A new scam?

30-03-2005, 13:34

I've received this e-mail today...

* * * * *
Hello, info@affordable-leather.co.uk
You've got cash!

Samuel Morse just sent you money with MayDayPay.

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Payment Details
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Amount: $359.00 USD

Simply click http://www.maydaypay.com and complete MayDayPay's
easy registration form to claim your money.

MayDayPay lets users send money to anyone with an email address. Use
MayDayPay.com to settle restaurant tabs with colleagues, pay friends for
movie tickets, or buy a baseball card at an online auction. You can also send
personalized money requests to your friends for a group event or party.

For more information about MayDayPay, go to:

http://www.maydaypay.com

Welcome to MayDayPay!
The MayDayPay Team

* * * * *

Now I don't know any Samuel Morse (well, apart from the one of "Morse Code" fame but I think he's dead!), nor why he should want to send me $359.

There's no virus/ trojan etc in the message however the site comes up "not found", so maybe it's been pulled already as some sort of Phishing scam.

paulyoung666 · 30-03-2005, 13:57

scam i reckon , bin it

sherer · 30-03-2005, 13:59

yeah def a scam.. if the site was up i'm sure it would ask you for a fee to claim your money..

a whois on maydaypay shows this and affordable-leather.co.uk doesn't seem to exist so i'd ignore this

::Registrant::
Name : Constance Edwards
Email : edwards@mail333.com
Address : 1094 SE St Patricks Court, Port Orchard, WA
Zipcode : 98367
Nation : US
Tel : +1.302-338-7956
Fax : +1.302-338-7956

::Administrative Contact::
Name : Constance Edwards
Email : edwards@mail333.com
Address : 1094 SE St Patricks Court, Port Orchard, WA
Zipcode : 98367
Nation : US
Tel : +1.302-338-7956
Fax : +1.302-338-7956

::Technical Contact::
Name : Constance Edwards
Email : edwards@mail333.com
Address : 1094 SE St Patricks Court, Port Orchard, WA
Zipcode : 98367
Nation : US
Tel : +1.302-338-7956
Fax : +1.302-338-7956

::Name Servers::

:

ates & Status::
Created Date 2005-02-20 17:23:08 EST
Updated Date 2005-02-20 17:23:08 EST
Valid Date 2006-02-20 17:23:08 EST
Status ACTIVE

ian@huth · 30-03-2005, 14:02

affordable-leather.co.uk is Graham's own site isn't it?

ikthius · 30-03-2005, 14:07

whois on affordable-leather:

affordable-leather.co.uk

Similar Names - See suggested alternatives for this domain Domain Name:
affordable-leather.co.uk

Registrant:
Graham

Registrant's Address:
[Mod edit (Chris T): Do I really have to remind everyone that posting members' personal contact details on the open forum is not a nice thing to do!?]

Registrant's Agent:
Namesco Limited [Tag = NAMESCO]
URL: http://www.names.co.uk

Relevant Dates:
Registered on: 30-Jul-1997
Renewal Date: 30-Jul-2005
Last updated: 14-Jul-2004

Registration Status:
Registered until renewal date.

Name servers listed in order:
ns0.phase8.net 212.84.175.69
ns1.phase8.net 212.84.175.68
ns2.phase8.net 80.253.126.16

WHOIS database last updated at 14:05:01 30-Mar-2005

Nugget · 30-03-2005, 14:11

Not wanting to be picky, but you might want to remove Grahams address from that post ik!

danielf · 30-03-2005, 14:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nugget

Now wanting to be picky, but you might want to remove Grahams address from that post ik!

And while you're at it, why don't you remove his surname?

punky · 30-03-2005, 14:15

Yeah, but it will have limited affect, as he publicises his site on here all the time and anyone can do a whois on their own. If people were that concerned about privacy they should proxy their contact info, like GoDaddy does.

**Chris** · 30-03-2005, 14:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by punky

Yeah, but it will have limited affect, as he publicises his site on here all the time and anyone can do a whois on their own. If people were that concerned about privacy they should proxy their contact info, like GoDaddy does.

Scammers, spammers, phishers and other criminal types will always take the path of least resistance.

If a burglar wants to get into your house he can always smash a window, but that doesn't stop you locking your door when you go out, does it?

Let's not publish personal information on the forum, thanks.

punky · 30-03-2005, 14:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chris T

Scammers, spammers, phishers and other criminal types will always take the path of least resistance.

If a burglar wants to get into your house he can always smash a window, but that doesn't stop you locking your door when you go out, does it?

Let's not publish personal information on the forum, thanks.

Oh of course you shouldn't make it easier for them if you can help it... I just wanted to get in there that you can hide personal info from your whois record.

30-03-2005, 18:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by sherer

a whois on maydaypay shows this and affordable-leather.co.uk doesn't seem to exist

affordable-leather.co.uk better exist, it's my site...!!!

ADDENDUM:

Ah, just caught up with the rest of the thread

Whilst I don't particularly have any objections to people knowing my address (if I did, I wouldn't have used it for the registration), if it's forum policy to prohibit publication of personal details, I think that's the deciding factor.