Category: Geeks r Us
I think this is the worst example of a fishing message that I've ever seen. Anyone else?
Attention! Your VISA Credit Card has been violated! Someone from Bulgaria tried to access your personal account from 2 different ATM's but with wrong pin! We were forced to freeze your Credit Card until you will confirm your identity online! Please click the link below and enter your account information to confirm that you are not currently away. You have 3 days to confirm account information or your account will be locked.
Oh damn, that's crazy stuff, lol.
The scary thing Chris is that some people will actualy fall for that! lol
Yeah. Crazy indeed. I'd better to click on that link (which used google.pt to try and look legitimate but actually went somewhere in Russia) and give them all they ask for. Why don't I just bend over and... oh. yeah. fishing. bad. anyway. Bye now.
Yeah, we do have some people who will believe that kind of stuff.....
What does this have to do with fishing? don't you mean phishing?
Well, either works Sam. I took it that Chris meant fishing in a fishing for information context. Nothing wrong with that use of the word. Though of course, as you so rightly point out, the other type of phishing would have fitted just as aptly.
damn first of all most people would hopefully know that a person in bugaria would not have there damn credit card since you need the actual card for such a transaction
Wow, how stupid could someone be to believe something like this? it's so obvious that it's a phishing attempt. Of course, like others have mentioned, there are a lot of people who would, and do, fall for such things.
I used to get ones from "aol" telling me that i needed to pay some kinda bill, sad thing is that when i got them, i was with freeserve.
BEN.
Actually, I got one of those and sent in Harp's information. <(JUST KIDDING)>. You used to see a lot more of that sort of thing via email. I guess there are some folks who would respond to something this lame, but not very many. Of course, all it takes is one with a bulky bank account.
Bob
Ben, a friend of mine back east got those on aol and she fell for it. Her and her husband lost two bank accounts due to falling for refeshing their billing info. Aol tried that on me and even sent me a bill in for something I didn't even order. Showed dad the bill, printed him the ad and he went into his credit card statement and showed me that I've been paying my bills. After that and hearing what happened we ended Aol completely.
Crap I get those damn fishing emails all the time in hotmail. Mostly to redeam credit cards, airline tickets, shopping sprees. Even refresh accounts (like EBay. Of course the best way to check to see if a link is legit from your credit card company or anywhere you buy stuff from just right click, click on properties and check the URL. Some links of these emails contain viruses and or hacking worms. After that, I sent my hotmail account to exclusive. Meaning you aint on the safe list or address book, your mail gets sent straight to the junk box unless I know I'm getting a email from someone I just met who'll send me a message thats not on said safe list. I rarely get junk. On my website's hotmail account I get at least 3 or 4 pieces of crap in my inbox daily, and that also includes the junk box. Since my site is a public website, that also means the email inbox.
In the end, people do anything, just about anything to get quick fix cash and not worry about the innocent in the end.
Jeni you don't need the actual card, if someone finds your reciept you're just as good as loob up first before you shove that soft penis in my exit only poop shoot would ya?
if you aren't sure, check the properties for that particular link.
lmfao. going back to the first post, funny as fuck!
Actually Siobhan, Jenni was completely right with what she said. If you read the first post it clearly says that that somebody attempted to use the card in 2 separate ATM's with the wrong pin number. So Jenni is right. They'd have needed the card to do that.
O'h, and I forgot to say thanks to Bob for freely handing out my personal details! lmao.
Harp, I am a nigerian student going ...
I actually never saw this one, but went looking in my spam folder for a phishing attempt after reading this thread.Dear PayPal. member:,You are receiving this notification because PayPal is required by law to notify you, that you urgently need to update your online account statement, dueto high risks of fraud intentions.The updating of your PayPal account can be done at any time by clicking on the link shown belowhttp://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_login-runOnce you log in,update your account information.After updating your account click on the History sub tab of your Account Overview page to see your most recent statement.If you need help with your password, click the Help link which is at the upper right hand side of the PayPal website. To report errors in your statementor make inquiries, click the Contact Us link in the footer on any page of the PayPal website, call our Customer Service center at (402) 938-3630, or writeus at:PayPal, Inc.P.O. Box 45950Omaha, NE 68145Sincerely,PayPalThe actual url in the link:http://217.136.251.41:8080/.cgi-bin/.webscr/.secure-login/ / /.paypal.com/index.htm
yes. If you look at the properties of those URL's, you'll find that they don't point anywhere near paypal. Some are tricky, and will try to fool you with something like paypal.com.net, so be careful.