Re: Warning Wall Street Journal subscribers -- telephone SCAM
by "What-a-Tool" <Porky@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
Nov 3, 2004 at 07:59 PM
Totally untrue, unwarranted warning. We do not solicit over the phone.
Please just e-mail your credit card numbers along with pin to the address
below.
(Please note the domain name for proof of legitimacy)
--
Wall Street subscriptions dept
Mr****ky@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
"S****kman" <s****kedUNDERLINEagainMUNGE@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
news:41897A8F.AE545B18@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Please accept my apologies if this warning is unwelcome or unwarranted
> for you personally or for this newsgroup in general . . .
>
> Those who are Wall Street Journal subscribers need to be aware that you
> may be called (automated call) telling you that they need your new
> credit card number or expiration date (that your credit card used for
> subscription has expired), and giving you the op****tunity to punch the
> number or the date into the phone pad. THIS IS A CREDIT CARD SCAM. The
> Wall Street Journal does not conduct it's business in this fa****on.
> Apparently hackers have gotten a subscriber list from the WSJ which
> includes telephone numbers. We and others have been contacted within
> the last hour and we have confirmed with the WSJ that they do not
> conduct such automated calls. If you are contacted and you do give your
> credit card number you need to immediately notify your credit card
> company.
>
> Best regards,
> Mark 'S****ky' Stapleton
> Watermark Design, LLC
> www.h2omarkdesign.com