Saturday, March 13, 2010

No, I don't have cash waiting, it's a scam

First of all, any message about money — whether it's lottery prizes or hidden wealth from war zones — that is sent out to a bcc list is a scam. Second of all, nobody is going to send you money that you don't know. Third of all, why would a company called Moneybookers.com (which is a real company) send you to a third-party hosting site to "claim" your money?

This particular email seems to have entered the Internet via an SMTP server at koso.net, a hosting service in South Korea.

Don't reply, don't be fooled, by scams like this.

From: "www.moneybookers.com" security@moneybookers.com
Date: March 9, 2010 1:07:35 PM PST
Subject: Money Received
Reply-To: no_reply@moneybookers.com

You've got cash

Greetings from moneybookers.com! We would like to inform you that you have received a payment from moneybookers3@mercantrade.com

Payment details

Amount: USD 275.00
ID: 20505502
Subject: You must use the link below to accept the payment.

Note: http://sendmail.sixserve.com/MoneyBookers.Com/directory.php?app=login.pl

Your money is waiting for you : http://sendmail.sixserve.com/MoneyBookers.Com/directory.php?app=login.pl

We hope you enjoy your cash.Use this link to accept the payment : http://sendmail.sixserve.com/MoneyBookers.Com/directory.php?app=login.pl

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2 comments:

  1. Thank you for this site. It is helping to educate other about scams and fraud.

    Shawn Mosch
    Co-Founder of Scam Victims United

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  2. BBB.org rates moneybookers.com an F - http://www.bbb.org/new-york-city/business-reviews/internet-auction-service/moneybookers-usa-inc-in-brooklyn-ny-108815#reasonrating.

    I also received a scam email from them with a spoofed email address. I had never heard of them before, but the spoofed email address tipped me off and a subsequent internet search brought me here to share this.

    *****************
    From: support@irs.gov [mailto:support@irs.gov]
    Sent: Saturday, April 14, 2012 11:37 PM
    To:
    Subject: Tax Refund Notice



    We are currently upgrading our database for security reasons.
    Please login at http://www.moneybookers.com and complete all of the security measurements.


    Click HERE to go to MoneyBookers Login page.
    Thank you,
    MoneyBookers support team
    http://www.moneybookers.com

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