Liberty Reserve Phising Attempt
Just got this message in the email: Security Measures Dear, LibertyReserve member We have reason to believe that your account was accessed by a third party. Because protecting the security of your account is our primary concern, we have limited access to sensitive Liberty Reserve account features. We understand that this may be an inconvenience but please understand that this temporary limitation is for your protection. How can I restore my account access? Click the link bel ... [Read More]
Online payments | 11.14.08 | No Comments
Few toughts on Altergold newsletter
Just received in the inbox: AlterGold NEWS UPDATE, Part 2 Sept. 10, 2008 Dear AlterGold Customers, We would like to begin the second half of this newsletter by thanking the previous administration for a job well done. Without their creative and promotional abilities, AlterGold wouldn't have been the enormous success it is today. New Administration Plans For the Future: These include: 1. New Advertising Focus 2. Know Your Customer Policy 3. Improved Account Security 4. Accredite ... [Read More]
Online payments | 09.13.08 | No Comments
E-Gold Press Release
Due to an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), US Secret Service, Internal Revenue Service, and other agencies, E-Gold and its principal officers have been arrested on criminal charges and have plead guilty to said charges. As a part of the plea, E-Gold is forfeiting $1.75 Million (US). For more information, please review the official press release here. As you can read on 4th paragraph "each of the defendants agreed that E-Gold and Gold & Silver Reserve will mov ... [Read More]
Online payments | 07.25.08 | 1 Comment
Liberty Reserve started to use Prolexic
After another week of a lot of downtimes LibertyReserve.com decided to use Prolexic anti ddos protection. They've tried to build their in house protection but let's face it .. didn't worked .. In last 3 months has been around one week and may be more of total downtime on Liberty Reserve services. I'm looking to the whole situation as growing payins that every online company that get a lot of exposure needs to face. With the launch of AlterGold, PerfectMoney and other big guys in the e-cur ... [Read More]
Online payments | 07.17.08 | No Comments
Liberty Reserve Gold storage
From Liberty Reserve Blog: Liberty Reserve is working on adding gold backing. In addition to USD and EURO, a third option - gold backing, should become available later this year. We have successfully implemented and tested the software portion of this update. We are now in the process of research for the most reliable and cost effective solution for physical gold storage for our members. There will be an additional announcement made as soon as we are ready to accept orders from exchangers. ... [Read More]
Online payments | 03.25.08 | No Comments
FAKE STP EMAIL DONT OPEN
There is a FAKE email from Solid Trust Pay that you may receive in your inbox. It tells you that your \"UPGRADED MEMBERSHIP\" has expired... DELETE THIS EMAIL IMMEDIATELY!!! DO NOT CLICK ON THE LINK IN THE EMAIL!! Stella at STP, would NEVER send something like this out and ask you to CLICK on a LINK!! DO NOT DO IT. We have notified Stella at STP so she can get an announcement out to her members.AGAIN, PLEASE DO NOT CLICK ON THE LINK and DELETE THIS EMAIL! ... [Read More]
Online payments | 03.16.08 | No Comments
Liberty Reserve – Conditions For Acc. Suspension
Your Liberty Reserve account may be temporarily suspended if: - LR receives a valid court order. - LR receives subpoena from a law enforcement agency. Also your account may be restricted or limited temporarily by LR's staff if: - Direct evidence of system abuse or endangering safety of clients funds, such as hacking attempts, phishing web sites, etc. - Referral fraud. Source: Liberty Reserve Official Blog ... [Read More]
Online payments | 03.15.08 | No Comments
Innovative PayPal phising style !!
Scammers don't get days off and it seems they find a new way to attack PayPal users in order to steal their account informations and funds from PayPal accounts. After 2-3 years of sending spam with 'Your PayPal account is limited' , 'PayPal account needs attention' , 'Your PayPal accouns has been blocked' they changed their messages to:
You have added alanparker@aol.com as a new e-mail address for your PayPal account.
If you did not authorize this change or if you need assistance with your ... [Read More]
Online payments | 02.18.08 | No Comments
SolidTrustPay – Important Information for Members
Dear SolidTrustPay Member, This is a personal email from Marc and Stella, to you, our valued members. It has serious implications for a small percentage of you. It is, however, going out to our main membership to ensure it reaches all appropriate parties. As many of you know, we have been harassed and attacked by individuals in Indonesia, Hungary and elsewhere. DDoS attackes and phishing emails leveled at us, lies, slander and accusations thrown around in forums. Yesterday we rece ... [Read More]
Online payments | 02.10.08 | No Comments
Liberty Reserve renamed Security PIN to Master Key
Effective immediately, growing payment processor Liberty Reserve had renamed their 3 digit Security PIN to Master Key. The function will remain the same just the name has been changed. This change has been done in order to avoid any confusion when you are retrieving your forgotten login details. ... [Read More]
Online payments | 02.4.08 | No Comments
