I got a spam email, nothing new,
Followed this link:
http://www.paris2.extremexxxfootage.com/
They ask for ANY of these 4 to confirm your age.
Drivers license number
Social Security Number
Credit Card number (conveinently down)
Checking account number (also very convienently down)
Any of those 4 with your FULL Name,
Your address (2cd page of billing)
Your telephone number
Here is their pricing structure which took me more then 15 minutes to find on the site.
Silver membership : once only payment (non-recurring) of $39.99.
Gold membership : once only payment (non-recurring) of $99.99.
Platinum membership : once only payment (non-recurring) of $199.99.
NOTICE ALL FREE TRIAL PEOPLE are billed as Platinum members.
According to THEIR site heres why you NEED to release this information to them:
The law says that you have to be at least 18 years old. We do not care where you live, who you are, or what your parents think. We're sorry that there has to be a law like this at all but that's the law and we fully support it. We fully support keeping minors away from porn and must to do what is legally and morally right!
We realize that you are most likely not a minor and that this is an inconvenience to you
We hope you can understand and are not offended by us questioning your age! We have tried to make it easier for you by providing as many ways for you to verify your age as possible. We accept:
Drivers License Number
Social Security Number
Credit Card
Personal Check
Heres a good page quote:
I am a responsible parent so I understand that you have to verify everyone's age, but I don't feel comfortable giving out my SS or driver's license number over the Internet. Why can't I give you a credit card or check number? I know you can't get a bank account or credit card unless you are 18 years old, why can't my credit card be my age verification?
(Now the totally bullshit answer)
It can now! We just added credit cards and checks as acceptable forms of age verification. We know exactly how you feel, but until recently the law didn't allow us to accept credit cards or checks as age verification.
Those last 2 paragraphs have some many lies in them its not even funny.
"I know you can't get a bank account or credit card unless you are 18 years old"
I called their processors "support" and was informed by the lady that she was the only support for the whole company. The processing company is
http://www.pzest.com
I asked the lady how having my complete address, telephone number, age, and social security number could really proove my age.
She tells me that they do credit checks to make sure I am of age.
So now my credit history is with them...
The funny thing is to steal someones Identity, all you need is a social security number, a full name and an address.
Next I said, why do you want my drivers license information.
I said to see how many speeding tickets Ive had?
She told me that a drivers license could tell them what kind of cars I drove and that would show them how old I was.
Erm, they can tell im 47 because I drive a VW ?
Is it just me, or is this #1 totaly illegal, and #2 the makings of a MASSIVE identity theft program.
Call me a conspiracy theory, but if they would ever get cracked and lose thousands of peoples social security numbers, that might not be so good.
By the way as soon as I told her that it is a well known con to ask for a social security number online, she told me that Id have to "mature up" and then she hung up on me.
FULL WHOIS info:
Registrant: POWERZEST
IT LIMITED
37B NEW CAVENDISH STREET
LONDON, 81W 81W 8JR UK
Domain name: PZEST.COM
Administrative Contact: IT, POWERZEST [email protected] 37B NEW CAVENDISH STREET
LONDON, 81W 81W 8JR UK
44 (0) 870 130 1127
Technical Contact: IT, POWERZEST [email protected]
37B NEW CAVENDISH STREET
LONDON, 81W 81W 8JR UK
44 (0) 870 130 1127
Registration Service Provider:
Domain Name Systems as low as $10 domain name registrations http://www.domainnamesystems.com
This company may be contacted for domain login/passwords, DNS/Nameserver changes, and general domain support questions.
Registrar of Record: TUCOWS, INC.
Record last updated on 11-Oct-2003.
Record expires on 31-Jan-2004.
Record Created on 31-Jan-2003.
Domain servers in listed order:
NS1.PZEST.COM 63.215.192.8
NS2.PZEST.COM 63.215.192.9
I find it interesting that a "reputable" billing company would only register their domain for one year, and a month before they pull this scam they change all of their whois info...
Can anyone trace route this and find out who actually hosts their servers?
Followed this link:
http://www.paris2.extremexxxfootage.com/
They ask for ANY of these 4 to confirm your age.
Drivers license number
Social Security Number
Credit Card number (conveinently down)
Checking account number (also very convienently down)
Any of those 4 with your FULL Name,
Your address (2cd page of billing)
Your telephone number
Here is their pricing structure which took me more then 15 minutes to find on the site.
Silver membership : once only payment (non-recurring) of $39.99.
Gold membership : once only payment (non-recurring) of $99.99.
Platinum membership : once only payment (non-recurring) of $199.99.
NOTICE ALL FREE TRIAL PEOPLE are billed as Platinum members.
According to THEIR site heres why you NEED to release this information to them:
The law says that you have to be at least 18 years old. We do not care where you live, who you are, or what your parents think. We're sorry that there has to be a law like this at all but that's the law and we fully support it. We fully support keeping minors away from porn and must to do what is legally and morally right!
We realize that you are most likely not a minor and that this is an inconvenience to you
We hope you can understand and are not offended by us questioning your age! We have tried to make it easier for you by providing as many ways for you to verify your age as possible. We accept:Drivers License Number
Social Security Number
Credit Card
Personal Check
Heres a good page quote:
I am a responsible parent so I understand that you have to verify everyone's age, but I don't feel comfortable giving out my SS or driver's license number over the Internet. Why can't I give you a credit card or check number? I know you can't get a bank account or credit card unless you are 18 years old, why can't my credit card be my age verification?
(Now the totally bullshit answer)
It can now! We just added credit cards and checks as acceptable forms of age verification. We know exactly how you feel, but until recently the law didn't allow us to accept credit cards or checks as age verification.
Those last 2 paragraphs have some many lies in them its not even funny.
"I know you can't get a bank account or credit card unless you are 18 years old"
I called their processors "support" and was informed by the lady that she was the only support for the whole company. The processing company is
http://www.pzest.com
I asked the lady how having my complete address, telephone number, age, and social security number could really proove my age.
She tells me that they do credit checks to make sure I am of age.
So now my credit history is with them...
The funny thing is to steal someones Identity, all you need is a social security number, a full name and an address.
Next I said, why do you want my drivers license information.
I said to see how many speeding tickets Ive had?
She told me that a drivers license could tell them what kind of cars I drove and that would show them how old I was.
Erm, they can tell im 47 because I drive a VW ?
Is it just me, or is this #1 totaly illegal, and #2 the makings of a MASSIVE identity theft program.
Call me a conspiracy theory, but if they would ever get cracked and lose thousands of peoples social security numbers, that might not be so good.
By the way as soon as I told her that it is a well known con to ask for a social security number online, she told me that Id have to "mature up" and then she hung up on me.
FULL WHOIS info:
Registrant: POWERZEST
IT LIMITED
37B NEW CAVENDISH STREET
LONDON, 81W 81W 8JR UK
Domain name: PZEST.COM
Administrative Contact: IT, POWERZEST [email protected] 37B NEW CAVENDISH STREET
LONDON, 81W 81W 8JR UK
44 (0) 870 130 1127
Technical Contact: IT, POWERZEST [email protected]
37B NEW CAVENDISH STREET
LONDON, 81W 81W 8JR UK
44 (0) 870 130 1127
Registration Service Provider:
Domain Name Systems as low as $10 domain name registrations http://www.domainnamesystems.com
This company may be contacted for domain login/passwords, DNS/Nameserver changes, and general domain support questions.
Registrar of Record: TUCOWS, INC.
Record last updated on 11-Oct-2003.
Record expires on 31-Jan-2004.
Record Created on 31-Jan-2003.
Domain servers in listed order:
NS1.PZEST.COM 63.215.192.8
NS2.PZEST.COM 63.215.192.9
I find it interesting that a "reputable" billing company would only register their domain for one year, and a month before they pull this scam they change all of their whois info...
Can anyone trace route this and find out who actually hosts their servers?
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