email from Support@swiftpay.com - Is this a con?

i do not recall doing any transactions with this avanta@gmx.net and
have never dealt with that anyone from USA paying me more that $150
dollars so i have no option but to think of the quoted email below as
a way of obtaining your financial details?

it was also sent to my clara.net address which is not used for
business purposes only and one i get a few spams through.

what do people think?


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User avanta@gmx.net just send $974.50 USD with E-mail to you:

SwiftPay User-ID: avanta@gmx.net (MHT Warehouse)
Transaction#: 0053148
Date: 21-07-2003
Comments: We are refunding your money with swiftpay because our
merchant is currently off-line, please excuse us for the delay
If you are not registred with SwiftPay.com please follow the link
bellow:
http://www.swiftspay.com/signup/index.php
Once you register, the money will appear in your SwiftPay's account
balance in your overview page. You can withraw the outstanding balance
to your credit or debt card's bank account which you added during the
registration process.
SwiftPay`s intuitive interface makes sending and receiving money over
the web as easy as one two three. Simply logon at SwiftPay.com and
select which Swiftpay service you wish to avail of, whether it’s to
fund your account, send money to friends family or businesses, request
money or check your account details. With everything you need
available at the click of a mouse, paying with SwiftPay couldn't be
easier. Don’t forget, we value our commitment to Customer Service at
SwiftPay – should you have any queries, please don’t hesitate to
contact us and we'll do our best to answer your query as soon as
possible.
With Regards,
SwiftPay Account Managers

"Puck" <Puck@PLEASEuseREPLYtoADDRESS.com> wrote in message
news:j7enhv47kmqjvdk248tk0tma9ml08c192e@4ax.com...
> i do not recall doing any transactions with this avanta@gmx.net and
> have never dealt with that anyone from USA paying me more that $150
> dollars so i have no option but to think of the quoted email below as
> a way of obtaining your financial details?
>
> it was also sent to my clara.net address which is not used for
> business purposes only and one i get a few spams through.
>
> what do people think?
>

Received exactly the same e-mail.

Definitely a scam!

Danny

Puck wrote in message news:j7enhv47kmqjvdk248tk0tma9ml08c192e@4ax.com...
> what do people think?

Definitely a scam. Go through the registration process (fake details) and on page 2
it even goes so far as to ask you for your PIN number - anyone completing this form
deserves all they get.

--
Paul

Various items for sale,
See http://www.belair267.co.uk
Also - New, unused Virgin Mobile sims
with £5 call credit - £8.50 each delivered.

"Puck" <Puck@PLEASEuseREPLYtoADDRESS.com> wrote in message
news:j7enhv47kmqjvdk248tk0tma9ml08c192e@4ax.com...
> i do not recall doing any transactions with this avanta@gmx.net and
> have never dealt with that anyone from USA paying me more that $150
> dollars so i have no option but to think of the quoted email below as
> a way of obtaining your financial details?
>
> it was also sent to my clara.net address which is not used for
> business purposes only and one i get a few spams through.
>
> what do people think?


You should forward the Email (along with the header) to Swiftpay. I'm sure
they'll be very interested in that site.

"Dr Zoidberg" <AlexNOOOOO!!!!!!@drzoidberg.co.uk> wrote in
news:bfgdr3$ef6us$1@ID-46820.news.uni-berlin.de:

> Puck wrote:
> > i do not recall doing any transactions with this avanta@gmx.net and
> > have never dealt with that anyone from USA paying me more that $150
> > dollars so i have no option but to think of the quoted email below as
> > a way of obtaining your financial details?
> >
> > it was also sent to my clara.net address which is not used for
> > business purposes only and one i get a few spams through.
> >
> > what do people think?
> >
> > http://www.swiftspay.com/signup/index.php
>
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> Note the extra S in the URL.
> I've never been to swiftpay but I'm guessing this will be a clone of
> their site to harvest details.

Would strongly suggest that any recipients of this email let the real
SwiftPay know about this scam.

--
Chris
Minstrel's Hall of Filk - http://www.filklore.com/
Filklore Music Store - http://www.filklore.co.uk/

> anyone completing this form
> deserves all they get.

Nobody deserves to be defrauded just because they are naive, or an internet
novice.

Puck <Puck@PLEASEuseREPLYtoADDRESS.com> wrote:

:i do not recall doing any transactions with this avanta@gmx.net and
:have never dealt with that anyone from USA paying me more that $150
:dollars so i have no option but to think of the quoted email below as
:a way of obtaining your financial details?
:
:it was also sent to my clara.net address which is not used for
:business purposes only and one i get a few spams through.
:
:what do people think?
:
:
:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
:User avanta@gmx.net just send $974.50 USD with E-mail to you:
:
wiftPay User-ID: avanta@gmx.net (MHT Warehouse)
:Transaction#: 0053148
ate: 21-07-2003
:Comments: We are refunding your money with swiftpay because our
:merchant is currently off-line, please excuse us for the delay
:If you are not registred with SwiftPay.com please follow the link
:bellow:
:http://www.swiftspay.com/signup/index.php
nce you register, the money will appear in your SwiftPay's account
:balance in your overview page. You can withraw the outstanding balance
:to your credit or debt card's bank account which you added during the
:registration process.
wiftPay`s intuitive interface makes sending and receiving money over
:the web as easy as one two three. Simply logon at SwiftPay.com and
:select which Swiftpay service you wish to avail of, whether it’s to
:fund your account, send money to friends family or businesses, request
:money or check your account details. With everything you need
:available at the click of a mouse, paying with SwiftPay couldn't be
:easier. Don’t forget, we value our commitment to Customer Service at
wiftPay – should you have any queries, please don’t hesitate to
:contact us and we'll do our best to answer your query as soon as
ossible.
:With Regards,
wiftPay Account Managers
:
I had one last week, cant remember for how much, just deleted it, I have never dealt with swiftpay,
let alone registered.

Gareth Hardy wrote in message news:bfgkh7$oek$1@newsg1.svr.pol.co.uk...
> Nobody deserves to be defrauded just because they are naive, or an internet
> novice.

I disagree and this is nothing to do with being "naive" or an "internet novice". The
first thing all banks/BS/CC companies tell their customers is *never* give your PIN
to anyone, so being asked for it should set alarm bells ringing.

If they are too stupid to realise at this point that something is wrong then
.................

--
Paul

Various items for sale,
See http://www.belair267.co.uk
Also - New, unused Virgin Mobile sims
with £5 call credit - £8.50 each delivered.

Puck wrote:
> i do not recall doing any transactions with this avanta@gmx.net and
> have never dealt with that anyone from USA paying me more that $150
> dollars so i have no option but to think of the quoted email below as
> a way of obtaining your financial details?
>
> it was also sent to my clara.net address which is not used for
> business purposes only and one i get a few spams through.
>
> what do people think?
>

Thought I may as well report it to them and got this back.

Dear Alex,

Thank you for contacting us concerning the fake site. There was alsoan email
sent from these people which purported to be

from Swiftpay International. Please be advised that Swiftpay

International is in no way WHATSOEVER connected with this email OR

associated websites (in this case www.swiftpay.com/cn. Unfortunately it

would appear that

the email you received was a fraudulent attempt to collect personal

information

by setting up a site very similar to www.swiftpay.com. All genuine Swiftpay

pages must begin

with http://www.swiftpay.com/ Any variation on this is in no way associated

with Swiftpay International.

If you clicked the link in the mail and provided personal and credit card

information on these bogus forms, we recommend that you

contact your credit card company immediately and advise them that you

have provided details to a fraudulent site and seek their advice

regarding fraud risk.

In addition we recommend that you contact your local law enforcement

agency and report this attempted fraud to their Internet Crime unit.

Regrettably, there is very little we can do to prevent fraudsters from

attempting to mislead people in this way and we sincerely hope that you

have not suffered as a result of this attempted fraud.

Kind regards,

DAVID TYNDALL

General Manager

Swiftpay International Limited


--
Alex

"I laugh in the face of danger"

"Then I hide until it goes away"

I have been receiving the same scam email in the USA.

MC