My first bank statement of the year had a surprise for me: a purchase of more than $100 on Half.com, using my debit card. I have never purchased anything from Half.com, ever. I went to their website, logged into my eBay account, checked to see what "my" purchases there might have been -- and they had no record of my ever making a purchase, either. When I called the Half.com toll-free number, their automated answering machine invited me to fax them my credit card statement with the full CC number plus security code, a copy of government-issued ID, my full name and address, and my e-mail address. I was not inclined to do so, since my first contact with them was in the form of a fraudulant purchase.... The fraudulant purchase was made with my debit card, not with my PayPal balance (nor by a withdrawal from my bank account, which would have dismayed me no end). Was it just coincidence that the fraud was committed at an eBay-owned site? Did they get my debit card information somewhere else, or did they pluck it from my PayPal account? That's an unhappy question.... I have arranged with my bank to cancel my debit card and have removed all cards from my PayPal account. I wanted to report this fraud to the eBay-PayPal community, so that maybe my unpleasant surprise might help other people from dealing with the same thing. If the problem came from someone harvesting my information from my PayPal account, it's something that deserves attention. The fraudulant purchase cleared the bank on December 27th, 2010. Thanks for your time. My trust of the system has been bruised, but I'm still here. Ruth "Gladly1"
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