any damage was done. All I'm saying is that it can happen to any of us, no matter how diligent we think we are. All it takes is a a convincingly presented mail, moment of unconscious inattention, and then boom.
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Social engineering usually refers to the "Hacker" guilt tripping or otherwise psychologically manipulating the support line (likely ebay support in this case) into providing them with the password.
This trick works more than you would think.
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I realised this later, and yeah I agree. So it's a matter to take up with eBay, not PayPal.
My eBay got compromised after using an open random WiFi hotspot while I was on Business in Germany. The Hotel had a paid WiFi service but there was a free open hotspot available which I connected to. At the time I was bidding on items as I rarely use eBay.
Could never prove it was the reason but was very strange.
Could never prove it was the reason but was very strange.