Anyone trying to make money on the internet will find it necessary to possess an account with one or more merchant providers. While in the information given to potential investors or online buyers is to brag wholeheartedly about the level of encryption used to keep their information safe, one e-mail I received in the course of running my website suggests a different story.
This e-mail though badly written contained the promise of information on how to buy items without spending funds from an e-account, as well as how to receive other investors profits. Obviously this is a matter that should be taken extremely seriously and it is widely known that for every safeguard there is someone that will endeavour to find a way around it for their own personal gain. Car alarms are continually improving, as are domestic and commercial security systems and with good reason but it's not only the physical world that needs to take these precautions.
In dealing with the offending email, I contacted each merchant provider referenced with all the information I possessed, which basically means sending the full source code of the message. This could ( although there are ways and means to disguise your identity and location) provide them with enough information to at least investigate the individual making any such claims. It is my opinion that all website owners and individuals who receive such a message should do likewise so that the security issues implicated can be addressed.
If you receive an email containing or similar to,...
'Hello,
I have an offer for you.. I bought from one hacker few hyips hacking lessons, all about script feedbacks and other... So , I offering these lessons for you :
1. Lesson about adding money in account without spending money from (merchant name removed) account.
2. Lesson about backdoor in "auto-payout" segment.
3. Lesson about backdoor in "admin" segment.
4. Lesson about stealing all money from auto-payout hyips this is very good lesson.
5. Lesson about adding you (merchant name removed) number in hyip admin segment.
1-st lesson is for those who want to earn lot of money .. I think you know what is this all about
If you'll buy 2-nd or 3-rd lesson , you could add these backdoors in hyip script and give it all for free and then when hyip will be opened steal all money
4-th lesson. If admin using auto-pay function steal all money from hyip is very easy best lesson.
5-th lesson. You could add your e-account number in hyip and all investors investitions goes to your referenced e-account.
If you want to earn and you are interested write me asap
I ALSO SELLING STOLEN CREDIT CARDS WITH NAMES, CVV2, EXP.DATE, EMAIL ACCOUNT PASSWORD, PIN CODE... I CAN TEACH YOU HOW TO STEAL MONEY FROM ATM WITH STOLEN CREDIT CARDS.. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED I ALSO CAN SELL YOU MSR206. CREDIT CARD INSTALLER. IF INTERESTED WRITE ME ASAP
I ALSO HAVE LOT OF STOLEN merchant ACCOUNTS .. I'M LOOKING FOR PERSON WHO WANT TO BUY SOMETHING FROM (some online auction site).. SO IF ITEM COST 100$ , YOU SEND ME 75$ VIA referenced merchant account(name removed) AND I BUY ITEM WITH STOLEN merchant account(actual name removed) AND SEND IT TO YOU .. HAVE QUESTIONS OR YOU ARE INTERESTED WRITE ME ASAP.
Best Regards, ############# (Removed)
p.s. If you are admin of hyip 2 and 3 lessons will help you to keep money safe '
... my advice is to contact any parties specifically referred to within it and carry out any instructions they may have for you following their investigations.
In this particular case, on responding to the e-mail the recipient is likely to receive a reply with download instructions which contains a virus which reveals your account information to the sender including any passwords necessary to access your account.
I'm sure that you will understand the implications and heed my advice.
Billy Middleton is the creator of the new poundpyramid where you earn a FIXED return of £25000 per share.
