Scam Alert !!! - GoFuckYourself.com

-=HUNGRYMAN=- · 05-01-2002, 06:21 AM

Dear Valued Go Daddy customer,

Tuesday morning, alert Go Daddy customers notified me that another
scammer is after your personal information. Our legal team is already
working with the FBI to take any and all appropriate action.

In the meantime, I want to make sure you're informed and protected. Here
are the details of the scam:

Someone is sending emails to our recent .US domain registrants. The emails
are disguised as coming from " [email protected] ". This is a legitimate Go
Daddy email address, but these emails are not coming from us.

The scammer's email instructs recipients to divulge - via fax - their Go
Daddy account login, user name and password; their Social Security
Number; and proof of address. The pretence provided is that this
information is needed to verify eligibility for the .US domain. Again, the
scammers are requesting this information be sent to a fax number in
Nevada.

I want you to know two things: First, Go Daddy would never ask for this
information, in any form, period. We'd never ask for your Social Security
number. And we never ask you to fax or mail us your personal information.

Second, the scammers did not get your email contact information from Go
Daddy. Scam artists constantly probe the "Whois" database, the central
repository of ownership information for all domain name owners. (You can
think of the Whois database as being the Internet equivalent of your local
County Recorder's office. Real estate ownership information is required by
law to be public; it's the same with domain name ownership

I won't speculate as to the intent of these scammers, but it can't be
good. So please: If you receive one of the emails I've described above (or
any other communication that makes you suspicious in the future) please do
not respond to them! Instead, forward them to the special address I've set
up: [email protected]

Your best protection against scammers is awareness. So please stay on
guard, and if you receive any communication that strikes you as
suspicious, forward it to [email protected]

Sincerely,

Bob Parsons
President,
Go Daddy Software, Inc.
http://www.godaddy.com/

LiveDose · 05-01-2002, 06:24 AM

Fucking people never stop....

Thanks for the heads up HUNGRYMAN...

12clicks · 05-01-2002, 06:24 AM

thank God!
when I saw the topic I thought it was about me.

Dirty F · 05-01-2002, 06:26 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by 12clicks
thank God!
when I saw the topic I thought it was about me.

I thought it was about you as well.

05-01-2002, 06:21 AM	#1
-=HUNGRYMAN=- Confirmed User Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Between your mamma's legs Posts: 4,753	Scam Alert !!! Dear Valued Go Daddy customer, Tuesday morning, alert Go Daddy customers notified me that another scammer is after your personal information. Our legal team is already working with the FBI to take any and all appropriate action. In the meantime, I want to make sure you're informed and protected. Here are the details of the scam: Someone is sending emails to our recent .US domain registrants. The emails are disguised as coming from " [email protected] ". This is a legitimate Go Daddy email address, but these emails are not coming from us. The scammer's email instructs recipients to divulge - via fax - their Go Daddy account login, user name and password; their Social Security Number; and proof of address. The pretence provided is that this information is needed to verify eligibility for the .US domain. Again, the scammers are requesting this information be sent to a fax number in Nevada. I want you to know two things: First, Go Daddy would never ask for this information, in any form, period. We'd never ask for your Social Security number. And we never ask you to fax or mail us your personal information. Second, the scammers did not get your email contact information from Go Daddy. Scam artists constantly probe the "Whois" database, the central repository of ownership information for all domain name owners. (You can think of the Whois database as being the Internet equivalent of your local County Recorder's office. Real estate ownership information is required by law to be public; it's the same with domain name ownership I won't speculate as to the intent of these scammers, but it can't be good. So please: If you receive one of the emails I've described above (or any other communication that makes you suspicious in the future) please do not respond to them! Instead, forward them to the special address I've set up: [email protected] Your best protection against scammers is awareness. So please stay on guard, and if you receive any communication that strikes you as suspicious, forward it to [email protected] Sincerely, Bob Parsons President, Go Daddy Software, Inc. http://www.godaddy.com/ __________________

05-01-2002, 06:24 AM	#2
LiveDose Show Yer Tits! Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Somewhere Out there... Posts: 25,792	Fucking people never stop.... Thanks for the heads up HUNGRYMAN... __________________ Scammer Alert: acer19 acer [email protected] [email protected] Money stolen using PayPal

05-01-2002, 06:24 AM	#3
12clicks Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: God's right hand Posts: 19,788	thank God! when I saw the topic I thought it was about me. __________________ I'm not a dinosaur, I'm a crocodile. I've seen dinosaurs come and go and I'm left unimpressed.