Originally Posted by sikeston34m

Were you notified of "suspicious activity" by email? Did you click on a link in that email that took you to a website to "verify" your account information?

If the answer to these questions is yes, then you've been had. You've been tricked.

Hackers send Phishing emails to account holders all the time trying to get their account information. (Password) Links in these emails take you to a website that appears exactly like the source, but it's not. They use the same html code to build it, so it's a clone.

This is how identity theft occurs.

NEVER click on a link in ANY email appearing to be from ANY online entity. If you receive an email and are in doubt. Open your browser, go to that website, log in and check it out. MOST of the time, it's an attempt to get your password/information.

Even after you secure your account again, once they have your information, they can aquire new credit cards in your name then go on a shopping spree. These charges will be on you and will be a tangled mess to get lined out.

If you feel like this is what happened to you. Contact Paypal and change your password! You will also need to put a fraud alert on your Credit Report. This will make them notify you requesting permission before any new credit accounts are opened in your name.

I hope I'm wrong, but if this is what happened, then you need to get busy quickly and put a stop to it now.

Good Luck!