Following on from my earlier article about the largest data theft in history, it seems that Marks and Spencer have been caught up in that theft as well.
M&S have warned their customers to expect an increase in spam e-mail after hackers stole their details from the marketing firm Epsilon.
Wednesday, April 06, 2011
Monday, April 04, 2011
Largest Data Theft in History
Be warned the largest data theft (of customer email addresses) in history has occurred.
It affects many well known firms including; Barclaycard, Capital One, JP Morgan Chase, the Marriot International hotel group and the US supermarket chain Kroger.
Customers should be on the look out for spamming and phishing attempts by the thieves, who will pretend to be writing on behalf of the companies from which the data was stolen.
It affects many well known firms including; Barclaycard, Capital One, JP Morgan Chase, the Marriot International hotel group and the US supermarket chain Kroger.
Customers should be on the look out for spamming and phishing attempts by the thieves, who will pretend to be writing on behalf of the companies from which the data was stolen.
Friday, March 25, 2011
Don't waste my time trying to scam me you twat!
"Thanks for the response. I am willing to pay your asking price.I will pay by check as its the only way i can pay you at the moment.I will make arrangement for the pick-up after payment have been received by you. I don't mind adding an extra twenty dollars so you can keep it in my favor.Reply with your full name,cell phone number,and address where payment should be sent.Please take the posting off Craig list today and consider it sold to me. Expecting to hear from you soon.
Regards
Daniel"
"Thanks for the response. I am willing to pay your asking price.I will pay by check as its the only way i can pay you at the moment.I will make arrangement for the pick-up after payment have been received by you. I don't mind adding an extra twenty dollars so you can keep it in my favor.Reply with your full name,cell phone number,and address where payment should be sent.Please take the posting off Craig list today and consider it sold to me. Expecting to hear from you soon.
Regards
Daniel"
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Advice to this spammer...learn to spell!
"ward"??
"AGEAINT"??
Idiot!
ATTENTION TO THE OWNER OF THIS EMAIL ADDRESS
We are pleased to notify you of your Electronic ward for 2.5, million.
Details of your winning prize is as follows;E-ticket number: 890231AN-333,Category: A,Draw: 6756Amount: 2.5, million Dollars
You are required to establish contact with your claims agent via e-mail with the particulars presented below:
CLAIMS AGENT
Contact: Mr. Leon Becker
Phone: +31 61 979 8868
Email: claimrepleonbecker@yahoo.cn
In line with the governing rules of claim, you are requested to furnishMr. Becker With the following information: 1. Full name... 2. Address.... 3. Occupation... 4. Tel/Fax.... 5.Cell/Mobile.... 6. Age... 7.. Winning Ref Number...........
NOTE: You are expected to contact the Enquiry Officer for details of claims.FRANK H. RECHARDs Promotions Co-ordinator.
NOTE:CONTACT THE CLAIMS AGEAINT
********************************************************************************************************************************************************
Presbyterian SeniorCare is proud to be the first accredited Aging Services Network in Pennsylvania.This email contains privileged and confidential information intended only for the use of the above-named recipient. If you are not the intended recipient of this email, you are hereby notified that any dissemination or copying of this email strictly is prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please immediately notify the sender by responding to the sender through email and delete the email message. This information has been disclosed to you whose confidentiality is protected by state and federal law. Any further disclosure of this information without prior consent of the person to whom it pertains may be prohibited.
"ward"??
"AGEAINT"??
Idiot!
ATTENTION TO THE OWNER OF THIS EMAIL ADDRESS
We are pleased to notify you of your Electronic ward for 2.5, million.
Details of your winning prize is as follows;E-ticket number: 890231AN-333,Category: A,Draw: 6756Amount: 2.5, million Dollars
You are required to establish contact with your claims agent via e-mail with the particulars presented below:
CLAIMS AGENT
Contact: Mr. Leon Becker
Phone: +31 61 979 8868
Email: claimrepleonbecker@yahoo.cn
In line with the governing rules of claim, you are requested to furnishMr. Becker With the following information: 1. Full name... 2. Address.... 3. Occupation... 4. Tel/Fax.... 5.Cell/Mobile.... 6. Age... 7.. Winning Ref Number...........
NOTE: You are expected to contact the Enquiry Officer for details of claims.FRANK H. RECHARDs Promotions Co-ordinator.
NOTE:CONTACT THE CLAIMS AGEAINT
********************************************************************************************************************************************************
Presbyterian SeniorCare is proud to be the first accredited Aging Services Network in Pennsylvania.This email contains privileged and confidential information intended only for the use of the above-named recipient. If you are not the intended recipient of this email, you are hereby notified that any dissemination or copying of this email strictly is prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please immediately notify the sender by responding to the sender through email and delete the email message. This information has been disclosed to you whose confidentiality is protected by state and federal law. Any further disclosure of this information without prior consent of the person to whom it pertains may be prohibited.
Wednesday, December 01, 2010
I am flattered that this "diplomat" is literally waiting at JFK airport ready to fly off at a moment's notice, to any part of the world, to give me my "inheritance".
How stupid do these scammers think I am?
I am a Diplomat named Elizabeth Henderson mandated to deliver your inheritance to you in your country of residence.
The funds total US$7.5 Million and you were made the beneficiary of these funds by a benefactor whose details will be revealed to you after handing over the funds to you in accordance with the Agreement I signed with the benefactor when he enlisted my assistance in delivering the funds to you.
I am presently at JFK Airport in the United States of America and before I can deliver the funds to you, you have to reconfirm the following information so as to ensure that I am dealing with the right person.
1.Full Name:
2.Residential Address:
3.Age:
4.Sex:
5.Occupation:
6.Direct Telephone Numbers:
After verification of the information with what I have on file,I shall contact you so that we can make arrangements on the exact time I will be bringing your package to your residential address. Send the requested information so that we can proceed.
Regards
Elizabeth Henderson
How stupid do these scammers think I am?
I am a Diplomat named Elizabeth Henderson mandated to deliver your inheritance to you in your country of residence.
The funds total US$7.5 Million and you were made the beneficiary of these funds by a benefactor whose details will be revealed to you after handing over the funds to you in accordance with the Agreement I signed with the benefactor when he enlisted my assistance in delivering the funds to you.
I am presently at JFK Airport in the United States of America and before I can deliver the funds to you, you have to reconfirm the following information so as to ensure that I am dealing with the right person.
1.Full Name:
2.Residential Address:
3.Age:
4.Sex:
5.Occupation:
6.Direct Telephone Numbers:
After verification of the information with what I have on file,I shall contact you so that we can make arrangements on the exact time I will be bringing your package to your residential address. Send the requested information so that we can proceed.
Regards
Elizabeth Henderson
Friday, November 19, 2010
Be warned this scam is currently being perpetrated in the UK.
A card is posted through your door from a company called PDS (Parcel Delivery Service) suggesting that they were unable to deliver a parcel, and that you need to contact them on 0906 6611911 (a Premium rate number).
DO NOT call this number, as this is a mail scam originating from Belize.
If you call the number and you start to hear a recorded message you will already have been billed £315 for the phone call.
If you do receive a card with these details, then please contact Royal Mail Fraud on 020 7239 6655
A card is posted through your door from a company called PDS (Parcel Delivery Service) suggesting that they were unable to deliver a parcel, and that you need to contact them on 0906 6611911 (a Premium rate number).
DO NOT call this number, as this is a mail scam originating from Belize.
If you call the number and you start to hear a recorded message you will already have been billed £315 for the phone call.
If you do receive a card with these details, then please contact Royal Mail Fraud on 020 7239 6655
Friday, October 29, 2010
Advice to this particular "phisher" claimning to be Paypal...learn to spell!
At PayPal, we want to increase your security and comfortlevel with every transaction. From our Buyer and Seller Protection Policies to our Verification and Reputation systems, we'll help to keep you safe. We recently noticed one or more attempts to log in to your PayPal account from a foreign IP address and we have reasonsto belive that your account was Compromised by a thirdparty without your authorization. If you recently accessed your account while traveling, the unusual log in attempts may have been initiated by you.However, if you are the rightfull holder of the account, download the form attached to this email, fill the form and then submit as we try to verify your identity. If you choose to ignore our request, you leave us no choisebut to temporaly suspend your account. We ask that you allow at least 72 hours for the case to be investigated and we strongly recommend to verefy (sic) your account in that time.
At PayPal, we want to increase your security and comfortlevel with every transaction. From our Buyer and Seller Protection Policies to our Verification and Reputation systems, we'll help to keep you safe. We recently noticed one or more attempts to log in to your PayPal account from a foreign IP address and we have reasonsto belive that your account was Compromised by a thirdparty without your authorization. If you recently accessed your account while traveling, the unusual log in attempts may have been initiated by you.However, if you are the rightfull holder of the account, download the form attached to this email, fill the form and then submit as we try to verify your identity. If you choose to ignore our request, you leave us no choisebut to temporaly suspend your account. We ask that you allow at least 72 hours for the case to be investigated and we strongly recommend to verefy (sic) your account in that time.
Monday, August 23, 2010
Friday, August 20, 2010
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Another day, another scam.
I have received several poorly written emails, similar to the one below, "warning" me that another company may be about to buy variations on one of my many domain names.
The scam, were I to bite, would involve offering to sell me the domains for a "reasonable" fee.
In reality, anyone is entitled to buy a domain name that has yet to be registered at any time. Were someone really in the process of buying these domain names, a legitimate domain registration company would not delay them.
Dear CEO,
We’re the internet dispute organization authorized by the government,which mainly deal with international company's in Asia. We have something important need to confirm with your company.
On the June,15, 2010, we received an application formally. One company named " Green International Holdings Ltd" wanted to register following.
Internet keyword: kenfrost
Domain names:
kenfrost.asia
kenfrost.cn
kenfrost.com.cn
kenfrost.com.hk
kenfrost.com.tw
kenfrost.hk
kenfrost.net.cn
kenfrost.tw
through our body.
After our initial examination, we found that the keywords and domain names applied for registration are as same as your company's name and trademark. If you do not know this company, we doubt that they have other aims to buy these domain names. currently, we haven't finished the registration of Fenevery International Holdings Ltd yet. In order to avoid the vicious domain name grabbing,please let the relevant person make a confirmation with me via telephone or email as soon as possible. Thank you for your support to our work!
Best Regards,
William
Web: www.sknetservice.org
Email: William@skhkdns.com.cn
HongKong Office
Tel: + 852-6517 1987
Fax:+00852-30696940
Sponsoring Registrar: SK Net Service Company Ltd
I have received several poorly written emails, similar to the one below, "warning" me that another company may be about to buy variations on one of my many domain names.
The scam, were I to bite, would involve offering to sell me the domains for a "reasonable" fee.
In reality, anyone is entitled to buy a domain name that has yet to be registered at any time. Were someone really in the process of buying these domain names, a legitimate domain registration company would not delay them.
Dear CEO,
We’re the internet dispute organization authorized by the government,which mainly deal with international company's in Asia. We have something important need to confirm with your company.
On the June,15, 2010, we received an application formally. One company named " Green International Holdings Ltd" wanted to register following.
Internet keyword: kenfrost
Domain names:
kenfrost.asia
kenfrost.cn
kenfrost.com.cn
kenfrost.com.hk
kenfrost.com.tw
kenfrost.hk
kenfrost.net.cn
kenfrost.tw
through our body.
After our initial examination, we found that the keywords and domain names applied for registration are as same as your company's name and trademark. If you do not know this company, we doubt that they have other aims to buy these domain names. currently, we haven't finished the registration of Fenevery International Holdings Ltd yet. In order to avoid the vicious domain name grabbing,please let the relevant person make a confirmation with me via telephone or email as soon as possible. Thank you for your support to our work!
Best Regards,
William
Web: www.sknetservice.org
Email: William@skhkdns.com.cn
HongKong Office
Tel: + 852-6517 1987
Fax:+00852-30696940
Sponsoring Registrar: SK Net Service Company Ltd
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