01-29-2006, 04:40 PM
|
|
Junior Guru Wannabe
|
|
Join Date: Dec 2001
Posts: 45
|
|
New account - pay-pal.com
I have recently received a new account and is the first to raise me concern in the last two years I have been selling hosting.
The domain is Pay-Pal.com and the customer set up an alias, rather worryingly, paypal.com.webscr.m8ywebhosting.co.uk pointing to pay-pal.com
There is nothing in his site at the moment so it's not major, just plain weird!
from a quick google, the site is an 'online forum for online payment systems'
Has anyone ever come across this?
__________________
Ask me about my m8y
|
01-29-2006, 04:44 PM
|
|
Web Hosting Master
|
|
Join Date: Jan 2004
Posts: 884
|
|
|
01-29-2006, 04:49 PM
|
|
Junior Guru Wannabe
|
|
Join Date: Dec 2001
Posts: 45
|
|
__________________
Ask me about my m8y
|
01-29-2006, 04:51 PM
|
|
Mr. Awesome
|
|
Join Date: Jul 2002
Posts: 5,596
|
|
I would refund his money, and cancel the account. You don't need the potential problems... especially since the term "paypal" and various forms of it (like "pay-pal") are trademarked.
More then likely, it's a scam.
Try calling the credit card holder and have a chat with them....
__________________
Want to sell domain names? Sign up today for an eNom.com reseller account from a trusted eNom ETP provider.
* We provide support and service to over 3245 happy eNom domain name and SSL certificate resellers! 
|
01-29-2006, 04:51 PM
|
|
Web Hosting Master
|
|
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: UK
Posts: 6,566
|
|
I bet you get a phisiing site up there soon. I would delete them rather quickly
Rus
__________________
Rus Foster - Managing Director
VPS.net - Cloud Hosting At Its Finest - 21 locations and growing!
VPNHQ - Come get yourself a lovely VPN
|
01-29-2006, 04:54 PM
|
|
Junior Guru Wannabe
|
|
Join Date: Dec 2001
Posts: 45
|
|
think you're right, looking further, PayPal have the transaction 'under review'
Definitely not right!
__________________
Ask me about my m8y
|
01-29-2006, 05:18 PM
|
|
Web Hosting Master
|
|
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Albany, NY
Posts: 3,171
|
|
Interesting. Definitely terminate them, its not worth the headache.
__________________
www.AYKsolutions.com - 11+ Global Locations in LA, Phoenix, Denver, Dallas, Chicago, Atlanta, NYC, Europe & more
From Shared to Dedicated - 100TB/1Gbps/10Gbps plans, Cloud Servers, Colo & VPS available in US and EU - Optimized for Minecraft and Social/High Traffic Websites. DDOS Protection Now Available! Current Specials
Professional. Painless. Polite. All Managed.
|
01-29-2006, 05:35 PM
|
|
Corporate Member
|
|
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: London, UK
Posts: 9,027
|
|
Dont ever setup accounts with url's like that. Its blatent phishing.
|
01-29-2006, 05:46 PM
|
|
Web Hosting Evangelist
|
|
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Nottingham (UK)
Posts: 531
|
|
hmmm, Ive heard that domain name before,
|
01-29-2006, 05:49 PM
|
|
Corporate Member
|
|
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Canada
Posts: 3,182
|
|
I would never setup an account like pay-pal.com but I guess with the transaction 'under review' lesson learned 
__________________
█ Tony B. - Chief Executive Officer
█ Hawk Host Inc. Proudly serving websites since 2004
█ Quality Shared and VPS Hosting
█ PHP 5.3.x & PHP 5.4.x & PHP 5.5.X Support!
|
01-29-2006, 08:19 PM
|
|
Hosting Specialist
|
|
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Washington, USA
Posts: 3,219
|
|
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by mrzippy
I would refund his money, and cancel the account. You don't need the potential problems... especially since the term "paypal" and various forms of it (like "pay-pal") are trademarked.
More then likely, it's a scam.
Try calling the credit card holder and have a chat with them....
|
I would do the same, I would never want my servers to be used for ripping off someone's personal data.
__________________
█ ‹‹SHAW NETWORKS›› Simple. Professional. Reliable. Web Hosting Done Right. 
█ Low Cost & Award-Winning: cPanel Reseller Plans ›› 24/7/365 Live Technical Support ‹‹
█ Website: www.shawnetworks.com Fast Response E-mail: sales @ shawnetworks.com
█ Sick of downtime? Fed up with excuses?  Drop your host! Switch to Shaw Networks.
|
01-30-2006, 10:11 AM
|
|
WHT Addict
|
|
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 112
|
|
I had him last week - he used a fraud credit card too and PayPal.
|
01-30-2006, 11:50 AM
|
|
Junior Guru Wannabe
|
|
Join Date: Jul 2004
Posts: 50
|
|
Its pretty obvious what you should do
|
01-30-2006, 05:14 PM
|
|
Junior Guru Wannabe
|
|
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Cheshire, England
Posts: 43
|
|
Don't be afraid to kick him out. You dont need him and dont worry about him giving you a bad name. most people are smart enough to ignore a guy like that.
Hard luck on getting him in the first place tho.
|
| Thread Tools |
Search this Thread |
|
|
|
| Display Modes |
 Linear Mode
|
| Postbit Selector |
|
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Login: |
|
|
| Advertisement: |
|
|
| Web Hosting News: |
|
|
|
