tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86448940554379497742024-03-08T07:22:05.634-08:00Fake Amazon Payment Website Scam WarningFake Amazon Website Scam Warninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05420018046867422176noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8644894055437949774.post-63258838851347995012011-12-19T14:19:00.000-08:002011-12-19T14:19:55.370-08:00The AftermathIt has been a week or so since my last blog, but the news is good. All 3 anti-scam sites that were targetted by the DDoS are now back up and running at full strength.<br />
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During the period of the attacks (and since them), the anti-scam community has identified and killed around 100 fake Amazon/eBay/Google Escrow sites. Obviously, not all of these sites belong to the original East European scammer and their associates. Some will have belonged to other (unconnected) scammers, but with the Eastern European scammer's assistance these were also killed.<br />
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So, if you were running a scam with a fake Escrow site that is now dead, you have the Eastern European scam syndicate to thank for bringing you to the anti-scam communities attention.<br />
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Finally, a mesage to the Eastern European scammers, you may have caused the anti-scam sites and their members an inconvenience for a few days. However our sites are now back, whereas your are confined to the digital dustbin!Fake Amazon Website Scam Warninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05420018046867422176noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8644894055437949774.post-33462839653030642462011-12-10T06:03:00.000-08:002011-12-10T06:03:50.469-08:00More fake Amazon payment sites<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The following additional fake Amazon Payment websites have been brought to my attention:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://payments-amazon-transactions.com/</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://www.payments-secure-amazon.com/</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">https://sites.google.com/site/d5rt666s/</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">https://sites.google.com/site/u7yh7888/</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you are asked to visit these sites to make a payment, do not do so they are not Amazon sites they are fake.</span></div>Fake Amazon Website Scam Warninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05420018046867422176noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8644894055437949774.post-75539417367547024292011-12-10T01:22:00.000-08:002011-12-10T01:22:32.029-08:00The Scam in Action<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here is an example of one of the many fake adverts that the criminals placed on CraigsList</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/ScamWarner/5V05Y65Z33n33o03pabbgc1be533204ba1ccd-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/ScamWarner/5V05Y65Z33n33o03pabbgc1be533204ba1ccd-1.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/ScamWarner/5T45W15S43n03p03o2bbg75b784ae64d411ca-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/ScamWarner/5T45W15S43n03p03o2bbg75b784ae64d411ca-1.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/ScamWarner/5U25X25S03na3me3ldbbg2ea339ace63a15e2-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g383/ScamWarner/5U25X25S03na3me3ldbbg2ea339ace63a15e2-1.jpg" /></a></div>Fake Amazon Website Scam Warninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05420018046867422176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8644894055437949774.post-36099240686982203132011-12-09T15:05:00.000-08:002011-12-09T15:05:21.452-08:00Investigation into the fake Amazon payment websites<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It would appear that a gang of East European scammers are behind the CraigsList adverts and fake payment websites.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The scam has been investigated by the anti-scam community over the last few days. Fake site killing experts have been contacting hosts and registrars of the sites and drawing their attention to the fraudulent content that they are hosting on their servers. This effort has resulted in a number of the sites being closed down.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This action has angered the scammers, who have launched a campaign of DDoS attacks on prominent anti-scam websites. The fact that the scammers have resorted to this costly exercise is proof that the actions of the anti-scam community is effecting their illegal income.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Additionally, the administrator of one scam warning website received a threatening email, which threatened to 'eradicate' the website if the anti-scam sites continued discussing and acting on the fake payment sites.</span>Fake Amazon Website Scam Warninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05420018046867422176noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8644894055437949774.post-8969096693352205802011-12-09T12:23:00.000-08:002011-12-09T12:23:13.238-08:00Fake Amazon Websites<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">While surfing the net I've come across a number of fake websites that pretend to be Amazon Payments sites. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It appears that these sites are being used as part of a scam using CraigsList to advertise non-existent vehicles for sale.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here are the sites I've found so far:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">1. </span>http://amazon-vehicle-transactions.com/</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">2. </span>http://amazon-payments-email.net/</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">3. </span>http://online-transactions-amazon.com</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">4. </span>http://transactions-online-amazon.com<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"> </span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">5. </span>http://www.amazon-payments-email.com<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"> </span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">6. </span>http://amazonpayments-used-vehicles.com/<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"> </span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">7. </span>http://www.amazononlinepayments.net/<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"> </span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">8. </span>http://secure.amazon-used-vehicles.com<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"> </span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">9. </span>http://amazon-payments-transactions.com<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"> </span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">10. </span>https://sites.google.com/site/cxvbg1/<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"> </span><br style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">11. </span>https://sites.google.com/site/dxcv5t6/<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"> </span><br style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">12. </span>https://sites.google.com/site/bn7yu8/<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"> </span><br style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">13. </span>https://sites.google.com/site/cb6tya/<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"> </span><br style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">14. </span>https://sites.google.com/site/h8io9r/<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"> </span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">15. </span>http://amazaonpayments.com/</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">16. </span>http://amazon.payments-protection.com</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you're directed to any of those sites then you are being scammed.</span></span>Fake Amazon Website Scam Warninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05420018046867422176noreply@blogger.com24