Yesterday I got a letter from PayPal saying someone tried to open up an account in my name. The letter stated they was just letting me know and I did not have to call them and no action needed to be taken....

I kinda still wanna call!!!!!!!!!!!

hi tasmail

regulary check during next weeks all of your transtaction on paypal and akk card connected to your paypal account

change all password if needed

check do you have all credit cards, maybe you lost some of them, or they were stolen

call your credit card company and ask them were the any suspicious activities with your card in some strange places (you are in USA, so ask were there any purchaces from other countries)

gl

Check by Paypal if the mail is legit or not . I often get mails about my Visa got blocked and I have to punch in the code . Funny because I got no Visa card . I have tried the same with many other places . It often is a hoax . Next mail you get might be your account have been blocked and a link to punch in your log in to unblock it . Don`t do it . Check by Paypal instead .

Hey TasMail,

I'm sorry to hear about what happened to you!

I guess these mates have given you some good advice; I'd only add that you go ahead and contact PayPal support, as this is really a serious matter!!

Best of luck dear!

hyldig wrote: Check by Paypal if the mail is legit or not . I often get mails about my Visa got blocked and I have to punch in the code . Funny because I got no Visa card . I have tried the same with many other places . It often is a hoax . Next mail you get might be your account have been blocked and a link to punch in your log in to unblock it . Don`t do it . Check by Paypal instead .

+1

Probably it was a phising mail in the name of PP.
The best way to confirm is to log immediately to the respective account.
If there's any recent developments or change in the status it will be notified there.

And if there's no change reflected, then it's a phising mail; forward it to spoof@paypal.com to let them know.

I get many emails like that... I just ignore them.. I report them as spam... Never ever try to click or even open them...

Oh it was in my regular mail, not an e-mail.......... it was actually envelope I had to open!

Thanks everyone!

I did check my pp acct and all looks fine.............so far and as for credit cards linked to my acct..........I only had one and I took it off!

edit to add

Might just be changed tactic . Ask paypal if the letter is legit . I was not aware that paypal was sending letters . Usually there are no bigger need to worry about your added credit card . If someone try to hack your paypal they remove the added bank accounts and credit cards and put your account back to limited . In worst case they might block it and you have to call them to have it reopened .

I didn't know abut them sending a letter either. I have decided to go ahead and call them Monday!

K...didn't occurred it was a snail-mail since it's kind of odd of PP (but not unprecedented) to send postal letters. Email is the most common & obvious option for them. And the phone, if reqd.
Anyway, it'd be clear when you talk to them tomorrow if any fraudulent activities were initiated.

Anyway, to be on the safer side, make sure to use an unique & complex password for the PayPal a/c & change it periodically (anti-keyloggers can help).
Also a good idea is to use a separate email account that is only used for PayPal and is completely unknown (and impossible to know) to anybody else.
Preventing unauthorized access to a/c. is the key.

poiuy123 wrote: K...didn't occurred it was a snail-mail since it's kind of odd of PP (but not unprecedented) to send postal letters. Email is the most common & obvious option for them. And the phone, if reqd.
Anyway, it'd be clear when you talk to them tomorrow if any fraudulent activities were initiated.

Anyway, to be on the safer side, make sure to use an unique & complex password for the PayPal a/c & change it periodically (anti-keyloggers can help).
Also a good idea is to use a separate email account that is only used for PayPal and is completely unknown (and impossible to know) to anybody else.
Preventing unauthorized access to a/c. is the key.

Sorry should have been more clear that it was snail mail.

Thanks ......but I already use a separate e-mail and I did change my password as soon as I got the letter!

I'll post what is said to me after I call. Letter looks legit but that could mean NOTHING now a days!

TasMail wrote:
I already use a separate e-mail and I did change my password as soon as I got the letter!

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I'll post what is said to me after I call. Letter looks legit but that could mean NOTHING now a days!

Yeah, these terms like 'legit', 'honest', 'promise' etc. have become almost like myths in today's commercial world.

Looks like someone wants you to panic, Tas

Just change your PP password to a much better one ( 12-16 random characters long, that you alone know; the longer the better ) and visit the PP main site and drop a line to their staff

Legit or not, that was one 'nasty' scare... err, prank

As above said, create a lengthy & very strong password and give it to me... I'll keep it safely...Pinky promise

oberder wrote: Looks like someone wants you to panic, Tas

Just change your PP password to a much better one ( 12-16 random characters long, that you alone know; the longer the better ) and visit the PP main site and drop a line to their staff

Legit or not, that was one 'nasty' scare... err, prank

Password is changed............. but the letter to my house (snail mail) said someone used my actual name ect.. BUT... being safe... password is so crazy now..LOL

TigerHeart wrote: As above said, create a lengthy & very strong password and give it to me... I'll keep it safely...Pinky promise

Now you know a REAL pinky promise has to be done with pinky's together,, no VIA or cyber pinky's!! Come on over and we can make that pinky promise...LOL lights are on only till 9pm..HA.. then security is turned on!

TasMail wrote: LOL lights are on only till 9pm..HA.. then security is turned on!

TasMail wrote:

oberder wrote: Looks like someone wants you to panic, Tas

Just change your PP password to a much better one ( 12-16 random characters long, that you alone know; the longer the better ) and visit the PP main site and drop a line to their staff

Legit or not, that was one 'nasty' scare... err, prank

Password is changed............. but the letter to my house (snail mail) said someone used my actual name ect.. BUT... being safe... password is so crazy now..LOL

That's good to hear, Tas... Nowwaitaminutethere--

*awkward silence*

OOOHHH!-- Ok, I got it; your new password is "so crazy"

*runs off*

I called PP and the letter was LEGIT................. all seems to be ok!

Don't you just love when PayPal decides to do stuff without warning and sends everyone in a tizzy? OY!

Regardless legit or not, always a very good thing to change passwords randomly, using 16 to 32 characters on any site you receive or send money. My PayPal pass is 23 letters, numbers, characters and the bit strength is over 100. I change it randomly, not like once every 2 months or so but at various times. So you did the right thing changing it anyway.

It's odd they wrote, but well....it's PayPal (who expects us to abide by their rules but don't think they need to do so). ROFL

I think I ticked them off one time, I earned a bit of decent money and decided to go shopping for ads and for fun stuff. I'd made a couple of store purchases and was buying ads at 3 sites. Just finished the 3rd one, and BOOM, they froze me out. Used the call me feature and read them the riot act, after listening to reasons that made no sense. Told them if I wanted to shop all day long on my account, who were they to tell me I couldn't. Put the account back to right immediately or I'd be calling my attorney general. Took them 5 minutes and a very long drawn out apology with all sorts of excuses, none of which made any sense and didn't pertain to their error in judgment.

Unfortunately, they get noobs in who aren't yet up to speed on the proper way to do business, and innocent members get hickied in one way or another. Did they ever say why they mailed you in detail? Was someone at another location trying to access your account and they shut it until you could respond? If so, why would they snail mail you instead of use the contact phone number? Just trying to understand their mindset. LOL