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Alcathiax
Master Baiter
Joined: 29 Sep 2005
Posts: 189
Location: Orange County, California
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Sat Aug 11, 2007 4:55 am |
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About a few hours ago, a friend of mine who is a member of another group of scam baiters received an email. The email comes from Western Union.
Apparently, WU is running a promotion:
I have dreaded many things already about scammers, but I could not have ever imagined this!
The worst part about this is that it is a REAL and ACTUAL promotion! Grrr!
Here is the LINKY to the page. Any questions? |
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B. A. Ware
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Joined: 14 Apr 2007
Posts: 1828
Location: I've fallen and I can't reach my beer.
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Sat Aug 11, 2007 5:24 am |
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every time you send a qualifying money transfer to Africa, you get a chance to win |
Why only to Africa? What are they trying to promote? |
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Tsnerd
Not quite a Newb
Joined: 14 Jul 2005
Posts: 41
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Sat Aug 11, 2007 5:46 am |
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Umm, you guys do know that this is bullshit, right? Somebody is taking the piss. |
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Alcathiax
Master Baiter
Joined: 29 Sep 2005
Posts: 189
Location: Orange County, California
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Sat Aug 11, 2007 6:07 am |
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So, are you suggesting that we contact the webmaster for Western Union and tell 'em that someone's compromised their webservers? The original URL is on mailings.westernunion.com but redirects to b1live.com.
My post is right above yours- no need to quote me. TS |
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SlayerFaith
Baiting Guru
Joined: 03 Mar 2005
Posts: 5778
Location: Vegas, baby!
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Sat Aug 11, 2007 6:10 am |
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As TSnerd said, there is no mention of this "promotion" on Western Union's website. As for the domain, "mailings.westernunion.com" doesn't exist per Netcraft. A google search of "mailings.westernunion.com" pulls up a crapload of spam/ phishing emails, and the instant redirection to a page on b1live.com is VERY suspect.
I smell bullshit. |
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Tsnerd
Not quite a Newb
Joined: 14 Jul 2005
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Sat Aug 11, 2007 6:18 am |
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You can contact them if you want, Alcathiax, but I doubt they can do anything about it.
The best thing to do, just like any other thing like this that goes out on mass mailing, is let your friends know that it isn't true so that they don't propagate it. |
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SlayerFaith
Baiting Guru
Joined: 03 Mar 2005
Posts: 5778
Location: Vegas, baby!
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Sat Aug 11, 2007 6:40 am |
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Further research: westernunion.com is hosted on a dedicated server at IP 206.201.227.250.
mailings.westernunion.com tracks to 216.73.89.11, Double Click, Inc.
WU's servers are just fine. I think I know how the spammers are doing this, but it's not for public consumption. |
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Tigbitties
419Eater is my life
Joined: 15 Aug 2006
Posts: 402
Location: location, location
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Sat Aug 11, 2007 6:54 am |
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Would it be alright to use that link for baiting to wind up the lads.
I�d like to send that link to my lads and tell them how sorry I am that their WU payment didn�t work out but on a positive note I�ve won the $25,000 WU cash giveaway prize.
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Doctor X
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Joined: 15 Apr 2007
Posts: 766
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Sat Aug 11, 2007 7:19 am |
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^^^^^^BWA!HA!HA!HA!HA!HA!HA!
Oh, man, I needed that!!!!
Do it, and let us know the result!
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onyenekwu
Wannabe Baiter
Joined: 30 Jun 2007
Posts: 82
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Mon Aug 13, 2007 4:50 am |
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The guy in the banner looks cool and has a perfect set of teeth, I think he would nt know about scams.Those dollar bills look real to me too.
Iam an honest man, my father used to say , 'you can't cheat an honest man', but i think he too heard that line from someone else.
Western union does give out dodgy shampoos and colourful bags, i dont know if they ever do cash promotions. |
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UncleNed
Master Baiter
Joined: 28 Feb 2007
Posts: 190
Location: Ireland
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Mon Aug 13, 2007 2:04 pm |
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It could be a picture they found from somewhere else and put it there to make it seem more real. Adding people to images like that is photoshop 101. |
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bearkat419
Baiting Guru
Joined: 25 Jun 2007
Posts: 4445
Location: Houston, TX
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Mon Aug 13, 2007 3:12 pm |
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And now, we all know why real victims fall for these scams that we think are so easy to spot |
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