Yet another scam.
By MsTickle
@MsTickle (25180)
Australia
October 31, 2010 5:33pm CST
This one is so simple that anyone could easily fall for it. I don't know about you but I sign up for things like competitions, money making opportunities, newsletters to recipe clubs or fashion magazines and the like from time to time. I think we all do it when we hear of something or see something that interests us.
So, twice now I've received an email with the heading "please confirm your email address"
then the email reads:
[i]You are receiving this e-mail because your e-mail address has been detected being invalid. Possible reason: an e-mail sent from Liberty Reserve bounced back to our mailbox. All accounts which bounce mail back will be marked inactive and blocked for 30 days period. We apologise for the inconvenience, but the safety of your funds is our main priority.
To confirm that your e-mail address is valid, please click on the link below:
LINK DELETED
This will keep your Liberty Reserve account active.
The current settings for your account can be viewed and modified at the Liberty Reserve website by choosing the Profile menu selection while accessing your account.
Sincerely,
Liberty Reserve Customer Service[/i]
as you can see, the reader will most likely automatically assume that they signed up and they have a profile already. But this is not the case...it is a gambling site and once you click on the link they have other information from your computer as well as your email address. The other side of it is, how can my email address be invalid if this email is getting through???
Needless to say, I have never signed up for this site.
Please, do not click on anything unless you double check that you know about it first.
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12 responses
@carmelanirel (20942)
• United States
1 Nov 10
That's good advice or you can do what I do, I never open anything unless I know who it is. As for confirmation, I know what sites I sign up for and I can tell if this is something I just signed up for, because something in the address will be similar to the site I was just at to sign up..If it comes much later, then forget it, not worth it if they can't get the e-mail to me quick enough..lol
Good thing you are too smart, too bad there isn't a way to put these sites out when they do this..
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@MsTickle (25180)
• Australia
1 Nov 10
That's a good thing to do and it's the rule I usually follow. I only use this email address for a few trusted sites I have belonged to for years so I notice if anything weird comes through. It usually doesn't happen so I'm at a loss to know how I got these mails.
It would be great if there was some way to report these people other than marking them as Spam because I reckon if they are trying to cheat people it's a crime and they should be held accountable and punished.
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@hardworkinggurl (37063)
• United States
1 Nov 10
Funny you should post this a about 3 days ago my boyfriend, who is a very intelligent man, received an email from what looked like yahoo. It was asking for all his data.
He called me over to view it and sure enough when I saw it said password, I immediately told him oh no this is a scam. No company will want to verify your membership and ask for your password.
However, I could not stop to think for a second that this is what is happening in the world and how many people are being scammed as it truly looked like a legit email. Anyways we forwarded it to yahoo admins and they will look into it.
@MsTickle (25180)
• Australia
1 Nov 10
Hello you...yes, that's what makes me sad. People obviously fall for these scams and that's why they keep on coming. People need to rid themselves of the idea that the Internet is a get rich quick scheme because it ain't. The only way to get rich is to work jolly hard or have rich parents or be the only or favourite niece of an elderly/dying filthy rich uncle.
@ReViewMeMedia (3785)
• United States
4 Nov 10
I've never received this email, but thank you for the warning. It would be really bad for people who actually have Liberty Reserve accounts to get this email. Thank you for informing MyLot users about this fraudulent email. Knowing is half the battle after all.
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@djbtol (5493)
• United States
31 Oct 10
Good point, scams abound on the internet. Maybe we should let the government control the internet, so we would not have these problems. Just kidding. Government control would change the flavor of courrption, not reduce it.
Users just have to stay on their toes!
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@tonyllenium (6252)
• Italy
31 Oct 10
i never received a mail like that but yes it sounds like a scam ...they are sometimes some mails delivered from false header from paypal,or other payment processor as liberty reserve ...
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@mattbull98 (9)
• United States
1 Nov 10
I always go with good ol' PayPal. They have the best customer support ever! On Ebay if you get scammed, they will refund the money within days.Their Customer support line is always up also. Can't go wrong with Paypal.
@MsTickle (25180)
• Australia
1 Nov 10
G'day there and a warm welcome to myLot. Have you read the Guidelines yet? It's a good idea to do so. Then read the Terms...both are a mine of information on how to get the most out of myLot.
I've been using PayPal for some years now and have every confidence that they keep me safe, but I fail to see where they fit into this discussion
@mltdude (8)
•
1 Nov 10
Such scam e-mails have become very popular. You have to read everything twice at least and pay attention to how it is written. Sometimes, you have to watch out for e-mails from friends as well as they can be scam e-mails sent unintentionally from their accounts.
Another thing to remember is that e-mail addresses and senders can be faked. These are the most dangerous as you might think that the e-mails are legit, when in fact the names and addresses are nothing but a masquerade. Anyone who has a World of Warcraft account will most probably know what I mean!
Nice heads-up there MsTickle!
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