So my PayPal account that I never use anymore was hacked. The offenders made 3 purchases; Farfetch UK, Newegg.com and backcountry.com. Total was approximately $1,700 for all three purchases. Because they used PayPal it has the shipment address as some place in ILLINOIS for all 3 purchases. PayPal said they are investigating it and I even got a DHL shipment alert in my personal email.

Should i do anything with this address or just leave it be? Who knows if it’s the actual address of the hacker or a drop house. I googled the address and it’s in a low-income area (suburb projects).

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Posted by AUjim

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Member since Dec 2012

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Posted on 11/8/18 at 9:14 am to CHiPs25

Are they crediting the purchases to you immediately, or are they in disupte?

I've got a little situation going on with them right now that has been a nightmare....

ETA-I'm starting to wonder if they are totally necessary at this point, or if there are better alternatives. I've used FB messenger and venmo to send money and I feel like my credit card company protects me for online purchases...

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Posted by CHiPs25

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Member since Apr 2014

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Posted on 11/8/18 at 9:26 am to AUjim

it appears they are crediting them. I have already received some of the money. PayPal is the one that notifies me of these suspicious charges. Again, I never use PayPal and after this is cleared up I’m going to close my account. Too many other choices (Venmo, bank, Apple Pay, etc) For me to deal with this!

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