Billmenow.com

[richb]

Chaps & Chapesses, has anyone received an e-mail purporting to be from an outfit called Billmenow.com? It looks a bit like a Paypal receipt and says it's an electronic receipt for $594 for pond goldfish, which of course I haven't bought! There is no mention of my credit card details on it so I assume they haven't got those but are "fishing" (pun) to see if I am mug enough to send them back. Strange thing is that if I go to the supposed web site there is nowhere inviting me to enter my card details, which if it is a scam, seems a bit odd?

I did a quick Google search to see if it is a common scam but couldn't find anything?

Anyone got any clues? Rich...

[apprentice]

No more clues Rich.... but got one here too.

[_DeeJay_]

I suspect billmenow.com is a legitimate company, but either:

a) They have a 'bug' which has resulted in them sending bills in error.

b) Someone has setup an account/hi-jacked an existing account and is attempting to use it to get some revenue

Just forward the email to them and explain that you are concerned this could be a scam and will not be paying as you didn't purchase the item mentioned....

[fer]

The whois for www.billmenow.com

Registrant:
NA
san borja 526-8
Mexico, NA 03100
MX

Domain name: BILLMENOW.COM

Administrative Contact:
Martinez, Luis [e-mail]
san borja 526-8
Mexico, NA 03100
MX
+52.5555596477
Technical Contact:
Martinez, Luis [e-mail]
san borja 526-8
Mexico, NA 03100
MX
+52.5555596477


Registrar of Record: TUCOWS, INC.
Record last updated on 14-Feb-2005.
Record expires on 01-Feb-2006.
Record created on 01-Feb-2005.

[richb]

_DeeJay_ said:

I suspect billmenow.com is a legitimate company, but either: a) They have a 'bug' which has resulted in them sending bills in error. b) Someone has setup an account/hi-jacked an existing account and is attempting to use it to get some revenue Just forward the email to them and explain that you are concerned this could be a scam and will not be paying as you didn't purchase the item mentioned....

Humm... the www.billmenow.com web site appears to be just an index page with nothing behind it so I can't forward anything because there isn't a forwarding address. Seems very strange as scams go Rich...

>> Edited by richb on Monday 21st February 12:33

[richb]

fer said:

The whois for www.billmenow.com Registrant: NA san borja 526-8 Mexico, NA 03100 MX Domain name: BILLMENOW.COM Administrative Contact: Martinez, Luis [e-mail] san borja 526-8 Mexico, NA 03100 MX +52.5555596477 Technical Contact: Martinez, Luis [e-mail] san borja 526-8 Mexico, NA 03100 MX +52.5555596477 Registrar of Record: TUCOWS, INC. Record last updated on 14-Feb-2005. Record expires on 01-Feb-2006. Record created on 01-Feb-2005.

So a scam then - if not a very good one? Rich...

[fer]

richb said:

So a scam then - if not a very good one? Rich...

IMHO. (Your mileage may vary, always read the label, your home is at risk if you watch too much PH)

[IPAddis]

It might not be a scam, it might just be spam. If you're email server accepted the email, they know your email address is valid (which can then be sold).

If you clicked on a link, they could have been trying to send you an Outlook virus or again they could just have been obtaining your details, IP address and so on.

I suggest you just ignore it.

Ian A.