Strange email I just got

[fnord_too]

I don't recall ever trying to sign up for click2pay, since that ship sailed before I had made the decision. Maybe I tried and was rejected shortyly after they stopped taking US customers? I don't know, but there is no URL so I don't see how this is a phishing email. The domain is correct. This is just weird.

[ QUOTE ]
Dear Mr/Mrs. XXXXXXX,

Welcome to CLICK2PAY!

You were registered with the email address:
XXXXX@XXXXX

This email address serves as your username and enables you - in
combination with your secret password - to access the CLICK2PAY portal
site or - in combination with your Personal Account Number (PAN) - to
authorize payments with your CLICK2PAY account.

Password
When logon to CLICK2PAY the first time please note that your birth date
is your password. The format is YYYYMMDD.
Example: if your birth date is 30. December 1960 you must enter
19601230.

We highly recommend that you change your password after the first login.

Your Personal Account Number (PAN)
To find your PAN, simply logon to your CLICK2PAY Account at
www.click2pay.com. You find the PAN just on the first page after
successful login.

Deposits
We recommend that you link your bank account as your primary funding
mechanism. Once you have completed the sign-up process, you will not
need to pre-fund your CLICK2PAY account. You can complete all deposits
from within the Merchant software in 2 easy steps.

Please make a first deposit between $50 and $100 before attempting a
higher amount. This will allow the CLICK2PAY system to adjust your
limits.


Password Security
Your secret password ensures the security of your data - don't give it
to anybody, neither over the phone, per email nor over the Internet -
ONLY over the secure CLICK2PAY website. Please contact our customer
service at service@click2pay.com in case the event of fraud.

Thank you for using CLICK2PAY.

Sincerely,

Your CLICK2PAY Service Team

************************************************** ********************
Questions about CLICK2PAY? Our Service Team will assist you!
Email: service@click2pay.com
International: +49 30 300 110 100

CLICK2PAY
The way to pay.
************************************************** ********************

DISCLAIMER:
This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and
intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are
addressed. If you have received it by mistake, please let us know by
e-mail reply and delete it from your system; you may not copy this
message or disclose its contents to anyone. Warning: Although the
company has taken reasonable precautions to ensure no viruses are
present in this email, the company cannot accept responsibility for any
loss or damage arising from the use of this email or attachments.

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[Jestocost]

If I recall correctly, their official line was that they had not stopped taking US customers but had stopped taking new account requests until they cleared the backlog. Maybe they're just getting to that backlog now?

[fnord_too]

Oh my, this is getting interesting. On the phone with them now, they said the sign up was from yesterday, and they think a merchant signed me up. On hold. I do know I pay my citi bank credit cards on line and they show up as 'citi click 2 pay' or something like that. Curious.

edit - oh and whoever digned me up knew my birthday.

[fnord_too]

Well, it looks like I am in like Flynn. BOOYAH! (I think, need to read the click2pay threads now to see if I want to be in.)

I think I can narrow which merchant signed me up to three or four possibilities.

[DClausen]

I got one too at an email only a Prima client knows about. Looks like they did it, although they denied it in their email. My guess is corporate is signing all US customers up and the clients don't even necessarily know about it.

[Irishman07]

I got the same one too, and the only site I have been using is Prima... interesting.

[Nate tha\\\' Great]

This is a phishing attempt. Just warning you people.


[ QUOTE ]
I don't recall ever trying to sign up for click2pay, since that ship sailed before I had made the decision. Maybe I tried and was rejected shortyly after they stopped taking US customers? I don't know, but there is no URL so I don't see how this is a phishing email. The domain is correct. This is just weird.

[ QUOTE ]
Dear Mr/Mrs. XXXXXXX,

Welcome to CLICK2PAY!

You were registered with the email address:
XXXXX@XXXXX

This email address serves as your username and enables you - in
combination with your secret password - to access the CLICK2PAY portal
site or - in combination with your Personal Account Number (PAN) - to
authorize payments with your CLICK2PAY account.

Password
When logon to CLICK2PAY the first time please note that your birth date
is your password. The format is YYYYMMDD.
Example: if your birth date is 30. December 1960 you must enter
19601230.

We highly recommend that you change your password after the first login.

Your Personal Account Number (PAN)
To find your PAN, simply logon to your CLICK2PAY Account at
www.click2pay.com. You find the PAN just on the first page after
successful login.

Deposits
We recommend that you link your bank account as your primary funding
mechanism. Once you have completed the sign-up process, you will not
need to pre-fund your CLICK2PAY account. You can complete all deposits
from within the Merchant software in 2 easy steps.

Please make a first deposit between $50 and $100 before attempting a
higher amount. This will allow the CLICK2PAY system to adjust your
limits.


Password Security
Your secret password ensures the security of your data - don't give it
to anybody, neither over the phone, per email nor over the Internet -
ONLY over the secure CLICK2PAY website. Please contact our customer
service at service@click2pay.com in case the event of fraud.

Thank you for using CLICK2PAY.

Sincerely,

Your CLICK2PAY Service Team

************************************************** ********************
Questions about CLICK2PAY? Our Service Team will assist you!
Email: service@click2pay.com
International: +49 30 300 110 100

CLICK2PAY
The way to pay.
************************************************** ********************

DISCLAIMER:
This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and
intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are
addressed. If you have received it by mistake, please let us know by
e-mail reply and delete it from your system; you may not copy this
message or disclose its contents to anyone. Warning: Although the
company has taken reasonable precautions to ensure no viruses are
present in this email, the company cannot accept responsibility for any
loss or damage arising from the use of this email or attachments.

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[fnord_too]

Nate,

I don't think so. I went to click2pays site (not from any link mailed) and called their number. I talked to a rep and apparently a merchant, prima is my best guess, pushed an app through for me yesterday. They had my name, birthday, address, and home phone number. They did not ask me for any other information except when a good time to phone me at home was for verification purposes.

Phishing was my first thought too, except for the fact that there were only emails listed (and to the correct domain in text only, so there was no funny business with an altered mail link). Also, the number I called was a US number from their site, though they had an international number listed too (which matches the email).

I think prima has cut some deal for US customers here.

[fnord_too]

[ QUOTE ]
I got one too at an email only a Prima client knows about. Looks like they did it, although they denied it in their email. My guess is corporate is signing all US customers up and the clients don't even necessarily know about it.

[/ QUOTE ]

I asked click2pay who the merchant was but they only said a well known merchant or something like that.

[Toaster Oven]

Doesn't it freak you out to think that an online entity is giving your personal information away without even asking for your approval?

Isn't that against most terms 'n conditions that is acknowledged when signing up for these poker sites?

The fact that C2P isn't even telling you who gave them your info is pathetic, and if you're 100% sure it's Prima, has anyone contacted them to ask why they arbitrarily signed you up for a payment processor against your knowledge?

I'm not a paranoid conspiracy theorist, but personal information is personal information. I would be most upset if the online site broke a T&C that I have signed off on.