Something is missing - how did someone get your paypal password?
Is your password secure? (UPPER/lower/numbers/non-alphanumeric?)
Did you click on a link in an email?
Where did the money go?
Thank you for making me realize that I might not want to leave thousands
of dollars in a paypal account for the 5% interest.
--
Martin K

Aaron wrote:
> Last week, my bank calls to say my account is overdrawn.  Seems that 
> somehow an unauthorized transaction occurred and I am now nearly $2000 
> poorer.  And my bank helped them out by transferring money out of my 
> savings account to cover the 'shortfall' in my checking account.  Of 
> course I dispute the transactions with both with paypal and my bank.
>
> Thankfully, as of today, the money is back in my PayPal account.  Of 
> course, it still remains to be seen if it withdraws properly, but at 
> least it is back in my available paypal balance.  It looks like I'm only 
> out the $33 overdraft charge and the time and hassle of closing old bank 
> accounts and setting up new ones.  After I get my money back out of 
> paypal, I'm going to hit them up for the overdraft charge and see if 
> they will cover it since it wasn't my fault.
>
> Moral of the Story - If you use Paypal, set up a dedicated account at a 
> bank you don't normally deal with. 
>
> Aaron
>   


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