1. Non-PayPal user charged $5,000
IN ITS reply, PayPal failed to mention unauthorised transactions affecting non- PayPal users (“PayPal
platform not compromised"; June 1).
Last month, I was shocked to discover $5,000 worth of unauthorised charges made by PayPal on my
credit card even though I do not have a PayPal account.
I had to replace my credit card and the bank is investigating the charges.
Such fraudulent transactions would have been stopped if PayPal had implemented additional
security layers such as two-factor authentication before letting a credit card purchase go through.
Edwin Tan
Client : PayPal Country : Singapore
Publication : The Straits Times Section : Forum
Date : 10 June 2013 Page : A22
Topic : Non-PayPal user charged S$5,000
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