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DZorro
10-20-2003, 09:54 AM
I have an e-mail
account from yahoo, for 5 years. But lately i get these messages from yahoo-billing.com stating i have to update my
account, or my account with yahoo, will be closed, so i contacted yahoo, about this all they stated, was that this
billing service is not related to them /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif But how can they send me
this message in the first place, i have a FREE-ACCOUNT with them. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif
now my question is , did any of you who have yahoo mail service receive any message like this ??? And what did you
do about it ??
DZorro,
franki
10-20-2003, 10:02 AM
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But how can they send me this message in the first
place,
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On the internet, it is still easy to call yourself
\"yahoo-billing\" even though you don\'t have ties to Yahoo, just like \"kazaagold\" has nothing to do with
the real \"kazaa\" ....
DZorro
10-20-2003, 10:14 AM
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But how can they send me this message in the first place,
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On the internet, it is still easy to call yourself \"yahoo-billing\"
even though you don\'t have ties to Yahoo, just like \"kazaagold\" has nothing to do with the real \"kazaa\"
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I now what you mean franki, but are they some kind of scam
??? Trying to scam to fill out my credit card information ??? well i won\'t fall for that, since i already have a
free-mail account with yahoo, but what really worried me was the fact they stated if i don\'t update my credit
account they would close my mail account /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif
What really worried
me even more was the facts they new alot about me, but the fact that yahoo itself stated that they where no part
them. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif
DZorro,
I wonder if yahoo
has taken legal action of some sort yet. I´ve not recieved a warning from them regarding this issue. WOuld be a
good idea if they did this, so people don´t fall into this trap. The thought that they have info on you is kinda
scary though!
DZorro
10-20-2003, 10:27 AM
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I wonder if yahoo has taken legal action of some
sort yet. I´ve not recieved a warning from them regarding this issue. WOuld be a good idea if they did this, so
people don´t fall into this trap. The thought that they have info on you is kinda scary though!
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Yes CJ01, but what was really weird was the fact that i tried to contact
them through the mail they send me via yahoo-billing.com but was returned to me and sated that this mail addres does
not exisit. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif that\'s why i immidiatly contacted yahoo it self
about it but just received the facts that they where no part of them at all.
DZorro,
franki
10-20-2003, 10:30 AM
Probably they
(Yahoo AND the scammers) didn\'t even register a domain yahoo-billing either, so is is clear that these are
spammers / scammers.
DZorro
10-20-2003, 11:01 AM
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Probably they (Yahoo AND the scammers) didn\'t
even register a domain yahoo-billing either, so is is clear that these are spammers / scammers.
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In that case i\'m glad i didn\'t fall for there trick.
So i have to
be more carefull when getting mail from now on out. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif
DZorro,
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Yes CJ01, but what was really weird was the fact
that i tried to contact them through the mail they send me via yahoo-billing.com but was returned to me and sated
that this mail addres does not exisit. that\'s why i immidiatly contacted yahoo it self about it but just
received the facts that they where no part of them at all.
<hr /></blockquote><font class=\"post\"> I´ve
had the same crap on my hotmail account. I was always getting this sick porn stuff about rapes and f*ck knows what
else, really gross stuff - NOT normal porn (which I like) and once I tried to tell those sick bastards to F*ck off
and I got the same reply about the adress didn´t exist. Not only sick but also coward bastards
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yeah good that
you didn´t fall for them!!! Nice one /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif
DZorro
10-28-2003, 11:15 AM
Yes CJ01, but what was really weird was the fact that i tried to contact them through the mail they send me via yahoo-billing.com but was returned to me and sated that this mail addres does not exisit.
Sexyredhead
10-28-2003, 11:21 AM
If they
already had your info, they wouldn\'t be asking you to give it to them to verify. They\'d give it to you to
verify. Make sense?
Don\'t worry. They probably got your email from one of those places that sells email
addresses. Just ignore it.
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Yes CJ01, but what was really weird was the fact that i tried to contact them through the mail they send me via yahoo-billing.com but was returned to me and sated that this mail addres does not exisit. that\'s why i immidiatly contacted yahoo it self about it but just received the facts that they where no part of them at all.
<hr /></blockquote><font class=\"post\"> I´ve had the same crap on my hotmail account. I was always getting this sick porn stuff about rapes and f*ck knows what else, really gross stuff - NOT normal porn (which I like) and once I tried to tell those sick bastards to F*ck off and I got the same reply about the adress didn´t exist. Not only sick but also coward bastards /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif
yeah good that you didn´t fall for them!!! Nice one /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif
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I can\'t believe this, i got send a new one today /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif it gets even worse then before, i hate those scammers.
DarkProfits.com & DarkProfits.net
______________________________
Dear customer,
Recently we have received an order made by using your personal credit card information.
This order was made online at our official http://DarkProfits.com (\"http://DarkProfits.com\") or http://DarkProfitsnet (\"http://DarkProfitsnet\") website. Our Fraud Department has some suspicions regarding this order and we need you to visit a special Fraud Department page at our web store where you can confirm or decline this transaction by providing us with the correct information.
But, if you have never visited our site or made a purchase, you can decline any charges from you credit card, by entering your personal info below. Or, if you feel this method of verification insecure - please visit our highly secure site http://darkprofits.com (\"http://darkprofits.com\") or http://darkprofits.net (\"http://darkprofits.net\")
Enter your credit card number here:
Enter your credit card exp date:
Enter your name as it appears on the credit card:
Enter your address, zip code and city:
I don\'t even now this site either /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif when i trie to reply to their e-mail it didn\'t even exist either, whats new /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif
anyway you should be carefull with these mail. Any one now any good spam filter programm ??? I getting a bit sick of these mails. First they send out these scam messages so innocent people who don\'t now about it will fill out the form, so they could plunder your account aswell, any way i did a search on google and guess what i found ???
http://sourcefrog.ozlabs.org/weblog/issues (\"http://sourcefrog.ozlabs.org/weblog/issues\")
It\'s a very informitive site explaining what this darkprofits really is, good thing i didn\'t press any button either /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif or else i\'m scammed again /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif
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My favorite is the one that says I\'ve just been billed $246, on my credit card, because I have been money laundering. If I have NOT been money laundering, would I please send them my credit card number so they can correct it.
Oh! And there\'s the one from Fifine in Korea that says she\'s in eBay security, and would I please re-enter my account info?
But, the Nigerian ones have got people KILLED.
Most ISPs and other enterprises have added a \"spoof\" address, for JUST that sort of mailing. Try:spoof@yahoo.com. Forward the original. Or, if that doesn\'t work, forward to abuse@yahoo.com (\"abuse@yahoo.com\")
AzMike
10-29-2003, 12:33 PM
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I have an e-mail account from yahoo, for 5 years. But lately i get these
messages from yahoo-billing.com stating i have to update my account, or my account with yahoo, will be closed, so i
contacted yahoo, about this all they stated, was that this billing service is not related to them
/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif But how can they send me this message in the first place, i
have a FREE-ACCOUNT with them. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif now my question is , did any of you
who have yahoo mail service receive any message like this ??? And what did you do about it ??
DZorro,
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I got the following email and just ignored it, knew it was a scam. These
people are trying to collect your CC numbers so they can fraudulently bill things to them. I tried clicking on the
link they provided, and it did NOT go to www.earthlink.net (\"http://www.earthlink.net\"); it went to
some other temporary website the scammers set up. I also received the exact same email from DarkProfits as DZorro
did. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif
Don\'t EVER provide one of your CC numbers if you get an
unsolicited email requesting you to give it out!
Dear Customer,
A processing error has occurred with your
EarthLink account. This could be caused by a number of reasons as follows:
1. Your credit card failed
authorization due to the reason that it has expired or has been found in EarthLink database under a different
account ID. In order to remedy the problem we suggest that you provide another credit card that can be billed for
EarthLink services. In order to ensure that your EarthLink account remains active, it is advisable that you supply a
credit card that has not been used to pay for EarthLink services within the past 30 days.
2. Your EarthLink account
has been accessed by a third party that requested a password change, causing EarthLink staff to issue you a
different password. It is now required that you fill out and submit again all necessary account information in order
to verify that your account has not been further compromised.
3. An e-mail was sent to you with a request for
information on your EarthLink account details. If you have received such a message, please disregard it as it may be
a third party attempt to gain access to your EarthLink account. After your new account information has been
processed you will be redirected back to www.earthlink.net. (\"http://www.earthlink.net.\") Please verify
all details prior to submitting.
This issue must be solved within 24 hours of receiving this email or your account
may be suspended and/or terminated and a reactivation fee of $24.95 will be applied if you choose to continue your
EarthLink Experience. This fee cannot be waived once the account has been deactivated. For fastest processing,
follow the secure link to verify your information. When you open the verification page, EarthLink establishes a
secure connection with your Web browser using SSL. During this secure session, communication between your computer
and EarthLink is encrypted, or scrambled, using the most advanced methods commercially available. Please visit
www.earthlink.net/verify.asp (\"http://www.earthlink.net/verify.asp\") or click the link below to verify
your personal & billing information.
Update billing information
Thank you in advance for your
co-operation.
John Williams
Earthlink Inc. Billing Department
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