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I didn't give them my email address so only presuming it was due to my account being linked via Google. However they managed it they have done exactly the same thing to thousands of others who haven't joined or given an email address either so clever logarithm they've used, there wasn't even a confirm purchase option via PayPal again similar to previous people.

PayPal as predicted closed my case unsuccessfully so I called and spent nearly an hour giving them all the information and evidence but I don't hold out any hope.

There was no ticking clock or anything, I only visited the home screen and that is when it happened. I know the majority of these sites are scams and the only reason I looked was because of the MSN report and I was curious (and killing time) I didn't expect to be charged for something I hadn't even signed up to, I had no welcome email from the site so didn't inadvertently click anything.

Thank you for the link, I am going to report them

eliseclarkin This MIGHT help - if, like mine, your PayPal account balance is automatically paid by a credit card. Your credit card provider MIGHT possibly refund the amount you've been swindled out of.

These scammers are usually in countries too far away for our fraud services to show any interest.

I know this is too late but it is advisable to not use the same email address for any banks or financial transactions and other things on the internet, fortunately that is what I do. Someone tried to hack into my email account the other day (they wouldn't have got anything if they had). As the attempted hack was through a proxy IP address (via Austria) it has been taken very seriously (I can't say

why) and apparently those investigating are applying with a subpoema for details from the ISP - I'm not too savvy on that kind of thing but they seem to know what they're doing.

There are so many scams and attempted hacks online that except, in certain cases, the authorities are not able to do much,

I hope you get things sorted out. Best wishes

davidstockport thank you. It is linked to my debit card so not covered that way unfortunately. None of my emails are linked to my bank but it is to my PayPal (didn't even think of that).

Really appreciate you're help, thank you

eliseclarkin Wow youy were quick Elise!

Trustpilot should ban them from any good reviews!

Avoid

Browsing the site and the next thing £30 had gone out of my account and they refuse to refund the total amount, I hadn't even joined. PayPal have said there is no claim as it was authorised? Seriously? Not be me, why would I pay for something I am not signed up to? Avoid like the plague

Lydskyd sorry don't get what you mean?

Seen some good reviews on various sites but a quick search proves they aren't genuine

Lydskyd It isn't usually TrustPilot where the good reviews are. Are we to understand that they created a PayPal account for you - then tried to charge you through it?

If so (which I don't doubt) it's a new one to me. (I'll check it out).

It's a long time since I joined PayPal and can't recall the joining up procedure. I can't say with certainty but thought I had to provide debit or credit card details or bank details