PBudge at cbsol.com
PBudge at cbsol.com
Fri Sep 26 12:02:04 CDT 2003
I have.
No. I'm not getting one.
Besides, I have VERY pretty checks. Nice wildflowers printed on recycled
paper. ;-)
Ms. Budge, as in will not. ;-)
Pamela G. Budge
PBudge at cbsol.com
Creative Business Solutions
"William Hindman"
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...correction ...most bank debit cards now carry the same fraud protection
as their credit cards ...check yours out. :)
...the persnickety Mr. H :)
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> One of the reasons that every time my bank sends me a debit card, I cut
it
> up. If they can get into your account, they can empty it and you have
> absolutely no protection. If they try to use your credit card that way,
> you are liable, by law, for oh, I think it's only the first $50.
>
> Pamela G. Budge
> PBudge at cbsol.com
> Creative Business Solutions
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> "Don Elliker"
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> 09/26/2003 11:11 AM
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> Thank you Pamela and Gustav- I will stear clear. I had heard about debit
> cards not having the same protection as credit cards, maybe that's why
the
> alarm bells went off in my head. There's a lot of suspicious stuff on the
> site - "we can't accept credit cards because of merchant account
problems"
> and " you or someone you know registered your email account" (within the
> three days since the site was registered??) _D
>
>
> "Things are only free to the extent that you don't pay for them".-Don
> Elliker
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>
> >From: PBudge at cbsol.com
> >Reply-To: Access Developers discussion and problem
> >solving<accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
> >To: Access Developers discussion and problem
> >solving<accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
> >Subject: Re: [AccessD] OT- I am a lucky winner??
> >Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2003 10:50:43 -0500
> >
> >
> >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
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> >
> >
> > "Don Elliker"
> > <delliker at hotmail.com> To:
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> > 09/26/2003 10:27 AM
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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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