PayPal - aberdeen-music

Metarie · 22-10-2004, 10:13

This is along the same lines as the Ebay post a wee while back, but I got an email from paypal telling me my credit card is going to expire soon (true) and to remove it and add a new one.
I went to the website and started registering a new card when it asked me for my ATM pin number. I don't remember doing this before and I'm not too keen on doing it now. Was just wondering if anyone can tell me if they had to do this when they opened an account or changed cards?
Cheers

22-10-2004, 10:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by Singingstarfish

This is along the same lines as the Ebay post a wee while back, but I got an email from paypal telling me my credit card is going to expire soon (true) and to remove it and add a new one.
I went to the website and started registering a new card when it asked me for my ATM pin number. I don't remember doing this before and I'm not too keen on doing it now. Was just wondering if anyone can tell me if they had to do this when they opened an account or changed cards?
Cheers

Sounds like a phishing website. Go to paypal, type the address in yourself, this is important, clicking on the link just opens you up to problems. Update your browser with the latest patches. NEVER put your PIN for any cards in any website!! Thats just asking for trouble.

Hope this of some help

Mr. Tristen · 22-10-2004, 13:09

Sounds like a fraudulent thing to me...

Its easy enough to send e-mails from any address you choose, and all it would take is a half decent replica of the paypal website etc.

On no account EVER give out passwords, pin numbers or any kind of security code even to the company that you use them with.

22-10-2004, 13:15

I think it mentions in the Disclaimer or when you purchase an item that ebay will NEVER ask you for your PIN

Chris#2 · 22-10-2004, 14:04

It's definitely fraudulent.
We had a guy at work fall for something similar - he handed over his credit card details on a "online banking security check"... He's now down £7K with little chance of getting all of his money back.

Let that be a warning to you all.

Cloud · 22-10-2004, 17:50

Surely the fact he handed over his credit card details protects him in a way?

I could've sworn that Visa/Mastercard/et al only hold you liable for the first £50/£100 spent on your card?

Metarie · 22-10-2004, 18:05

it's cool, i went throught the paypal thing and the new card has been registered no problem without putting in my PIN. so yeah, amyone who gets an email like that through 'paypal', double check it, not that you wouldn't anyways

Chris#2 · 23-10-2004, 10:29

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Originally Posted by Cloud

Surely the fact he handed over his credit card details protects him in a way?

I could've sworn that Visa/Mastercard/et al only hold you liable for the first £50/£100 spent on your card?

depends on the circumstances, apparently... He's having a fecker of a time getting them to keep to that. Legal action has been threatened, so maybe he'll be able to get it sorted.