Be Very Careful with your Credit Info

[Greg Meyer]

Here's an e-mail message I just recieved:



Dear Sir/Madam,





We were informed that your credit card is used by another person or stolen. It could happen if you have been shopping on-line, and someone got your "Billing information" including your credit card number. To avoid and prevent any further fraud and billing mistakes and to refund your credit card, it is strongly recommended to proceed filling in the secure form on our site and applying for our Zero Liability program. Program is free and it will help us to confirm the fact of fraud and investigate this accident as soon as possible.





Sincerely yours, Visa Support Assistant, Alwin Desagun.



This is a scam...



If you get this or one like it call your credit card company first and they will confirm if they are working on a possible fraud case involving your card... This is an attempt to gather identity info..

 

[Mark Hofman]

I've been working the other end of this type of thing for a month: someone using our online DONATION site to try and steal credit card numbers. What a pain in the hindend.



NEVER, EVER, <u>EVER</u> give out your credit card billing information unless YOU initiate the transaction on a site that YOU trust, one that uses SSL encryption technology (indicated by the key or padlock on the lower bar of your browser), and where they have a security certificate from a trusted source like VeriSign.



And...by the way...if anyone is reading this who is involved in identity theft or credit card fraud over an internet connection, you might want to think twice. More information is being collected about you than you think, and that information generally ends up being turned over to an entity like your ISP and/or the U.S. Secret Service Electronic Crimes Task Force for further action.

 

[Jack K]

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[Rob LaMoy]

Yeah, and then we all get together and KICK YOUR @$$! LOL