Comments on: Hacker Voodoo http://www.john-carlton.com/2006/06/20/hacker-voodoo/ insight, tactics, advice and mutterings on copywriting, marketing and living life deep... from the most ripped-off world-class ad writer alive... Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:12:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: chad http://www.john-carlton.com/2006/06/20/hacker-voodoo/#comment-8393 chad Sat, 24 Jun 2006 19:13:29 +0000 http://www.john-carlton.com/2006/06/20/hacker-voodoo/#comment-8393 Thanks for the update...Even people who believe themselves to be cautious fall prey. Oh by the way there's another marketing lesson here...And the thrust is "Always"..I guess when you reach a point of believing your ad / marketing is the best it can ever be...Some other hungry soul is devising a way to crush it...and take your customers And your enclosure is off the wall...Stay Frosty... Later Thanks for the update…Even people who believe themselves to be cautious fall prey.

Oh by the way there’s another marketing lesson here…And the thrust is “Always”..I guess when you reach a point of believing your ad / marketing is the best it can ever be…Some other hungry soul is devising a way to crush it…and take your customers

And your enclosure is off the wall…Stay Frosty…

Later

]]> By: Stephen Davies http://www.john-carlton.com/2006/06/20/hacker-voodoo/#comment-8359 Stephen Davies Wed, 21 Jun 2006 20:49:00 +0000 http://www.john-carlton.com/2006/06/20/hacker-voodoo/#comment-8359 Excellent post John! Something happened to me less than a month ago that truly got my attention. After making a "buy it now" purchase on eBay, I was taken to a "real" Paypal link to make payment. What happened next was absolutely horrific! One by one, over the course of the evening, I was slowly being depleted of my paypal monies -- so much so, that once it had drained my Paypal account, it started attacking my personal bank account. It wasn't until the next morning that I realized this had happened. To make a long story short, I was able to contact Paypal and my bank and eventually (three weeks later), the problem was resolved. I suspect it was the same scam you are talking of in your post. Excellent post John!

Something happened to me less than a month ago that truly got my attention.
After making a “buy it now” purchase on eBay, I was taken to a “real” Paypal link to make payment.

What happened next was absolutely horrific!

One by one, over the course of the evening, I was slowly being depleted of my paypal monies — so much so, that once it had drained my Paypal account, it started attacking my personal bank account.

It wasn’t until the next morning that I realized this had happened. To make a long story short, I was able to contact Paypal and my bank and eventually (three weeks later), the problem was resolved.

I suspect it was the same scam you are talking of in your post.

]]> By: Jim Charlson http://www.john-carlton.com/2006/06/20/hacker-voodoo/#comment-8358 Jim Charlson Wed, 21 Jun 2006 19:19:15 +0000 http://www.john-carlton.com/2006/06/20/hacker-voodoo/#comment-8358 I got one of these emails and after trying to figure out what the heck was going on I deleted it. Scary. Thanks for your always great insights! Jim I got one of these emails and after trying to figure out what the heck was going on I deleted it. Scary.

Thanks for your always great insights!

Jim

]]> By: » What Hackers Know That You Don’t http://www.john-carlton.com/2006/06/20/hacker-voodoo/#comment-8352 » What Hackers Know That You Don’t Wed, 21 Jun 2006 05:03:57 +0000 http://www.john-carlton.com/2006/06/20/hacker-voodoo/#comment-8352 [...] John Carlton echoed a mantra of mine in this post where he commented on the successes that hackers have had (unfortunately) in penetrating PayPal’s security. [...] […] John Carlton echoed a mantra of mine in this post where he commented on the successes that hackers have had (unfortunately) in penetrating PayPal’s security. […]

]]> By: Seth Chong http://www.john-carlton.com/2006/06/20/hacker-voodoo/#comment-8348 Seth Chong Wed, 21 Jun 2006 02:24:31 +0000 http://www.john-carlton.com/2006/06/20/hacker-voodoo/#comment-8348 Thanks. Great post which pushes the rage up in people. Appreciate it real much. Thanks.

Great post which pushes the rage
up in people.

Appreciate it real much.

]]> By: Joseph Ratliff http://www.john-carlton.com/2006/06/20/hacker-voodoo/#comment-8347 Joseph Ratliff Wed, 21 Jun 2006 00:10:18 +0000 http://www.john-carlton.com/2006/06/20/hacker-voodoo/#comment-8347 Where do you get this stuff! Scary as freakin hell John! The bottom line is... Paypal, Ebay and the others will not ask for your private information...via email. But, if you fall victim, you can "stand in line" at the FTC... Joe Ratliff Professional Copywriter http://www.perfectwebcopy.com Where do you get this stuff! Scary as freakin hell John!

The bottom line is…

Paypal, Ebay and the others will not ask for your private information…via email. But, if you fall victim, you can “stand in line” at the FTC…

Joe Ratliff
Professional Copywriter
http://www.perfectwebcopy.com

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