My Paypal Account Was Hacked
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My Paypal account was recently hacked and I can see a lot of chinese cards and strange phone numbers on the account.
I have been trying to report the issue to Paypal but there seem to be no way. I also tried closing down the account, still showing error.
What do I do?
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Hello @promonigeria,
Welcome to the PayPal Community! I'm sorry to hear your account is experiencing unauthorized activity on your account. Have you tried reporting the activity through our Resolution Center yet? If not, here's a great Help Center article to guide you through that process: How do I report unauthorized PayPal account activity?
If you have and you're still running into some road-blocks, please feel free to reach out to our Customer Support teams by clicking "Contact" at the bottom of any PayPal page. They are also available via Facebook PM and Twitter DM.
Good luck!
- Jon K
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