Re: "Best Buy Fraud" email scam

I recvd the same thing. I went to the lead page and looked around. Didn't
put any info out. I checked the headers of the original e-mail and it was
coming from a hacked earthlink account. Earthlink denied everything. (as
usual) A couple days later I recvd a real e-mail from best buy saying they
were aware of the scam. I can only imagine how many people filled out the
personal info and gave up their identity..... SS#, credit card #, DOB.
etc.....
My motto is; trust no one
"NetItRight - Evan" <e#v!a_n?f@n~e^t&i*t(r)i!g{h}t.com> wrote in message
news:3ef1bc3c$0$43847$. ..
> Has anyone gotten an email similar to the one below. The email, and
landing
> page are extremely convincing.:
>
>
> <<<<EMAIL>>>>
>
> Dear customer,
>
> Recently we have received an order made by using your personal credit card
> information.
> This order was made online at our official BestBuy website on 06/17/2003.
> Our Fraud Department has some suspicions regarding this order and we need
> you to visit a special Fraud Department page at our web store where you
can
> confirm or decline this transaction by providing us with the correct
> information.
> This e-mail address has been taken from National Credit Bureau.
>
> Click the link below to visit a special Fraud Department page to resolve
the
> cause of the problem.
> http://www.BestBuy.com/fraud_department.html
>
> ================================================== ===================
> ORDER# 1095619 - STATUS: SUSPENDED
>
> ITEMS PURCHASED
> ================================================== ===================
> Item No: 73890
> CDA-9815 In-Dash CD Player/Ai-Changer Controller
> Price: $387.65 Qty: 2 Total: $775.3
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
--
> ------------------------
> The order listed above has not yet been processed.
> The reason for the delay in processing your order is:
>
> - UNVERIFIED SHIPPING ADDRESS
>
> - Information provided:
> Shipping
> 41 WINHAM ST
> Staten Island, NY 10306
> United States
> phone# 206-337-9843
>
> In our effort to deter fraudulent transactions, we need your help in
> providing us with the correct information. Your prompt response is needed
to
> avoid any unauthorized charges to your credit card.
> ================================================== ===================
> Click the link below to visit a special Fraud Department page to resolve
the
> cause of the problem.
> http://www.BestBuy.com/fraud_department.html
>
> <<<<END EMAIL>>>>
>
> The scam is simple, but I think could be very effective. Yesterday I got
> this email. The link wasn't to BestBuy.com, but to
> http://www.digitalgamma.com/fraud.html. When you go to the link, you are
on
> a page that looks exactly like the BestBuy site, and asks for information
to
> prove that you either approve (yeah, right!) or disapprove the transaction
> mentioned. I didn't proceed any further than the landing page because I
was
> sure to be asked for personal information. I haven't seen this one in
> particular, but I would suspect that there were/are a lot of people
falling
> for this. Another associate of mine got the same email overnight that
went
> to somewhere like instantcredit.com. Being that I personally know two
> people who have gotten the email, I suspect it's probably pretty
widespread
> now. i couldn't find anything in any Google searches related, but I
coulda
> missed something.
>
> This is all just FYI.
> A man tryin' to make a contribution.
>
>

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