Beware X-Box E-mail scam

[that_punk_guy]

If you recieve an e-mail on the run-up to Christmas telling you you've won an X-Box and it seems just too good to be true... it is. Presumably targetting the weary Christmas shopper, folks operating at dream-giveaway.com are sending out e-mails offering the recipient a free X-Box with five games, provided you pay the postage.

A link in the e-mail sends you off to an unsecure site where you are asked for your card details and pin number. As you should know, no-one ever needs to know your pin number, not even an employee at your own bank, so don't give it to them!

I think most of us here know that there are scams like this around, but to cover all bases and on KennyR's advice, I'm posting this as news so everyone's doubly aware.

[amigamad]

I would take no notice of anything like this  and just take as spam. :-)

[the_leander]

I bet I'll be getting a call from one of my Sister's in law asking me to apply for this for her in the very near future. The woman in question is about as clueless as they come with regards computers. Already several members of the family have had to repair her system because she followed advice from emails saying that her computer was vunerable to infections etc, so she should install this program to protect it....

Needless to say, after the second time, I walked away from the situation, because I would likely have ended up disabling her ability to go online perminantly (by attaching my special patented 3 pin plug - usb converter and frying her modem, the local exchange and about 4 miles of cable.)

Not that I think people should learn about the basics of computing and the internet before going out a buying one of course...

[that_punk_guy]

I would take no notice of anything like this and just take as spam. :-)

It's beyond spam, in my opinion, when they're taking people's bank details.

[iamaboringperson]

Seems like an old scam with a new give away.

I wonder who actually falls for this sort of thing, I would love to interview these people.

[Framiga]

Hi

yet received and deleted this morning.

Ciao

[SlimJim]

Why would I want an XBox anyway ...? :-D
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SlimJim

[opi]

Just another scam/hoax that I will never follow. Now I just wait for my BoXeR to arrive. ;-)))

[KennyR]

I've set YAM to immediately delete any mail containing HTML tags from the server, so I don't get these kind of spams.

Sure, I know that Outlook Express sends html by default, but nobody of any importance uses that anyway.



;-)

[Acill]

I didt get this one, but I did get one with the same type of trap in it. It was from Citibank telling me I need to verify my email and send them my credit card number and pin to prove it was me. I couldnt believe it! People are so lame. I wonder how many fell for that one. I forwarded it to there fraud link.

[weirdami]

I wonder how much traction you could get out of a simple "Please, send me your name, credit card number, expiration date, savings account number, and PIN. --The Bank"

I wouldn't be surprised if a few people fell for it. I was in the post office once and the clerk blurted out to some lady at the counter "I don't want to know it!" because she started saying her passcode out loud after he told her she'd need to have it for the transaction she was making. They have those keypad deals for that, and she starts telling it to him and for everyone to hear.

[Cryten]

I believe this is natures way to weed out the idiots...

[iamaboringperson]

I believe this is natures way to weed out the idiots...

You'd hope that it was genetic, and that they would die off by giveing their money away, wouldn't you?

[Cryten]

Hmm, maybe they'll starve to death after giving away all their money?  ;-)  Come to think of it, I guess they would starve to death if someone stated something like the following in a spam mail:

"You're one lucky bastard. You've been chosen among a lot of young promising stars!!!  All you need to do to collect your X-Box, is to starve yourself to death, and send your death certificate to us." ;-)

[Animagic]

LOOOOL

 :roflmao: