Gaia Online...
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Printed Date: 05-May-2024 at 23:18
Topic: Gaia Online...
Posted By: Peter Fenwick
Subject: Gaia Online...
Date Posted: 21-September-2008 at 16:05
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Apparently I made a purchase from this website using my Paypal account. $40 I'm told. Funny until I got an email informing me of this I had never even heard of Gaia Online and my wife certainly hadn't I've filed a dispute with paypla so hopefully I will get the money back but it doesn't inspire much confidence in thier security. Has anyone else had any trouble with Paypal? ------------- Entering an age of Austerity and now driving a Focus Diesel. |
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Posted By: nero
Date Posted: 21-September-2008 at 16:17
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These are just spoof/phishing emails - I doubt any money has taken from your account, but still worth checking. I normally forward these to PayPal for investigation, but doubt if it does any good. I've had loads of phishing emails allegedly from Lloyds/TSB this week, asking me to update my details in their new secure system - I don't have an account with them, so definately phishing. Anyone else had this? -------------  |
Posted By: Peter Fenwick
Date Posted: 21-September-2008 at 16:19
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No this is genuine. Money has been taken from my account. I do however also get the banking ones. ------------- Entering an age of Austerity and now driving a Focus Diesel. |
Posted By: kbannon
Date Posted: 21-September-2008 at 20:01
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Paypal are quite good at discovering fraud so you should (hopefully) be ok. I note others have been through the same... http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/blog.php?b=772 - http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/blog.php?b=772 http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies-archive.cfm/1022684.html - http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies-archive.cfm/102 2684.html http://oddnari.livejournal.com/124935.html - http://oddnari.livejournal.com/124935.html http://www.netmums.com/coffeehouse/showthread.php?t=190730 - http://www.netmums.com/coffeehouse/showthread.php?t=190730 http://www.pokerisrigged.com/showthread.php?t=676 - http://www.pokerisrigged.com/showthread.php?t=676 ------------- Current: 2009 E60 520d "Sport" tractor Previous: 1989 E30 320i SE 1997 E39 523i 2003 E39 525i Sport Individual |
Posted By: Peter Fenwick
Date Posted: 21-September-2008 at 21:10
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I hope so. My account has now been partially disabled until I go through the procedure. I think I'll leave it for a few days. I don't like the thought of my bank account getting debited by Paypal for fraudulent transactions. ------------- Entering an age of Austerity and now driving a Focus Diesel. |
Posted By: kbannon
Date Posted: 21-September-2008 at 21:28
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Run a spyware check on your PCs also just in case!
------------- Current: 2009 E60 520d "Sport" tractor Previous: 1989 E30 320i SE 1997 E39 523i 2003 E39 525i Sport Individual |
Posted By: Peter Fenwick
Date Posted: 22-September-2008 at 09:03
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Have done. It didn't find any serious risks, just a few tracking cookies and other medium level risk stuff. All cleaned up now. ------------- Entering an age of Austerity and now driving a Focus Diesel. |
Posted By: nero
Date Posted: 22-September-2008 at 09:27
Reading the http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/gossip_and_transfers/default.stm - Football Gossip on the BBC website, I saw this ...
Anyone thinking what I'm thinking? ------------- |
The Times wrote:Posted By: spokey
Date Posted: 22-September-2008 at 09:29
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