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Pantybid.co.uk is a phishing scam

13 May

Several weeks ago, PantyBid.com banned a member who was selling used panties under the name of Hannah Jackson. This person was using fake photos of several different Hair Models to try and sell used panties as a girl, when in fact Hannah Jackson real identity is: Carl http://whois.domaintools.com/pantybid.co.uk

After being banned for also repeatedly spamming the whole fetish network, Hannah/Carl emailed PantyBid.com with this threat:  ”I will make PantyBid.com pay” –  the next day Carl opened pantybid.co.uk, a fraudulent website which is infringing Trademarks and committing Domain Name Abuse, all of which are crimes prosecutable by the law.
In April, Carl starts an aggressive spam campaign on Twitter, where over 2000 users had been overwhelmed with their lies and persistent messages:

      

Some Twitter Users, My Used Panty Store.com and eBanned members have also reported receiving messages from Carl saying that both auctions sites have migrated to PantyBid.co.uk and that they should re-sign up ASAP if they wanted to keep their accounts.
In May Twitter suspends PantyBid.co.uk account for spamming, Carl returns with a new Twitter account, the spamming beings again, only this time Carl actually brags how his site is back and better then ever, which I’m sure you will find a tad sad and desperate when the evidence shows that Carl welcomes zero members.
OK, maybe he does welcome 2 members, himself and himself before the sex change.


Understandably, people (especially members of Pantybid.com)  got angry, frustrated and fed up with his lies, so a PantyBid.co.uk Phishing Scam Warning starts circulating Twitter, where users were encouraged to RT and report Carl to the regulating authorities.
Carl perceived this as an unfair attack, so after yet another sex change, he becomes Hanna Pike and complaints to PantyBid.com, muttering how PantyBid.co.uk isn’t an illegal site since it has been a registered TradeMark since 2009. We know this is a lie because Carl registered it in March 2011


Despite Carls’ efforts to confuse people into thinking otherwise, pantybid.co.uk has nothing to do with PantyBid.com.
PantyBid.com is currently working with Nominet Legal Dispute Resolution Service in order to stop Carl and his illegal site.

Updates.
Carl is also selling stolen images:

  

Payment Services (and Alertpay) Phishing Scam Alert

2 May

Some of you may have heard about phishing scams taking place through the internet and email addresses.
These scams ask you to change your password, update your PIN, verify your accounts, and can look very convincing.
The message directs readers to a website that looks just like for example your bank login page, but it is actually in no-way affiliated with your bank, and the real purpose of this request is to gain illegal access to your account and money.

As a condition of modern living, online companies such as Alertpay, Paypal, Google Checkout etc, are also often victims of these phishing scams, suggesting that, you may receive a fake email from Alertpay asking you to update your account details by following a suspicious looking link.

Never ever change, share, update any of your personal details before checking first. Call your bank, call Alertpay, call and check if the email is genuine, and remember, reputable companies never ask their clients to change such sensitive details via email.

Use a unique email address for your Alertpay account. Only share it with the buyer or seller, and no one else.

For more information on phishing and how to safeguard your account Alertpay, please visit their Security page.

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