Neteller Phishing Email

[WalkAmongUs]

I just got an email supposedly from Neteller that seemed suspicious.

It said they were giving away prizes and things for using your neteller account and that you must "register" for the promotion and then you would collect entries.

Of couse, to register you're supposed to click on the link in the email and I'm guessing enter personal information.

It was sent by "promotions@neteller.com". I promptly deleted it.

Just a warning...

[ZPinhead]

I got the same email today. I pulled it apart and it is actually legit. They are trying to promote their Neteller points drawings and such.

!=Phishing
=SPAM

[Shoe]

I got the email too. It looked legit to me, but i did not click on the link.

[jman220]

Just more proof that Neteller doesn't give a [censored] about account security or making sure that its customer's don't get hacked.

[Brice]

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Just more proof that Neteller doesn't give a [censored] about account security or making sure that its customer's don't get hacked.

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I am not following your reason here.

[astarck]

It is legit. The only reason I knew it was legit is about a week ago someone posted about this and it was deemed safe.

[jman220]

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Just more proof that Neteller doesn't give a [censored] about account security or making sure that its customer's don't get hacked.

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I am not following your reason here.

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If neteller engages in the practice of sending out official emails that ask users to click on a link in the email, and then enter personal information, then when users get fake phishing emails, they won't necessarily be alerted.

Contrast this to the policies of ebay, paypal, your online bank, etc. where they will never never never ask you to click on a link in an email they send you and then input personal information, and indeed, have this disclaimer usually at the bottom of every email they send you.

[naschburger2]

they only ask for your email address, you do not have to give any significant info like account number or secure id.

[Fishy McDonk]

I am getting phishing emails from just about every place under the sun. I don't click on any links anymore.

[MicroBob]

yes, but even just clicking on the link can be dangerous even if they don't ask for your password.

I agree that a site shouldn't do this. Especially from a different an unfamiliar address.


that said, none of this occured to me when I clicked on the link. I just said "oh goodie, chance to win free stuff" and signed-up. It looked completely legit to me when I signed-up. And I suspect that if it had been a phishing attempt and they had asked for my password after I clicked on the link I might have actually gotten taken in.
Kind of scary.