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mopinko

(71,652 posts)
Fri Dec 18, 2020, 10:21 AM Dec 2020

can anyone recommend a good identity protection service?

i've been hacked hard. details here-
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10965188#post21

i didnt think my info was being used, but when i finally got into my bank accounts, seems someone is using my paypal to drain my accounts.
paypal was the first place that i got locked out so hard that even tech support couldnt get my back in. so, i havent used it in months.
my new bank account, which i never linked to paypal had 13 transactions, totaling almost $3k.
they reversed it all, but...
my old account, which is, got bit less hard, but the bank has caught on and started reversing them. i'll have to call them today. but damn.

so, lord knows what else they are doing in my name out there.

so, who is the best? i'm not a very trusting person, so putting stuff like this in someone's hands, knowing what an unscrupulous person could do w it, well, ugh.

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can anyone recommend a good identity protection service? (Original Post) mopinko Dec 2020 OP
This is something I have done. 634-5789 Dec 2020 #1
I hope you have a better outcome SheltieLover Dec 2020 #2
I don't know about identity protection but Wicked Blue Dec 2020 #3

634-5789

(4,275 posts)
1. This is something I have done.
Fri Dec 18, 2020, 10:26 AM
Dec 2020

I locked my Social security and my credit bureaus accounts down. Nobody gets my SS, nobody can get credit in my name. Also, change your account passwords at least once a year. Hope this helps.

SheltieLover

(59,449 posts)
2. I hope you have a better outcome
Fri Dec 18, 2020, 10:32 AM
Dec 2020

My crappy bank told me nothing they can do with Paypal or Square, as they are "financial instutions." 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

Ever try getting Square on the phone?

Keep an eye on your account, as my so-called bank initially reversed bogus charges, too. Then they reinstated charges, causing a neg balance in small, little-used account.

I would cancel all the cards activity occurred on. Guessing fraud department already has reissued new cards.

I will never use paypal or square again! 🤬

Good luck, Mo!

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