PBudge at cbsol.com
PBudge at cbsol.com
Fri Sep 26 10:50:43 CDT 2003
Googled it up and this is what I found for this website -
http://www.rampancy.net/ -
Thursday, September 25, 2003 - 03:05 narcogen - business · legal · rumor ·
xbox
Just to let everyone know, I-- like I suspect many have in the Halo
community-- been receiving email that loudly proclaims that it "is not
spam" from a site called GiftStakes.com, and announcing that you've won an
Xbox, and all you need to do is claim it from their website.
If you follow the link, you'll be asked for a code from the email, and
taken to a page to enter your name and address.. and then they'll ask you
to pay for the shipping and handling of your prize. Debit card is the only
payment method accepted.
There are a number of things about this that are extremely suspicious, and
unless you're willing to part with that shipping and handling fee on the
off-chance that this is legitimate-- perhaps risking much more if your
debit card number is abused in any way-- I'd advise against taking
advantage of this "offer".
Although the site itself looks quite professional, with picture of supposed
prize winners from June, July, and August of this year-- the domain
giftstakes.com where the site is was registered through GoDaddy only three
days ago.
That debit cards are the only accepted payment method is also suspicious;
as you may already know, most of the mechanisms in place to dispute a
fraudulent charge to your credit card don't apply to debit cards.
The registrant for the domain is one "Domains By Proxy, Inc" which lists as
its only address post office box in Scottsdale, Arizona. Complete
information is here:
Private, Registration
GIFTSTAKES.COM at domainsbyproxy.com
Domains by Proxy, Inc.
15111 N Hayden Rd., Suite 160
PMB353
Scottsdale, Arizona 85260
United States
(480) 624-2599
If anyone has actually received a prize from these people, we'll gladly
post that this whole thing is above-board, but at the moment I'd urge
people to protect themselves and not participate in this unless they are
prepared to be duped.
Given the PO box and the newness, I would not be willing to give them any
numbers or access to my accounts.
Pamela G. Budge
PBudge at cbsol.com
Creative Business Solutions
"Don Elliker"
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My friends,
I apologize for the extreme OT nature of this, but it is Friday and it is a
computer of sorts.....
Got an email from giftstakes.com saying I won an XBox. I would like to win
an xbox and it looks authentic enough. However they want me to pay shipping
(like 4 bucks) which is reasonable- but they only accept debit cards and
they want my debit card number and my PIN...this makes me leary, timothy.
Has anybody else seen this email is this a con...am I a sucker in the
making?? They also have a 72 hour limit before the prize goes back to the
pool....whadayathink??
_D -----like my sig says...
"Things are only free to the extent that you don't pay for them".-Don
Elliker
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