PayPal Message

[vlydog]

I just received this notice from PayPal.

Hello BXXXX XXXXXXXR

You have successfully signed up for a subscription to Just Host Hosting / Domain Package using PayPal.

Your first subscription payment, for $118.80 USD, has already been sent to Just Host Ltd..

Can a moderator please chime in as to its validity.

Thank you.

Is this for membership?

[freddy333]

This sounds like the auto-renewal for RWG membership, which I thought had been discontinued (in favor of manual renewals). Or am I mistaken?

[vlydog]

my renewal takes place in April

also the fee was suspicious

118.80

[Dudemeister]

This sounds very much like what happened to me a couple of years ago. Someone managed to somehow get a hold of my PayPal account and used to buy pre-paid domain hosting.

I was able to get PayPal to reverse the charges, but it took almost a month for my account to be unfrozen and returned to normal.

It's not usually the hosting company that is doing tthis but some individual that managed to crack into your account.

My suggestion is to immediately call PayPal, and have them dispute the charge with the hosting company. at the same time, you'll need to put a temp on any transactions on your account and change all the passowrds.

Good luck to you, I know what this is like. The got me for nearly $600 when it happened to me, but I was lucky and got my money back.

[freddy333]

That being the case, I would agree with Dudemeister - contact Paypal asap.

[vlydog]

Done.

Thank you gentlemen.

[Admin]

This is NOT RWG.

[Dudemeister]

This is NOT RWG.

So here you go vlydog, the confirmation you needed. THis is almost surely an attempt to hijack you PayPal account. COntact them immediately and get this taken care of.

Remember your PP account is tied to your bank account or credit cards, etc. They (the hackers) can clean you and you bank account in mere seconds if left unattended.

Let us know how this turns out. We wish you the best of luck.

[jfreeman420]

This is why my paypal is hooked to a separate free checking account that I only deposit money into as I need it. Only takes a couple of dollars to keep it open. The credit card associated is cancelled as well. Have to be very careful with online banking.

[maxman]

Man this sounds scary. I only use my cc for PP transactions. I would rather pay a Interest fee than go through something like this. I wish you the best of luck with this situation. Mike