odujim Loc: New Jersey

I've also set up two-factor authentication with Paypal and it works well for me!

pmorin Loc: Huntington Beach, Palm Springs

The notification came in an email from PayPal informing me that there was a request for funds from someone by the name of Grace Wang at WEBROOT LLC. I was able to then go to the PayPal site and cancel the request. The following day i got another from someone else at the same company. I’ve never done business with them and have no idea how they got my info. I initiated an inquiry with PayPal and they responded that they have decided the request was unauthorized and they will monitor my account.

Here’s a screen shot of the notification from PayPal.

Fredrick Loc: Former NYC, now San Francisco Bay Area

Never say never. A couple of years ago my wife’s 96 year old aunt took $50,000 out of her Fidelity account, and didn’t remember it.

We realized that she was getting dementia ( we thought it was brain fog, which can occur in vegetarian eaters because of B-12 deficiency and she was on B-12 shots).

Thankfully today my wife is her financial and healthcare POA.

Soul Dr. Loc: Beautiful Shenandoah Valley

Are you sure this came from Paypal?
You always need to look at the email header to see where it actually came from.
Anyone can spoof an email.
Will

pmorin Loc: Huntington Beach, Palm Springs

Positive that it did.

bobgl205 Loc: Frederick Maryland

Same here. I received an email from paypay.com that told me I had a $1099 charge from Apple for an iPhone 14 that would be taken from my checking account if not cancelled within 24 hours. I usually recognize these as spam, but everything in the header and links in the email seemed legitimate.

So, I closed the email and logged into my Paypal account with two factor identification. When I checked recent activity there was an entry identical to the email with the same comment about a 24-48 hour withdrawal from my checking account. iPhone was to be shipped to a person in California. I cancelled the transaction.
I have only used the account twice in the last year: once for an autorenewal on a subscription and once for a refund from a different company.

This was the only attack I needed to close my Paypal account. I don't want to have to be on constant alert to cancel transactions.

Dave H2

Hi,
Please note that Webroot.com is an internet security company. They are legit and I have been using their antivirus software for years. I suspect that someone is hijacking their name to scam people.
Look up Webroot.com and see for yourself.
Sorry you have had that scam put on your account. I had my email hacked a year and a half ago and it took me ages t o clean up the mess. The hackers dumped all of my contacts and stored emails which caused no end of grief.
Good luck on clearing up the scam.
Dave H.

fantom Loc: Colorado

That's too good for them.

pmorin Loc: Huntington Beach, Palm Springs

My email wasn’t hacked. I suspect the criminals are using info they got from some company i have recently done business with.

fantom Loc: Colorado

That would be my guess.