Moneybookers Fraud thread

[ChrisS]

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This thread provides a lot of useful information on simple steps you can take to ensure your Moneybookers account (and indeed any online accounts) are secure. For a one stop shop of steps to take, see this post.
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--munk



Excuse any rant, but just checked my MB a/c and whereas I had a few hundred pund in there yesterday, balance is now nil!! Looked at the tarnsaction history list and an amount for almost the whole balance was withdrawn at 02:30 this morning to a gmail account to a name that is incomprehensible!! I have spoken to MB who have frozen my account (horses and doors come to mind!) and passed the matter over to their security dept. I will now have to open a new a/c (if I risk it!) and go through the whole verification business again with them. They will try and trace the monies, but i am worried as to where I stand with regard to claim for getting balance back.

Anyone heard/experienced anything similar?

Feel very exposed and nervous about using MB in the future, especially as I was in the process of setting up a VIP account, with 4 figure sums moving through on a regular basis.

Take care and thanks for listening....!!

[diana11]

More information please?

[kahne]

Paaaaannnnniiiiiccccccccc

[Nintendo2k]

My account is ok.. What is going on?!

[kahne]

Dunno but i do like a pop quiz. Wonder if A/C means Air Conditioning, rather ACCOUNT? Chris try opening a window if you are a bit red faced.

[ChrisS]

Sorry guys, forgot that I had posted blank line and was editing update!!

See OP. thanks.

[hazard]

Are you sure you don't have your computer infected with spyware and malware?

[ChrisS]

Nope, run Ad-ware regulary and scan daily.

Really intrigued (as well as annoyed!) as to how they did it.

Will obviously keep people updated as and when I find things.

[kahne]

I have heard a few occasions where an MB account has been hacked, i believe both times the money was recovered.

I would do a antivirus, malware and spyware scan. Plus if you used the same password for MB as anything else i would change those passwords, ASAP.

[kahne]

Chris,

Please don't give anything away but is your password linked to something you regularly post about. For example i see you are from Norwich, if i had your email address and i knew you say supported norwich, and your password was of a football nature. it would be relatively easy to hack your account.