forster Posted December 2, 2003 Share Posted December 2, 2003 Hey could give me a few bucks like 10 dollarsI'm a very poor college student I'd love the help my paypal email is I'll repay you in anyway. Help me have a good christmas. ahahahaha, sure dude, just send me your mom's phone number :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hum Posted December 2, 2003 Share Posted December 2, 2003 :huh: Gee I didn't know we were allowed to beg for money on Neowin. You rich readers out there may send me all you can -- I'm freezing here in my house :blush: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YaZoR Posted December 2, 2003 Share Posted December 2, 2003 damn! looks like i've ben busted! cheers for the $500 :laugh: serious note: unlucky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobba Posted December 2, 2003 Share Posted December 2, 2003 (edited) Poor doesn't mean I don't I can't promote please just drop a few bucks into my paypal account my paypal email is removed please I beg any amount will be great! Edited December 3, 2003 by Blaise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boffa Jones Veteran Posted December 2, 2003 Veteran Share Posted December 2, 2003 BObba, you are goin ot have to stop that, i mean the first time maybe, but you might get in trouble wit the admins if you keep it up. I have 'paypal', just havnt put my card in yet, i will wait untill i really want to get something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vespaman Posted December 2, 2003 Share Posted December 2, 2003 bobba is a poor ****** :p please stop hehuehue it's start to annoy me :pinch: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimplyPotatoes Posted December 2, 2003 Share Posted December 2, 2003 bobba i just sent you 1million pesos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toxikk Veteran Posted December 3, 2003 Veteran Share Posted December 3, 2003 bobba, take it elsewhere! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riahc3 Posted December 25, 2003 Share Posted December 25, 2003 odd uve gotten attacked before..... have u ever written ur passwords down, told anyone, or maybe someone has seen it while u typed. I dont think its Paypal?s fault. Maybe someone is accessiing ur computer. check for keyloggers or something similar as i havent heard bad things about paypal. theres a keylogger that i got that tracks every keystroke every day and stores it in a hidden file in system32. i find that no antivirus, or trogen detector has found it. might wanna snoop around or seek professional help/investigation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoyablue Posted December 25, 2003 Share Posted December 25, 2003 Yes, visit paypalsucks.com, a source for complete, unbiased information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bayrider Posted December 25, 2003 Share Posted December 25, 2003 did they steal it from your paypal account or from your bank account which the money is transfered to from paypal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooldude7273 Posted December 25, 2003 Share Posted December 25, 2003 hey did you get an email asking you to update your paypal information? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ritalin Posted December 25, 2003 Share Posted December 25, 2003 However hard i try I really have not much confidence in online buying... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redFX Posted December 25, 2003 Share Posted December 25, 2003 Having an account with a hard password isn't enough to protect yourself. Here is a checklist of things you should do: 1) Get a strong firewall software - Make sure no one can install trojans or anything else to send out data from your computer (i.e. spying, etc). 2) Get strong anti-virus software - So you can make sure people don't install trojans, key loggers, etc. 3) Don't ever write down your password on your computer (in a file, program, etc) and never ever write it down in the real world (i.e. sticky note, notebook, etc). 4) Never ever save your password in your browser. 5) Never click on a link in an email that takes you to paypal (Heck, I don't even trust links on legit sites, I go directly to paypal.com and other sites I have logins to). 6) Always verify the URL you are logging into. To always be safe, kill your browser, restart it, manually enter the address. 7) Choose a random 8+ character password. Remember, most systems are case sensite, use upper/lower case combinations. 8) If you have the option, choose a random 8+ character username as well 9) And this is the biggest, don't ever give out your password. If you call support and they ask it, you called the wrong number. No one will ever ever ask you for it. Don't give it out (Its like your 10 year old daughters virginity, ain't no mofo going to take that away while you're on watch... protected by firearms with safety turn off... shoot to kill, ask questions later!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bayrider Posted December 25, 2003 Share Posted December 25, 2003 hey did you get an email asking you to update your paypal information? i got that... it looked extremely legit too. they wnated to me to enter my info so they could have my info up to date. I mean all the links and images were directly from paypal. I guess only the submit button was linked to another site. I knew paypal does not send emails to update any sort of info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arewhyfour Posted December 25, 2003 Share Posted December 25, 2003 I don't use paypal simply becasue what's happened to me personally and learning i'm not alone. You can read up at www.paypalsucks.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OohLexis Posted December 25, 2003 Share Posted December 25, 2003 pft, I just went and removed my credit card lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noir Posted December 25, 2003 Share Posted December 25, 2003 Removed my CC from PayPal as well, after reading on that paypalsucks.com site I felt that was the best thing to do, even if it's all made up. Better safe than sorry I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eo83 Posted December 25, 2003 Share Posted December 25, 2003 pft, I just went and removed my credit card lol i just did the same dam thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason the Eighty Eighth Posted December 26, 2003 Share Posted December 26, 2003 find out his IP, and with that, find his ISP. contact them, and if they are stupid enough to give you his address, fly over to his house and egg + tp his house :shifty: once finished, scream out "who's the winner now?!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monosyllabicgoon Posted December 26, 2003 Share Posted December 26, 2003 ummm, probly the guy who has 500 bucks and only has to clean up some toilet paper off his house Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaolinmonk Posted December 26, 2003 Share Posted December 26, 2003 light his house on fire stand outside watch it burn as he comes out screaming in horror kick him in the nads and take a leak on his forhead then castrate him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingbob Posted December 28, 2003 Share Posted December 28, 2003 I don't understand...but I guess I've never been scammed with PayPal over the past 4 years so I don't know what it's like. But paypalsucks.com seems pretty biased about PayPal. Everytime you login to PayPal it tells you never give out your info to anyone. The only way someone could've 'hacked' them would be with a trojan or keylogger of some sort unless they told someone their info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qbat Posted December 28, 2003 Share Posted December 28, 2003 I have also deleted my PayPal account ... This sounds scary :rofl: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuarterSwede Posted December 28, 2003 Share Posted December 28, 2003 Report your complaints to the Better Business Bureau and there is no way paypal will stay open, especially if everyone who has been screwed complains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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