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Email scam I received today
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Don Rupanovic
2003-07-21 19:58:26 UTC
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Here is a new one that came through my juno account...
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User ***@gmx.net just send $135.00 USD with E-mail to you:



SwiftPay User-ID: ***@gmx.net (JRD Refund Support)
Transaction#: 00568291
Date: 21-07-2003
Comments: You did not confirmed that you are satisfied from our service, we
are the money back to you. Please withraw them through swiftpay because our
merchant is currently off-line and we can't refund back to your card.
Swiftpay will not charge you any fee for the withrawal.



If you are not registred with SwiftPay.com please follow the link bellow:

http://www.swiftspay.com/signup/index.php

Once you register, the money will appear in your SwiftPay's account balance
in your overview page. You can withraw the outstanding balance to your
credit or debt card's bank account which you added during the registration
process.

SwiftPay`s intuitive interface makes sending and receiving money over the
web as easy as one two three. Simply logon at SwiftPay.com and select which
Swiftpay service you wish to avail of, whether it's to fund your account,
send money to friends family or businesses, request money or check your
account details. With everything you need available at the click of a mouse,
paying with SwiftPay couldn't be easier. Don't forget, we value our
commitment to Customer Service at SwiftPay - should you have any queries,
please don't hesitate to contact us and we'll do our best to answer your
query as soon as possible.

Kind Regards,

SwiftPay Account Managers
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Needless to say, the site is bogus...and no access is permitted to it right
now, but I thought I would put the word out here to give a warning on it.

Don

PS-In order to reply directly to my email, the 1must be removed from my
email address.
ShyDavid
2003-07-21 23:08:08 UTC
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On Mon, 21 Jul 2003 19:58:26 GMT, "Don Rupanovic"
Post by Don Rupanovic
Needless to say, the site is bogus...and no access is permitted
to it right now, but I thought I would put the word out here to
give a warning on it.
LOL! The scam appears to have been shut down already, unless the
server is down for repairs or something. There are several variations
of the "refund" scam: they all require the victim to send in banking
information---- a very bad thing to do.
Post by Don Rupanovic
Don
ShyDavid
2003-07-21 23:11:38 UTC
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On Mon, 21 Jul 2003 19:58:26 GMT, "Don Rupanovic"
Post by Don Rupanovic
Here is a new one that came through my juno account...
http://ablake.net/forum/index.cgi?read=129578
Post by Don Rupanovic
http://www.swiftspay.com/signup/index.php
Once you register, the money will appear in your SwiftPay's account balance
in your overview page. You can withraw the outstanding balance to your
credit or debt card's bank account which you added during the registration
process.
The URL is swiftSpay.com while the legitimate business is swiftpay.com
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