posted on October 15, 2003 08:47:50 PM new
This came a couple of days ago. Scary how tempting it is, and I'll bet there'll be folks falling for it. Ebay says of course it's a spoof and they're investigating.
Subject:
Please accept payment from andy #182-91SW-27251
Date:
Die, 14 Okt 2003 23:22:29 +0200
From:
"swiftpay service central" <[email protected]>
To:
[email protected]
User andy3 just send $476.60 USD to you:
SwiftPay UserID: andy3
Transaction#: 182-91SW-27251
Date: 14-10-2003
Comments: Membership #0218397 was selected to receive this month\'s bonus. We cannot send
funds directly to your debit card\'s bank account because our merchant currently disabled this
option. SwiftPay will not charge your card for the transfer; we already deducted $23.40 from your
funds for the service fees.
Your E-mail is not registered with SwiftPay. In order to receive your funds you need to apply for
account with us and verify your identity. All information will be kept confidential. Please follow the
link: http://www.swiftpay.us/signup/?transaction#18291SW2751
When you enter our service your funds will appear in your account balance under overview page.
You can withdraw the outstanding balance to your debit card account that you added during the
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posted on October 15, 2003 09:26:17 PM new
When the spoofs are obvious spoofs and filled with misspellings everyone has a good laugh but when the spoofs get very clever and effective it may actually hurt ebay and online commerce. The spoofs had to evolve into better spoofs.
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posted on October 16, 2003 07:50:14 AM new
I got that one too and I sent it to spoof. It did not mention e bay but I figured they have the power to do what ever they can. It can hurt them too.
posted on October 16, 2003 09:14:22 AM new
Yes, I got that one and one for $219.00. I haven't sold anything for either of those figures so I knew it was a spoof. They are getting clever though.
posted on October 16, 2003 09:20:02 AM new
Roadsmith, this Andy3 sure gets around.. got this yesterday
User andy3 just send $476.60 USD to you:
SwiftPay UserID: andy3
Transaction#: 182-91SW-27251
Date: 14-10-2003
Comments: Membership #0218397 was selected to receive this month\'s bonus. We cannot send funds directly to your debit card\'s bank account because our merchant currently disabled this option. SwiftPay will not charge your card for the transfer; we already deducted $23.40 from your funds for the service fees.
Your E-mail is not registered with SwiftPay. In order to receive your funds you need to apply for account with us and verify your identity. All information will be kept confidential. Please follow the link: http://www.swiftpay.us/signup/?transaction#18291SW2751
When you enter our service your funds will appear in your account balance under overview page. You can withdraw the outstanding balance to your debit card account that 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 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 Customer Support
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