Moneybookers SCAM

[thepokerkeep]

Hey everyone,

Please!!! Be very careful if you receive an email from Moneybookers telling you there's money waiting for you.
When you click the link, you are redirected to this URL: xhttp://65.254.53.134/error/app/login.pl/index.htm

This is NOT Moneybookers, there is no security on this site and they will steal your login and password information!

Moneybookers has the following information on the bottom of the login page...

<table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="390"><tbody><tr><td class="smoothpln" valign="bottom">WARNING I: check the URL</td> <td> </td> <td class="smoothpln" valign="bottom">WARNING II: check the padlock</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td width="10"> </td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="smoothpln" valign="top">URL in your browser's address bar should begin with
https://www.moneybookers.com
(the 's' after 'http' indicates: this is a secure page)
</td> <td> </td> <td class="smoothpln">You must have a 'padlock' in the bottom right-hand corner of your browser. Double click the padlock to verify that the security certificate is issued to www.moneybookers.com.
</td></tr></tbody></table>

[pgaming]

Pokerkeep,

Thanks for the heads up. These Phishing sites are becoming all too common. It makes me think sometimes we webmasters are the targets. Although checking for secure login maybe useful I feel it maybe a matter of time before Phishing sites to offer the same.

Phishers create a fake website identical to the real one. Give the site an identical URL except in one aspect. They use special international characters as hyphens. Most browsers do not recognize these characters and are stripped away when inserted into your browser. Last I heard this tactic does not work in IE.

The victim only sees the correct URL but little do they know the URL is bogus. For those weary about becoming victims use a search engine. This is perhaps one of many scams called the International Domain Name (IDN) vulnerability.

Just a thought

greek39

[Fergie]

I've received a few of these.

What I do is get the properties of the email, copy and send the info to security @ moneybookers.com .

[chill]

I always logon through direct typing the url or my bookmarks, never click links in e-mails

[villa10]

Epassporte is the one with the best security device nowadays.
Once you type your username, you're redirected to an inner page with some secret questions.
If the answers are OK, then you are asked for your password wich is linked again with a picture and a secret number.

Very hard to beat this system.
It is very weak to type both username/password at the homepage of an ewallet

[Amateur]

Epassporte is the one with the best security device nowadays.
Once you type your username, you're redirected to an inner page with some secret questions.
If the answers are OK, then you are asked for your password wich is linked again with a picture and a secret number.

Very hard to beat this system.
It is very weak to type both username/password at the homepage of an ewallet

OFF TOPIC:
Unfortunately, that's the only thing worthwhile about Epassporte! I've been trying to get my money out of them for almost a month now!!

[LiveCasinoPartners]

Thanks for the heads up. Even though I'm internet savvy, it's amazing how I am sometimes tempted to "click" on a phishing scam.

I was selling my farm, and I received an email saying that the exact amount I was selling it was sent to my account.. etc.. it's was a phishing scam, but they were lucky to catch me off gaurd.

Thanks again,

[pgaming]

Must be careful never click a link inside an email. Wish I had more time to fully explain these matters. Don’t even copy and paste the URL into your web browser from your email. Again these may contain hidden characters sets your not even aware of. Plus your browser will hide them as well.

These sorts of topics are often explored at the annual Def Con rally. The one I just mentioned is two years old and people are still being victimized. There are so many ways of burning another. Trust me if they want you they will get you one way or another. Persistence always pays off for these cyber criminals.

BTW: Wager you seem quite intrigue by these topics which is a good thing. Best way to protect cyber property is to stay informed about current threats. First thing I do at the beginning of the day is to do just that. I would toss you a link but worry that yourself would become a victim.

greek39