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Old Sep 20, 2006 | 11:17 PM
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Well I went to Europe for my Honeymoon and used a hotel computer to pay for some winter tires off craigslist. Well someone must of installed a key logger because when I came home someone sent 1600 to a email address. Well then they changed my password when I was trying to change it.

Paypal reset it and I was able to change it. End of story nope. The next day they logged in using my security questions since forget I used them at the hotel. Well they took anothr $500.

So now I have a 2100 charge on my credit card that I have to pay since I pay my cards off every month

Paypal said I should recieve my money back but they have to give the reciever 10 business days to contest.

Be careful using the internet on a computer other them yours.
Old Sep 21, 2006 | 09:43 AM
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that....sucks...___!! sorry to hear that man


hope you had a good honeymoon otherwise
Old Sep 21, 2006 | 09:54 AM
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Ohh yea Europe is amazing. The history and how old things are just blew my mind.
Old Sep 30, 2006 | 03:22 PM
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"If you live in the United States and you're not paranoid already, then you're crazy."


Here's a simple test for those worried about computer security: would you lick the keyboard?

No? Then don't put personal information onto it.
Old Sep 30, 2006 | 08:23 PM
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haha
I would lick my laptop keyboards
so that holds truth to it!

lol
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