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No, it was a charge. I logged onto my account and the transaction did take place. They automatically withdrew funds from my checking account. Someone hacked my account.

That sucks. Any response from PayPal yet?

You are right, Ken, your example was not posing a security threat. I was actually more reacting to the appearance of the magic HTTPS buzzword and how too many people associate the acronym with automatic and all-encompassing security. The example you mentionned is perfectly safe unless someone hacks the Internet's DNS servers, which I don't personally worry about.

I think it's possible to do a man in the middle attack against https, but I think that sort of thing is extremely hard.

The resolution ended up being in my favor. Paypal refunded the money. It went to my Paypal account verses my checking account, but I did get it back.

Excellent!

Glad to hear it. To hear of resolutions to situations like yours restores a little faith in the way they work.

I've had one instance with Paypal that had to do with a product I paid for on Ebay but didn't receive. After going through the somewhat arduous claim process, they reimbursed me because the seller was nowhere to be found.

Their rep's have always been pleasant to talk with, also.