Pay Pal put $$ in my sis's checking & savings accts. & she has NEVER USED paypal!

[wuv tigger]

Just a small amount deposited in each **********

then VERY LARGE amounts were taken from the checking acct. She has called the bank. They are "watching" the accts.

WHAT else should she do?


tia!

Judy

 

[Tinijocaro]

I wonder if she inadvertently gave her account information to a spammer through one of those fake Paypal emails that you get. I get them all the time saying they need to verify my information, or they say someone has entered a new email address with my account and they need my information to check it out.

Jackie

 

[wuv tigger]

She does NO online shopping or banking.

The bank has sent her a packet of info but she was hoping to get some info so she can be best prepared to get this mess cleared up!

She can't close the accts. until Tuesday.

Judy

 

[C.Ann]

Well that's certainly a new one! And it sounds like she's been the victim of some kind of fraud.. Anyone else (spouse, child, co-worker) had access to her computer? It will be really interesting to hear how this all pans out and what the explanation is..

 

[Pin Wizard]

Pay Pal is WORSE than AOL! I told them a couple years back to cancel an account. I still get mail from the idiots. I report it to AOL as spam each time without even opening it.

 

[wuv tigger]

The amounts put in her accts. were less than $1.00 each time.

Then a couple of days later amounts over $1000.00 were taken from her accts.

She is frustrated & scared that STOLE from her!

 

[C.Ann]

The amounts put in her accts. were less than $1.00 each time.

Then a couple of days later amounts over $1000.00 were taken from her accts.

She is frustrated & scared that STOLE from her!

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No question about it - someone got a hold of enough info to open a Paypal account in her name and now they're swiping money out of her bank account.. Sorry to say, but it would either have to be a family member who had access to her bank account number or an employee of the bank.. Personally I would be putting a call in to the local police department too because there is definitely some illegal dealings going on here..

 

[MrsKreamer]

I know that when you open an account they deposit under $1 amounts to verify a good account, and that you own it. So maybe someone got access to her account and opened a paypal account.

 

[wuv tigger]

Maybe that is where the info came from.

 

[Pin Wizard]

The amounts put in her accts. were less than $1.00 each time.

Then a couple of days later amounts over $1000.00 were taken from her accts.

She is frustrated & scared that STOLE from her!

Sounds like someone was testing it out in the beginning. I'd be telling the bank to close the accounts and open all new ones. They're "watching" it?

 

[Pin Wizard]

Sorry to say, but it would either have to be a family member who had access to her bank account number or an employee of the bank..

Not necessarily. If the account has an ATM card hooked into it, it could be done at any "merchant" in real life.

 

[Regina]

I recently was contacted by Visa to ask about suspicious activity with the Disney Visa card. Fortunately, they caught it before any transactions were processed. They canceled the card and issued a new one.

What they did tell me to do was call the big three credit bureaus:

Equifax: 1-800-525-6285
Experion: 1-800-311-4769
Trans Union: 1-800-680-7289

She may want to contact them and let them know that she was a victim of fraud. Good luck!

 

[bettyann29]

Is she married or kids have access to her bank info? The reason I ask is when you set an acct up with paypal they generally deposit a few small dollar amts into your checking acct then a day or so later you have to go onto paypal and they ask you what those dollar amts were that were deposited.. thats how they verify info before they let you set up an acct.. they figure that if you know the amts deposited than obviously its your acct and then from there you can buy things via paypal and it comes out of your acct.. It would have to be someone who has access to her bank acct.. whether family member or her responding to an email and giving info or her placing an order maybe on the internet and gave bank info and now someone is accessing it.. Just a thought..

 

[wuv tigger]

it's a joint account w/ her dh & the check ONLY had her name on it.

It was also typed & NOT hand written like she always does.

I just spoke with her & told her to call the big 3 credit places & put a fraud alert on her accts. like WMRegina said to do.

Judy

 

[RadioNate]

Could someone have stolen a book of checks. Was she expecting a delivery of new checks that never came.

She is definately a victim of some kind of fraud. I'd encourage her to get the accounts closed asap, file a police report, and demand that the bank take action before Tuesday.

If she has any other account she can move the money too, I'd consider talking to the bank aout that.

 

[tmt martins]

She may have just written a check at a local market and that person copied info off it The routing and account #'s they would also have all other info name address and so forth.
Could have been garbage diving as well there are so many ways to do this now a days you really have to protect yourself.

Thats why I never write a check anywhere and hand it to someone I use nothing but Credit then pay it off .
Shred everything that comes in the mail if it has your name and address on it shred it ,
A lady at my moms salon had someone open an account from a preapproved offer in the mail that she remembers throwing out.They opened it then changed address the next day.

I MEAN EVERYTHING Shreder is your friend.Also if you can STOP all paper statements from coming in the mail just go on-line and print them out.

 

[wuv tigger]

I told my dsis to call the 3 credit bureaus TODAY!

She was on a 3 way call with bank & PayPal. I hope they get the person who did it.

Who knows how many other people were stolen from.

I'll update as I get more info.

What a mess!

 

[TDC Nala]

Someone has opened an account using her name and bank information. Might also want to report to the Internet Crime Complaint Center, http://www.ic3.gov

The feds will most likely not do a full investigation of the one complaint (contact the local police for that) unless there is major monetary loss, but they will track and coordinate similar complaints to possibly determine federal involvement and assist local authorities.

 

[Puffy2]

I haven't read all the posts so if this has already been posted, nevermind.

It looks like someone has stolen her account info and is using it to buy items (probably on ebay) via paypal. Her account should have been closed immediately by the bank and paypal notified of the fraud. The initial "deposits" that were small were "test" deposits by pay pay. THe large withdrawals were someone else using her account to steal from her.The bank should have known this.

 

[Tina]

Yes, she is definitely a victim of fraud. I hope that she can stop this before they get any more from her or destroy her credit. I also hope they catch the person doing it!!