So, Wednesday I go to my online banking site, and see that there are three PayPal deductions, totaling about $700. I didn't buy anything with PayPal, let alone spend $700. As PayPal put it, somebody compromised my PayPal account. What a mess. PayPal says that the stuff won't be shipped to this guy in Colorado (he bought stuff for a Chevy and a Pontiac and a Walmart gift card -- I have a Saab and don't shop at Walmart). I have to wait 10 days for an investigation to finish before I get my money back. In the meantime, my PayPal account is locked, and I had to go to the bank to prevent any further withdrawals from PayPal for the time being. In addition, I had to cancel my debit card. All this takes time. In the meantime, I have to write checks or use my Chase Visa, which has a limit on it. I think I will just get some cash at the bank and pay for everything with cash for a couple weeks. I had to ask for my maintenance check early to cover the debits, but I need to pay my rent on the first, and I don't know if the investigation will be done by then. I really need that money!
I got a spyware program which I ran, and discovered two viruses my virus program hadn't caught. I've only had this hard drive for a few days, so somebody acted fast. I am glad I got the spyware program (called Stopzilla). I've also been going to every site I can think of where I have a password and am changing it.
This has all been a big hassle, but luckily it was caught in time. This guy, whomever he is, is going to have some explaining to do to somebody.
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