breathing_easier Posted August 12, 2005 Report Share Posted August 12, 2005 I've received spam/phishing fraudulent e-mails in the past trying to get info pertaining to my eBay and PayPal accounts. Today I received my first phishing e-mail with "FicaScore" in the "From" line (yep they spelled FICO as "Fica") and a Subject of "Your Credit Score." Body of e-mail reads: "Know your score in just 3 minutes... before applying for know your Score. each time someone checks your score falls lower and lowersend mail RLI, Inc. 24881 Alicia Parkway, Laguna Hills, CA 92653Wow Offers 1068 n eric ct CDA , ID"(I omitted the URL as it's probably not safe to click on it.)You'd think phishers would at least try to make their e-mails look and sound professional with proper spelling, grammar, etc. Sheesh. Has anyone else received this type of e-mail? I've actually driven on Alicia Parkway in Laguna Hills. I did a Mapquest search of the address listed in the body of the e-nail and it's a legitimate address. Hmmmm.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Been_Ponzied Posted August 13, 2005 Report Share Posted August 13, 2005 What did the URLs say they were selling?Laguna Hills is full of seniors with money at Leisure World. That's scary stuff! Also the spammers probably can't use proper grammar because they are foreigners. (NOT being racist here, just realistic). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breathing_easier Posted August 14, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2005 What did the URLs say they were selling?Apparently a "Fica" score. I didn't click on the URL link...don't trust it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocDon Posted August 14, 2005 Report Share Posted August 14, 2005 PM me with the header information from that email if you'd like. I'd like to see where it originated from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocDon Posted August 14, 2005 Report Share Posted August 14, 2005 A legit address doesn't mean they're a legit business. It just means they pay their rent. Looks to me like the guy's a spammer from what I dug up (he's out of Washington state) and that's never good, so he's probably not a legit reseller.I sent you a PM with some info on forwarding that email to the right people... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breathing_easier Posted August 14, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2005 Thanks, Don! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocPC Posted August 15, 2005 Report Share Posted August 15, 2005 1068 n eric ct CDA , ID That address is 1 1/2 blocks from my house. It is a residence, not an office.I will go and see who lives there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breathing_easier Posted August 15, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2005 What's "CDA" stand for...C'ouer d'Alene? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocPC Posted August 15, 2005 Report Share Posted August 15, 2005 What's "CDA" stand for...C'ouer d'Alene?Yup, Coeur d 'Alene..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocDon Posted August 15, 2005 Report Share Posted August 15, 2005 Awwww.... they used private domain registration too... imagine that.Registrant Contact: RegisterFly.com - Ref# 20232847 Whois Protection Service - ProtectFly.com (20232847.fly@spamfly.com) +1.2122952121 Fax: +1.2122952153 230 Park Avenue Suite 864 New York, NY 10169 US Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breathing_easier Posted August 20, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2005 I'm clueless when it comes to all this computer-type stuff, Doc. What does a private domain registration do for the spammer/phisher?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocDon Posted August 20, 2005 Report Share Posted August 20, 2005 Hides the information they used to register the domain. You pretty much need to serve papers on the ISP to get them to release information about the domain registrant. With it cloaked like that, it just makes it easier for them to send their spam through China.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breathing_easier Posted August 20, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2005 Wonder why the spam e-mail included a residential address? Hey DocPC aka "The Other Doc" ...whaddya find out during your covert operation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocPC Posted August 22, 2005 Report Share Posted August 22, 2005 Wonder why the spam e-mail included a residential address? Hey DocPC aka "The Other Doc" ...whaddya find out during your covert operation? Drove by several times over the weekend. No action, no name on the mail box.Seems it is one of the few rentals in my subdivision.... I am trying to get the rental company to tell me who lives there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breathing_easier Posted August 22, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2005 Seems it is one of the few rentals in my subdivision.... I am trying to get the rental company to tell me who lives there.Probably some poor schmo who doesn't even realize his address is being used in vain. When my eBay account was hacked several years ago the crooks used a stolen credit card from a guy (actually his business) in Utah. I called him to alert him (wasn't confident that eBay would) but his secretary wouldn't put my call through. I gave her all the info and she did say "Yes, he lost his credit card several months ago and cancelled the card." When I told her that it was still being used to commit fraud she put me on hold and came back simply to say, "Mr. So-and-So appreciates the call. Thanks for calling." Oh well, I tried. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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