Someone opening a Paypal account with your gmail account

[neku]

I received a message in my gmail account, that a person X had opened his Paypal account and used my gmail account. What could be the motivation for using my gmail account and should I report it to Paypal?

 

[pousinha]

Yes, it's better you report to Paypal. Surely, your gmail has been pwned and your data was exposed without your consent. You need to immediately change your gmail password and activate the 2FA authenticator.

 

[Nomad]

How did this person manage to verify email id that he used to create paypal account. It is not possible to create paypal account through someone else gmail id unless you have give access to your gmail.

 

[Stardom22]

I think you do report the matter to the PayPal company. Failure to that you may be accused of fraudulent activities with your Gmail account.

 

[pousinha]

How did this person manage to verify email id that he used to create paypal account. It is not possible to create paypal account through someone else gmail id unless you have give access to your gmail.

Surely, his gmail has been pwned. It exists an online service to discover if our mail (not necessarily gmail, but whatever mail) has been pwned and it's only to google Have I been pwned? and the service appears thanks to the Google search. If it happens such a mishap, it means the mail has been violated and the hacker has access to use it. Lack of the 2FA leaves the email prone to get pwned. He must change the gmail password, activate the 2FA and run to report the mishap to Paypal or he could bump into serious troubles.

I think you do report the matter to the PayPal company. Failure to that you may be accused of fraudulent activities with your Gmail account.

Yes, exactly.

 

[Starmix]

It's impossible. How did the culprit get your email add and its password? PayPal is so strict and cannot be manipulated by bad elements like using an email add that belon to the real owner?

 

[Suba]

I think it's just a scam, if you really use the same email to access your PayPal account, then you will be hacked if you try to open Paypal from the link provided in the email, but if you don't have a PayPal account with that Gmail account you can try forget password, whether your email is registered with Paypal or not. and just ignore it.

 

[Starmix]

I think you're right. It's a scam. As much as possible that must not be entertained especially if there's a link easy for them to hack the PayPal account.

 

[freelancermaria]

I am not sure. It is best to report it to PayPal. Maybe it is a scam, it is trying to deceive you.

 

[Starmix]

It's also impossible to think a PayPal account can be hacked, but I was a victim of this PayPal hacking before I joined a forum. I opened a new account as per advice from PayPal.

 

[Augusta]

Yes, it's better you report to Paypal. Surely, your gmail has been pwned and your data was exposed without your consent. You need to immediately change your gmail password and activate the 2FA authenticator.

Yes, that's the way to go such person has to be reported. Why use another Gmail for such if not fir dubious reasons

 

[eLdavis]

It's not possible unless the person has access to your email details, hence he can freely use it form another device. If that's the case then your data on that email is also not safe.

 

[magnus2022]

You better report to PayPal immediately even if you are not using PayPal for the moment. PayPal is using advanced security services that can even activate in many to come. PayPal can bar you for a live long if they noticed fraudulent actvities with your account.

 

[Augusta]

Yes you are right you can't joke with PayPal as they can block you with your funds for a very long time