Anyone else get this email.....? Scam or not!!
Anyone else get this email.....? Scam or not!!
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OatSy

Original Poster:

1,550 posts

245 months

Saturday 2nd October 2010
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Sure this is a scam

Dir Customer,
We have received your payment but your credit card did not charge. We need you to verify your payment. Go to http://www.racetechdirect.co.uk/verify.php and complete that form.
Please do not reply this email
Sincerely,
Long Vicky
TVR Shop

Don

28,378 posts

313 months

Saturday 2nd October 2010
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Almost certainly.

stumpage

2,209 posts

255 months

Saturday 2nd October 2010
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I've got the same e-mail. Looks like a scam then.

FunkyNige

9,819 posts

304 months

Saturday 2nd October 2010
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No little padlock on that site asking for your credit card number = scam.

DVR 64

13 posts

199 months

Saturday 2nd October 2010
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Same here.Just emailed racetech to inform them.Someone hacked into their customer database?

RAS

347 posts

279 months

Saturday 2nd October 2010
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Me as well, have assumed its a scam

mr shifty

249 posts

199 months

Saturday 2nd October 2010
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Looks like their site has been hacked - somone has managed to place that file onto their web hosting without the company knowing. Don't put your details into it as they'll just be emailed to some scammer.

I've emailed them to let them know...

Pied Piper

1,388 posts

276 months

Saturday 2nd October 2010
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Yep got one.

slimtater

1,035 posts

199 months

Saturday 2nd October 2010
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Ditto - I have emailed racetech and put a post on the TVRCC forum.

Gazzab

21,638 posts

311 months

Saturday 2nd October 2010
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Hopefully Racetech will have the foresight to email all of their customers to tell them to watch out and to contact their banks if they need to...

ButtonIt

385 posts

207 months

Saturday 2nd October 2010
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Aye same here. They're clever little buggers those scammers.

kwosimodo

56 posts

219 months

Saturday 2nd October 2010
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Me 2, but at least it sounds like we have all got common sense and didnt respond!

Edited by kwosimodo on Saturday 2nd October 22:07

Gazzab

21,638 posts

311 months

Sunday 3rd October 2010
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Got the email this am.

V8 GRF

7,299 posts

239 months

Sunday 3rd October 2010
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Classic hack.

Initiate on a Friday as the business is more than likely closed over the weekend and thus unlikely to be able to react to complaints, also more internet/email activity over the weekend with the hope of getting some response from the recpient of the email. Also it's the kind of attack that is unlikely to be noticed by the website owner unless it's pointed out to them by the recpients, which obviously you guys have done, until then Raceproved will have been totally unaware of this and unless they check their email over the weekend will continue to be so until they get back into work.


MickC

1,101 posts

287 months

Sunday 3rd October 2010
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V8 GRF said:
Classic hack.

Initiate on a Friday as the business is more than likely closed over the weekend and thus unlikely to be able to react to complaints, also more internet/email activity over the weekend with the hope of getting some response from the recpient of the email. Also it's the kind of attack that is unlikely to be noticed by the website owner unless it's pointed out to them by the recpients, which obviously you guys have done, until then Raceproved will have been totally unaware of this and unless they check their email over the weekend will continue to be so until they get back into work.
Got it too. But the best bit has got to be that it's signed by 'Long Vicky' smile Do we blame the Nigerians or the Chinese?

SwanJack

1,956 posts

301 months

Sunday 3rd October 2010
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Me too. The 'Dir Customer' and the 'Please do not reply this email', set off a few concerns.

Gazzab

21,638 posts

311 months

Sunday 3rd October 2010
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V8 GRF said:
Classic hack.

Initiate on a Friday as the business is more than likely closed over the weekend and thus unlikely to be able to react to complaints, also more internet/email activity over the weekend with the hope of getting some response from the recpient of the email. Also it's the kind of attack that is unlikely to be noticed by the website owner unless it's pointed out to them by the recpients, which obviously you guys have done, until then Raceproved will have been totally unaware of this and unless they check their email over the weekend will continue to be so until they get back into work.
Racetech not Raceproved!

V8 GRF

7,299 posts

239 months

Sunday 3rd October 2010
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Gazzab said:
V8 GRF said:
Classic hack.

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Racetech not Raceproved!
Ah sorry yes Racetech.


snorky

2,322 posts

280 months

Sunday 3rd October 2010
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yup got it to - scumbags...

G20RG B

2,749 posts

260 months

Sunday 3rd October 2010
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Got the same e-mail also, new it was a scam straight away...
A bit worried though that they have managed to get my details from someone I bought some goods from, hopefully there computer/software will be a bit more secure.