Originally Posted by hemi70se
I'm going through being a victim right now with Paypal. A month ago my dormant Paypal account got hacked into. The scammer then changed the password and added his bank account from the Bronx NY, then turned off the instant payment notifications. He then ghosted a few legit business websites where people must have thought they were opening a tab to a legit business when it was not. People then placed orders and paid with Paypal. I can't believe people are so stupid to think a legit business uses ONLY Paypal for payment! The scammer received about $12,000 in purchase orders over 3 days and quickly transferred the money to HIS own bank account. I finally get a call from Paypal for suspicious activity. And tons of emails from pissed off people wondering where their items they bought are. The absurd thing is Paypal allowed a person to change my password without positive ID of my last 4 SS numbers or a phone call verification to the phone number on file. I have since added the text to my phone verification code for each time I log in. I HIGHLY recommend this!! or drop your useless paypal account


I believe MOST of this BS is an inside job. Like mentioned above. I refinanced my current mortgage during the Great Recession back toa 30year just in case the wheels came off the economy and i needed breathing room. IMMEADIATELY my whole financial life was turned upside down. I hate to use a broad brush but I had a bad feeling about the people at the bank I was dealing with. None spoke English as a primary language. THAT will never happen again. I just purchased a home on an island and the financing was handled by a local investor that loans money to safe bets (I only needed to finance 40% for 3 years). Not an effing bank that doesn't even investigate their own people (in all fairness how can you know you are hiring crooks that are ANXIOUS to work in the mortgage department to get access to peoples LIVES) AFTER THIS, I will never ever borrow money again. I only use a credit card for business convenience. Paid in full every month. Never a finance charge.