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I Fell for a Scam

7 points by unsignednoop 3y ago

So here's what happened I received a text at 4 am telling me that my account balance hadn't been paid (been drinking) I clicked the link and it was a site of the payroad I regularly drive on I have also noticed that my paytag hadn't been beeping so it all seemed legit If you don't pay in 3 days the fine will be $500 I entered my card details and nothing happened. I tried on my phone and nothing happened. Check console and theres 404 errors in the req Woke up the next day and tried again, noticed that the home button doesn't work, the social media buttons don't work. The site says it's a 200 fine if you don't pay. Holy shit this is a scam website I look at the console logs and it turns out that scammers sent their xhr requests to //api/card_confirm.php (Double slashes) Holy shit lads, I am on cloud 9 right now, I almost got scammed but due to a simple typo my data is safe. (They fixed the site shortly after when I sent a test card no). This is the luckiest day of my life lmao

elnatro 3y ago
If you entered your card details in that site you should cancel it. Double-check suspicious sites that asks for your bank or cards information. Glad you were lucky and they did not ended up with your money.
is_true 3y ago
Cancel the card. They could've been logging the requests anyway
Aperocky 3y ago
Even if you did, I assume the credit card company will be able to reverse/cancel the transaction as long as you report in a reasonable time.
KomoD 3y ago
> Holy shit lads, I am on cloud 9 right now, I almost got scammed but due to a simple typo my data is safe. (They fixed the site shortly after when I sent a test card no). This is the luckiest day of my life lmao Yeah no, it isn't safe... The request was most likely logged in the webserver logs Cancel the card immediately.
quickthrower2 3y ago
Everything that is wrong with security and expectations set by banks and merchants. SMS links are normal (should they be?). Non 2FA online card txns normal (should they be?). Weird domains to pay for things are normal. But then when I legit want to send $1000 my bank makes me go through a rat maze of a quiz where I need to answer correctly (rather than honestly/accurately) in order to send the money!

I Fell for a Scam

7 points by unsignednoop 3y ago

elnatro 3y ago

If you entered your card details in that site you should cancel it. Double-check suspicious sites that asks for your bank or cards information. Glad you were lucky and they did not ended up with your money.

is_true 3y ago

Cancel the card. They could've been logging the requests anyway

Aperocky 3y ago

Even if you did, I assume the credit card company will be able to reverse/cancel the transaction as long as you report in a reasonable time.

KomoD 3y ago

> Holy shit lads, I am on cloud 9 right now, I almost got scammed but due to a simple typo my data is safe. (They fixed the site shortly after when I sent a test card no). This is the luckiest day of my life lmao Yeah no, it isn't safe... The request was most likely logged in the webserver logs Cancel the card immediately.

quickthrower2 3y ago

Everything that is wrong with security and expectations set by banks and merchants. SMS links are normal (should they be?). Non 2FA online card txns normal (should they be?). Weird domains to pay for things are normal. But then when I legit want to send $1000 my bank makes me go through a rat maze of a quiz where I need to answer correctly (rather than honestly/accurately) in order to send the money!