Bob Stevens writes:
>
> Sorry for bringing this to the list and taking up valuable archive space.
> I'm shooting up a warning flare.
> My paypal account has been double charged for 3 different "purchases" since
> April 1, 2004. When I brought this to their attention, they sent back a
> "form" response that was ignorant of the facts, saying that the service
> providers make payment/fund withdrawal requests and that is the only way
> funds are drawn on my bank account. My bank account, in fact, shows 2
> separate withdrawals from Syncro.org, Frank Condelli, and Sky High Maps.
> None of them have "requested" double funds from me.
>
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>
> I'll repeat, my bank account shows double charges for each of the above.
> Just FYI. Be careful.

Hi Bob,

I has the same thing happen to me.  Two transaction amounts, one for about
$700 and the other for $400, were repeated several weeks later.

I discovered that someone had hacked into my account and added an email
address - theirs.  Don't ask me how.  They had then carried out two PayPal
transactions to a third party (unknown, with an email address that has now
vanished) using identical amounts to the two genuine transactions,
presumably so I wouldn't notice.

My credit card company refunded the money immediately, but I'm still in
dispute with PayPal over this.  I'm not sure I want my account back, but
there are times when PayPal is particularly useful, so I will probably jump
through all the hoops PayPal are asking me to.

Tony
'85 and '95 Vanagons