[Noisebridge-discuss] Paypal "account verification"

Michael Shiloh michaelshiloh1010 at gmail.com
Sat May 29 18:04:11 UTC 2010



On 05/28/2010 10:44 PM, travis+ml-noisebridge at subspacefield.org wrote:
> On Fri, May 28, 2010 at 10:24:12PM -0700, Sai Emrys wrote:
>> I just logged in to paypal and got a screen asking me to give the full
>> account number for one of my accounts, plus new password&  security
>> questions.
>>
>> It claims to be 'account maintenance' and at first I thought it was a
>> phish, but the SSL checks out and it provided the last 4 of my PP-tied
>> accounts, so I suspect it's more like they flagged my account for some
>> reason.
>>
>> Anyone know what's going on? First I've seen of it.

In situations like this, I prefer to ask Paypal directly. This assumes 
that whoever you speak/email with understands the question and the 
technical issues involved, but I expect Paypal to use knowledgeable people.

Don't get me started on banks...



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