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spidey07

No Lifer
Aug 4, 2000
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Originally posted by: eits
Originally posted by: Mo0o
OMG PHISHING! SOMEONE ALERT THE PRESS

look, like i said before, some of your friends and family might fall for it. look at what i wrote in the op. i was just trying to make sure that you guys could warn your friends/family.

that visa page looks real and could easily fool people. also, it came from a visa.com email address, which could also fool people.

WARNING ALERT!!!

Just like every other of the 1000s of phishing e-mails out there.
 

Aquila76

Diamond Member
Apr 11, 2004
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Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
I am personally offended by your "fvckinggermans" picture title. What about "fvckinghaxors" instead?

When I first saw that, I read it as "fvck n1gg3rmans" and wondered why this hadn't been locked yet.

EDIT: An eits, thanks for the heads up, but this stuff has been around since shortly after the Internet had more than 100 subscribers.
 

eits

Lifer
Jun 4, 2005
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Originally posted by: Aquila76
Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
I am personally offended by your "fvckinggermans" picture title. What about "fvckinghaxors" instead?

When I first saw that, I read it as "fvck n1gg3rmans" and wondered why this hadn't been locked yet.

EDIT: An eits, thanks for the heads up, but this stuff has been around since shortly after the Internet had more than 100 subscribers.

haha

yeah, i realize this has been around for a while, but i've never had anything that looked as legit. also, this came after i tried ordering something online with my card, so it seemed like it could have really been from visa.

i posted this just in case some of you thought your parents or friends might fall for it. it never hurts to try and post to help people through other people.
 

Nocturnal

Lifer
Jan 8, 2002
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Originally posted by: spidey07
Welcome to the Internet

:)
seriously though - this kind of stuff happens all the time.

I've always wondered...
1,000,000 e-mails sent out.
1% fall for it (I think this is a low estimate)
that's 10,000 card numbers.
5,000 dollar limit = 50,000,000 dollars.

I'm in the wrong business.


You forgot to mention that when you get caught and to go PMITA prison, you will wish that you had never gotten into that business.
 

jagec

Lifer
Apr 30, 2004
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Originally posted by: Nocturnal
Originally posted by: spidey07
Welcome to the Internet

:)
seriously though - this kind of stuff happens all the time.

I've always wondered...
1,000,000 e-mails sent out.
1% fall for it (I think this is a low estimate)
that's 10,000 card numbers.
5,000 dollar limit = 50,000,000 dollars.

I'm in the wrong business.


You forgot to mention that when you get caught and to go PMITA prison, you will wish that you had never gotten into that business.

YOU COULD ALWAYS MOVE TO NIGERIA AND BECOME A LEGITIMATE BUSINESSMAN
 

eits

Lifer
Jun 4, 2005
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www.integratedssr.com
Originally posted by: jagec
Originally posted by: Nocturnal
Originally posted by: spidey07
Welcome to the Internet

:)
seriously though - this kind of stuff happens all the time.

I've always wondered...
1,000,000 e-mails sent out.
1% fall for it (I think this is a low estimate)
that's 10,000 card numbers.
5,000 dollar limit = 50,000,000 dollars.

I'm in the wrong business.


You forgot to mention that when you get caught and to go PMITA prison, you will wish that you had never gotten into that business.

YOU COULD ALWAYS MOVE TO NIGERIA AND BECOME A LEGITIMATE BUSINESSMAN

HAHAHA nice :)
 

spidey07

No Lifer
Aug 4, 2000
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Originally posted by: Nocturnal
Originally posted by: spidey07
Welcome to the Internet

:)
seriously though - this kind of stuff happens all the time.

I've always wondered...
1,000,000 e-mails sent out.
1% fall for it (I think this is a low estimate)
that's 10,000 card numbers.
5,000 dollar limit = 50,000,000 dollars.

I'm in the wrong business.


You forgot to mention that when you get caught and to go PMITA prison, you will wish that you had never gotten into that business.

I'll to go prison for a few years it if gets me 50 million bucks. you bet.