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Thrichar

Phishing scam on WUS.

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Thrichar

Thought I'd give a heads up about some asshole that tried to scam me on WUS.

 

I got what looked like a normal email notification about a PM enquiring about the Bremont I have listed for sale. When I went to my PM list it didn't show but I figured it might be a quirk in the system. I replied to the email address the person gave (they were asking about shipping costs).

 

They then sent me an email asking me to click on the WUS link they provided for 'verification'.

 

It's took me to what looks like the WUS forum login screen but it's at a completely different web address. I PMd a WUS mod who confirmed the scam.

 

Not sure if it's appropriate to list the name and email address of the wanker concerned, but figured I would give a heads up as to the approach!

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Cubic Hare

Thanks for the heads up. Maggot scammers need to be outed..

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Wriggles

Scammer is a scammer, don't see why you shouldn't post the details here. Mods?

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RussP

Name the wanker..............possibly just an alias anyway.

 

Glad you averted the scam, Tom.

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jakethemouse

Thanks for the head up mate.

 

Having been a victim of a scammer earlier this year I say name and shame the bastards, address and all.

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Thrichar

I'll check with the mods - if they're cool then I'll post it. What sucked me in was the way the guy replicated the email notification from WUS. Second part of the scam wasn't very sophisticated, but I completely fell for the first part!

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Thrichar

Okay, with permission from Andyboy:

 

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This was the original email I received. The second one said his name was Walter Peterson and took me to a fake WUS login. For reference, the actual domain was http://www.meadvillepodiatry.com/wusthuseek/Watchuseek.html

 

It's now a dead link, probably because I told the guy I reported the scam!

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leebob

Thanks for the heads up buddy, glad you spotted it early.... dirty scammer scum

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Piccolo

Glad you didn't get got mate...

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