Can someone hack your account from just your username?

EmikaSandra
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So I gave someone my username and my Paypal.me address, then sent them money for a transaction I never received from them. Assuming they were a scammer, could they somehow hijack my account if they only know my username and not my e-mail or password? I want to make sure that I don't need to make an entirely new account because of a dumb mistake that I made.

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sharpiemarker
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@EmikaSandra wrote:

So I gave someone my username and my Paypal.me address, then sent them money for a transaction I never received from them.


Wha? Fyi, you don’t need to give out your @name or PayPal.me link to send a person money. In fact, you need the recipient’s @name, PayPal.me link, email address, or phone number to send them money.

 


@EmikaSandra wrote:

Assuming they were a scammer, could they somehow hijack my account if they only know my username and not my e-mail or password? 


No.


Kudos & Solved are greatly appreciated. 🙂
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