Online fraud - please help/advise!!!

[RoboRiise]

Originally Posted by weeksie31

mate this is fake. nobody ever asks you to update 'billing records'.

True, this is 99.999% likely to be a fake. The thing to remember though is that regardless of whether it is or isn't, as long as you shut that e-mail without entering or clicking anything and use your IE (or other browser) favourites link to go to e-bay, paypal or whatever, you are ok. These spoof e-mails don't actually take you to paypal or whatever and hijack your details. Rather they usually take you to a site the spoofer has set up (often using ip masking to make the address look kosher) by basically robbing the graphics from the original site which is a piece of piss to do. As long as you're on the actual site, you're ok, providing there's not a trojan infection or similar on your system.

I've used E-bay for 2 years, on-line banking for 5 and a half years and am a member of countless websites. I have NEVER, EVER received an e-mail from ANY of them asking me to input ANY of my user details. They simply DO NOT send e-mails asking for that info. EVER. As such, the best way is just delete any unsolicited e-mail alleging to be from these sources without even opening them, to be sure you're not inadvertently inviting adware, spyware or more sinister trojans, keyloggers etc onto your system. (Although I also don't know anyone who has ever actually had a keylogger on their system in over 15 years of PC use).

[Nick Leeson]

Who hasn't read this thread then scurried off to paypal to check their statements?

Without trying to sound a bit of knob here - I'd rather take the chance of getting scammed; then get my money back through the bank then go to the measures mentioned above. The point of buying online is that it's easier and less time consuming then dragging my lazy arse to the shops. That isn't the case though if you have to be ultra-vigilant.

For me, pesonally - I'll continue to take my chances.

[Paul]

Originally Posted by SKEET

Who hasn't read this thread then scurried off to paypal to check their statements?

Without trying to sound a bit of knob here - I'd rather take the chance of getting scammed; then get my money back through the bank then go to the measures mentioned above. The point of buying online is that it's easier and less time consuming then dragging my lazy arse to the shops. That isn't the case though if you have to be ultra-vigilant.

For me, pesonally - I'll continue to take my chances.

I agree up to a point. I will never click on e-mail links again and I have changed all my passwords and made them more secure. I already shred stuff at home as it's no hassle and makes sense. However, that's about it for me as my fire wall and virus stuff is good and up to date..

[Paul]

Woo-hoo!!! Paypal have already sorted and refunded the two biggest rip-off transactions and are on the case with the other three. My bank also guarantees them too, so it seems this lesson was of the short, sharp shock variety.

[RedKnight]

That's really good to hear, Paul.

[hamstrung]

Originally Posted by Paul

Woo-hoo!!! Paypal have already sorted and refunded the two biggest rip-off transactions and are on the case with the other three. My bank also guarantees them too, so it seems this lesson was of the short, sharp shock variety.

Good news.

[drewy]

Thought I'd bring this thread back up as a result of an email I got last night.

I'm used to the usual shitty spoof emails (Ebay) that you get from time to time asking you to put in your details or your account will be suspended. Last night however I received an email that was an almost perfect copy of the "question from a seller" email you get from Ebay.

It was from America and it basically told me they'd shipped an item I'd bought that day, except I hadn't bought fuck all. Every link on it prompted you to put in your username and password, also the yellow padlock in the bottom right was missing.

Ebay have since confirmed it's a spoof. Has anyone had anything similar? It's the first time I've seen one as good as that and it fooled me for 30 seconds or so. Be careful

[sh#t waffle]

Originally Posted by drewy

Thought I'd bring this thread back up as a result of an email I got last night.

I'm used to the usual shitty spoof emails (Ebay) that you get from time to time asking you to put in your details or your account will be suspended. Last night however I received an email that was an almost perfect copy of the "question from a seller" email you get from Ebay.

It was from America and it basically told me they'd shipped an item I'd bought that day, except I hadn't bought fuck all. Every link on it prompted you to put in your username and password, also the yellow padlock in the bottom right was missing.

Ebay have since confirmed it's a spoof. Has anyone had anything similar? It's the first time I've seen one as good as that and it fooled me for 30 seconds or so. Be careful

Yeah, had a similar one. You initially think you've been the victim of fraud in that someone's already bought something with your account, so you almost enter your username and password. Luckily, for some reason Firefox blocked a couple of the images, which was enough to convince me of its bollockness.

[bri]

I got one the other week, spotted it pretty soon.

An email from a fake paypal set up warning me about fake paypal emails. Please update my details.

[DJLJ]

Some good advice and good info in this.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/...me/default.stm

[DJLJ]

Identity theft has risen 21% year on year in the UK. I'll don my tin foil hat.

[Remmie]

Originally Posted by Paul

Woo-hoo!!! Paypal have already sorted and refunded the two biggest rip-off transactions and are on the case with the other three. My bank also guarantees them too, so it seems this lesson was of the short, sharp shock variety.

Woo-fucking-hoo. Surely stupidity of this scale deserves punishment?

[Paul]

For Chris.

[hamstrung]

Paul, don't know if you remember our little discussion when this happened but just discovered today the cunts tried getting me again.

Think its a petrol station I use near home.

Good thing was I spotted it minutes before it happened ( ) and managed to get my cards stopped.

A little tip - for anyone with concerns. Keep a DAILY check on your current account (I do not use mine on the net, am generally very careful and have still had people try to use it for fraud twice in 6 months) and as well as looking for amounts that have debited the account, ring telephone banking and ask them to check any pending debit card transactions (which they can do). If there are any for unusually small amounts (less than a fiver) that you don't recognise, stop your card.

The crooks do this to test the water prior to putting the big amounts through.

[Chris_Royle]

I think I'd rather just get scammed than spend all my time worrying about it!

What's happened at the petrol station? Some bastards by my place of work have done it in the garage opposite the Police Station twice in about six months. Each time loads of people got scammed.