I was checking my Neteller account today to determine if an Absolute Poker cashout had been credited when I noticed a $500 debit to Poker Stars from Neteller. The debit was dated yesterday, 12/3.
In a semi-panic, I tried to log into my Poker Stars account and it told me my password was invalid.
Poker Stars allows you to have a new, temporary PW emailed to you, so I followed this route and changed my PW again, to something different than before.
Thankfully, the $500 was still in my account, so I guess I caught this in time before it was transferred to another player or dumped at a table.
Poker Stars security has emailed me already with a list of very detailed questions so they are on the job.
The reason for this post is to let you know that this CAN happen, even to folks who have been at this for years. I was lucky to catch it in time but it is disturbing that someone was able to access my account without my knowledge or permission, change my password, and withdraw $500 from Neteller.
Word to the wise.
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