Fraud - Bidpay Confirmation email

Posted by admin

June 26, 2005

I received this email, with these graphics in the header.

The email was as follows:

Dear xxxxxxxxxx,

Congratulations! The order placed by the buyer of your auction item to have a Western Union® branded Money OrderSM sent to you as payment for the item:5 LAPTOP has been successfully processed and has consequently been APPROVED & CONFIRMATION.

The financial details of the transaction are stated below:
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*FINANCIAL DETAILS*
(NOTE: All amounts are in (USD)
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AUCTION AMOUNT: $850.00 USD
SHIPPING FEES: $ 125.00 USD—————————————————–
TOTAL: $975.00 USD—————————————————–
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***PLEASE NOTE***
The Money OrderSM will be delivered to the address below, Please verify that the name andaddress (As entered by the buyer) are correct:
(removed my address)
If there is an error in the name or address, Please click on the link below and correct it:
https://www.bidpay.com/SellerRegistrationStep1.asp

SHIPPING INFORMATION:
Name : Willson john
Address : 56 alhaji amoo street ojota
City : ojota
State : lagos state
Zipcode : 23401
Country : Nigeria
You can register if you are new to Bidpay® or you can update your profile if you are already a registered user.

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***ATTENTION***
The order has been APPROVED, you CAN NOW ship the merchandise to the buyer’s shipping address. You are expected to make the shipment with 48 hours of recieving this Payment Approval Notification and get to our Costumer/Technical Dept. with the tracking number forpayment Verification.

If the buyer has requested that the item be sent to any address other than the one provided above, please ship the item OUT and notify us immediately. Go to http://www.auctionpayments.com/contactus.asp.Be (note that this is not a bidpay address) sure to include the Western Union Auction Payments order number and the change of address the buyer has requested. Also, include change of address” has the subject of your email.***PLEASE NOTE***
The Money OrderSM will NOT be dispatched until shipment has been verified. This measureis taken in order to protect both seller and buyer interests and to reduce the occurrence of fraudulent activities. *SHIPMENT VERIFICATION*
You can have the shipment confirmed/verified in any of the following ways:
1. Contact BidPay stating the BidPay® Order Number and the TRACKING NUMBER of the shipment at: bidpay.techsupports@post.com (note that this is not a bidpay address)
***PLEASE NOTE***
Due to the fact that Bidpay processes thousands of orders daily, Bidpay RECOMMENDS contacting the Customer Support Representative that has been assigned to this particularOrder directly. This ensures speedy verification of shipment as well as prompt dispatch the Money OrderSM. End tracking details to : bidpay.techsupports@post.com(note that this is not a bidpay address). You can give the buyer of your auction item the TRACKING NUMBER of the shipment and once he/she verifies the shipment, he/she will notify us immediately.

Please do not let your buyer gain access to this Payment Approval Notication.
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Once shipment has been verified, You will receive a “ORDER CONFIRMATION” email from BidPay® informing you that the Money OrderSM has been dispatched. You will also receive a “10 DIGIT BidPay® PIN” in this email.
**PLEASE NOTE**You will need the following to receive your Money OrderSM from the delivery agent.
1). A form of identification (E.g. Passport, driving License, Social security number e.t.c)2). You will need to Produce the “10 DIGIT BidPay® PIN” which is send to you in this confirmation email.=======================================================================================================================
*CUSTOMER SUPPORT*
If you have any questions, Please feel free to contact the Customer Support Representative that has been assigned to this particular Order at:bidpay_techsupports@consultant.com or you can simply visit the Bidpay® website and read through the FAQs.
https://www.bidpay.com/FAQindex.asp

Thank you for using Western Union® Auction Payments. We look forward to serving your online auction payment needs better in the future.
Bidpay Team,
Western Union Auction Payments
www.bidpay.com
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I emailed this to bidpay emailspoof@bidpay.com to have it verified, and brought to their attention. I am waiting on a reply.

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