Thursday, February 7, 2013

*Warning* Don't fall for VISA email: "Credit Card Suspended" email

I (Rob) just received this email on Wednesday, and the subject line made it appear genuine... until I started reading it. Beware!***  Here's another stupid scam going around - this one is set up to look like your VISA card is suspended.   The fake email is below.

   The Email "vbv.com" is false (it's a false email that would normally go to Vermont Business Systems").
  The MIS-SPELLINGS AND POOR GRAMMAR INDICATE THE SCAM - Whenever an email has mis-spellings or BAD grammar, you can guess that it's FAKE. This one has the following:
1) Coustomer  (customer)
2) "To Get Start Click"
3) "the bellow link"(below)
4) -our visa site - VISA should be in all caps
5) forced to susupend
6) "The purpose of this verification is to ensure that your Credit Card account has not been fraudulently used."  
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From: service.ini@vbv.com
Subject: Your Credit Card has been Suspended.

Dear Valued Customer, * Coustomer ID - 012841 Your Credit Card has been Suspended, as an error was detected in your Credit Card information. The reason for the error is not certain, but for security reasons, we have suspended your Credit Card temporarily. We need you to update your information for further use of this Credit Card. To Lift this Suspension: To Get Start Click on the bellow link for our visa site : http://billiing-visa.com/ and follow the steps to re-activate your credit card NOTE: If this is not resolved within 72 hours, we will be forced to susupend your Credit Card Permanently as it may be used fraudulently. The purpose of this verification is to ensure that your Credit Card account has not been fraudulently used. Thanks, Customer Support Service. Sincerely, From Safety Department. © Copyright 2001-2013 Visa. All Rights Reserved.

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I'm a simple guy who enjoys the simple things in life, especially our dogs. I volunteer for dog rescues, enjoy exercising, blogging, politics, helping friends and neighbors, participating in ghost investigations, coffee, weather, superheroes, comic books, mystery novels, traveling, 70s and 80s music, classic country music,writing books on ghosts and spirits, cooking simply and keeping in shape. You'll find tidbits of all of these things on this blog and more. EMAIL me at Rgutro@gmail.com - Rob

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