Here’s an odd little fraud tidbit that has freaked me out a bit.
Earlier today I received a couple blog comments from a name I didn’t recognize. The message he left in those comments definitely caught my attention though!
Check the Washington Post article on web fraud. There’s a screen capture with a paypal account information for sale that has your business address on it.
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/?hpid=news-col-blogsThe article is:
Web Fraud 2.0: Validating Your Stolen Goods
Posted at 07:00 AM ET, 08/20/2008
(this may work as a direct link to the article)
Second image in that article is a screen shot from a company “selling” PayPal accounts. One of the addresses listed in that screen shot is mine. Along with my wife’s name.
Oh. My. Gawd.
A quick check reminded us that she does indeed have an old unused PayPal account out there. Another check shows it to be quite dormant.
This could maybe related to why Visa Fraud services are trying to reach her today.
Weird, huh? The linked visa has been closed and she’s off on a password changing party even as I type this.
Thank you unknown comment sender – I greatly appreciate your taking the time to track down that address.
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That’s really strange. I wonder if you could put your security fob on her account too. I’ve heard it’s hard to get paypal to close accounts. Do let us know how it turns out.
Well, it’ll be interesting with PayPal. The automated system won’t let her close the account or change password without entering in her credit card number for validation.
That’d be the credit card that was just cut up into a billion pieces when it was closed.
Hmmph.
Wow, crazy story. So, you still don’t know who posted the comment?
Nope, no clue who the comment was from. A white hat good samaritan of some sort I reckon.
PayPal sent my wife a note on Monday. They’ve put her account in some sort of restricted mode as they suspect foul play.
Ya think?!?