Paypal's fishy policy

@grenery8 (14518)
Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
March 4, 2025 4:47am CST
I woke up today, opened my email and found the email from paypal that they blocked my password cause they sensed some strange activity. They are asking me to change my password. For several years, it was all good. Momentarily, i have only 5dollars there and over night, something is suspicious in their eyes. Unbelievable. I'll change it but i hope they will accept it. What's wrong with everyone these days...
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@Juliaacv (52496)
• Canada
4 Mar
When you go to change it log in directly on your own. Do not follow a link that they may have supplied in your email, that sounds suspicious. I received a suspicious email regarding my paypal account yesterday, but it was clearly spam, I laughed over it and then deleted it.
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• Kenya
4 Mar
That's good to be always on the look out
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@grenery8 (14518)
• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
5 Mar
i did, log in, thank you. i saw paypal logo and all that but i don't trust easily things online. i had to change my password cause they declined my old one 3 times but, the good news is everything is good now and just waiting for mylot payment.
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@Juliaacv (52496)
• Canada
5 Mar
@grenery8 If it was declined it makes me wonder if there were failed attempts at it. Scary stuff.
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@JordanLader (5659)
• Sparta, Tennessee
4 Mar
When I get weird emails like that from any site, I change passwords anyway just in case. I'm slightly paranoid when it comes to my stuff because I was hacked before and it's not fun.
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• Sparta, Tennessee
4 Mar
@Laurakemunto With as many sites as I'm on and everything is connected to something, yes lol it really is. I had to add venmo to my list of crap last year I think.
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• Kenya
4 Mar
I can imagine how tragic it was. It's good to be vigilant
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@grenery8 (14518)
• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
5 Mar
i typed my old one 3times and they decklined it. after entering the new one, it was all good but, it's still strange for me.
@kareng (69640)
• United States
4 Mar
Sounds like a spam email. Are you sure the email came from the official Paypal? Look at the address it was sent from.
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@kareng (69640)
• United States
5 Mar
@grenery8 I hope it is all secure now!
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@grenery8 (14518)
• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
7 Mar
@kareng me too. planet earth is safe again
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@grenery8 (14518)
• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
5 Mar
it was sent but after trying to log in 3times, i changed my password in the end. had to verify my identity also 3 times and i hope i'm good now. like they knew that mylot payment is on its way
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@id_peace (15134)
• Singapore
4 Mar
Some site did that from time to time for some reasons.
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@id_peace (15134)
• Singapore
7 Mar
@grenery8 Ah indeed better to be save than sorry. I would make the change too
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• Kenya
4 Mar
Especially if they are prone to cyber attacks
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@grenery8 (14518)
• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
5 Mar
i changed my password and everything is good. i'm waiting for mylot payment and don't want anything to risk that
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@Laurakemunto (13099)
• Kenya
4 Mar
So bad I always wonder why companies such as PayPal can't see a person's account with any dollar
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• Kenya
6 Mar
@grenery8 yes it's better to just do that way if you've found out that it's for a genuine reason
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@grenery8 (14518)
• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
7 Mar
@Laurakemunto indeed. just, that genuine reaction is making me go panic; i always sense bad things or maybe i'm a pessimistic person.
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@grenery8 (14518)
• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
5 Mar
i am also curious why they did that. there were no details. but, i changed my password and hoping not to hear from them for some time.
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@lilacskies (9000)
• United States
4 Mar
I laughed reading this post. Thank you for that. I have been getting the same text message on my phone that someone is trying to access my email account. A code gets sent to my phone if someone tries to log into my email. I received two codes today at 8am and then at 9am.
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@grenery8 (14518)
• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
5 Mar
insane. well, i had to change it in the end. after 3 attempts, paypal declined my past password. i got the new one and i believe that they won't bug me anymore. i mean, i hope. i'm glad i made you laugh
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• United States
5 Mar
@grenery8 I know, right? I hope so. Haha Thank you for making me laugh!
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@grenery8 (14518)
• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
7 Mar
@lilacskies thank you and welcome. also, laughing is healthy
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@GardenGerty (162451)
• United States
4 Mar
I keep getting emails about suspicious activity on one paypal, one I do not use anymore. I should delete it. The emails say that they are from "docusign" but if I try to open the document, there is nothing there. Actually in the address from them it is fishy. I block them all as spam.
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@grenery8 (14518)
• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
5 Mar
if you can't open it, it is fishy. i had to change my password in the end cause the last password wasn't accepted, after several attempts. but, i hope i'm good now.
@BelleStarr (61338)
• United States
5 Mar
I just had a similar issue with my QVC account. Annoying but maybe necessary.
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@grenery8 (14518)
• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
7 Mar
very annoying. i almost felt a little panick. now it's all good. i'm glad you solved your crisis too
@JudyEv (347849)
• Rockingham, Australia
5 Mar
I need to change the password on my Visa card. Maybe that will be today's task.
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@grenery8 (14518)
• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
5 Mar
you are right. task/challenge but day for that. i had to change my password and now it's all good, i hope.
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