Claim: A company called Send Money Now has charged $373.56 to your debit card.
Example: [Collected on the Internet, 2003]
Dear customer, Send Money Now is a global leader in online money transfer services, with a history of pioneering service dating back more than Recently, we have received an order for money transfer services in amount of $373.56 paid by using your debit card. In security purposes, the order can be approved or declined only by the real cardholder. Please, follow the link below to resolve this matter: https://send-money-now.com/order_verify.cgi?f9skk Sorry for the inconvenience and thanks for your understanding. Sincerely, |
Origins: The "Send Money Now" message quoted above is another scam of the "your card has already been charged" variety, intended to lure gullible recipients into revealing their credit/debit card numbers and other personal information in order to cancel (or approve) a fictitious
transaction.
Although the text of the message makes it appear that the user who clicks through is being taken to a site called send-money-now.com (which doesn't appear to exist) or sendmoneynow.com (which does exist but disclaims any connection to this scam), the link actually sends the user to a slick-looking site based in South Korea. The user is presented with what looks like
a request to send $373.56 to a "
The best approach to this type of message is simply to delete it — don't respond to it, and don't under any circumstances fill out the fields with valid credit/debit card information. If you're truly concerned that unauthorized charges may have been placed on one of your credit/debit cards, contact your bank or credit card company directly.
Last updated: 7 January 2008