Seven charges from Skype.net on my credit card over a month's period, several days apart. All charges between $32 and $34 with odd cents.
Richard
San Francisco, California U.S.A.
2 Updates & Rebuttals
Kelly
Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.A.
False The above report is not accurate
#3UPDATE Employee
Thu, June 09, 2005
The above report is not accurate nor based on any truth.
Thomas
MIAMI, Florida, U.S.A.
SKYPE DID NOT RIP YOU OFF.
#3UPDATE Employee
Mon, March 28, 2005
SKYPE INTERNET PHONE SERVICE DATABASE WAS HACKED 7 WEEKS AGO. THE HACKER WAS: STEVEN JOHNSON
THE HACKER WAS CAUGHT BY THE FBI, THE FBI (FEDERAL BEARU OF INVESTIGATION) TRACKED THE IP OF THE HACKER AND ON A TUESDAY AFTERNOON - FEBURARY 20,2005 AT 3:35pm FBI GOT A SEARCH WARRANT AND OTHER LEGAL REQUEST.
THEY FOUND HIS COMPUTER AND ALL NOTES.
AND PLUS 1 AK47, 3 TECH 9s AND 20 BRAND NEW DELL COMPUTERS WITH LEXMARK PRINTERS ADDED.
WHERE DID HE GET ALL THESE COMPUTERS AND GUNS ?
THE FBI SPOKE WITH SKYPE OWNER: BOB SMITH AND THOMAS WHITE, (SKYPE BUSINESS ATTORNEY).
THE FBI COMMENTS ARE.
WAS ANY CREDIT CARD INFORMATION OBTAIN BY THE HACKER.
OWNER: WELL... ABOUT 25% CREDIT CARD NUMBERS WAS USED AND STOLEN - IDENITY THEFT.
FBI: OK. DID YOU SEND OUT A REQUEST TO ALERT ALL SKYPE CUSTOMERS BY MAIL, SKYPE WEBSITE, FORUMS, OR COMPLETE SHUT DOWNS ON ALL ACCOUNTS WITH ADMINISTRATOR PASSWORD PROTECTED.
OWNER: NO, I DID NOT HAVE ANY IDEA THAT MY SYSTEMS WAS BEING HACKED. UNTIL A CUSTOMER CALLED AND SAID I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK WITH MR.BILLY SMITH YOUR ADMINISTRATOR.
I RECEIVED THIS TRANSFERED CALL AT 2:29 PM FEB 31,2005. (A THOMAS ------) CALLED AND SAID MY CREDIT CARD HAS A BALANCE OF ZERO DOLLARS $$.
I SAID. OK WHY ARE YOU CALLING ME FOR THIS SITUATION, SKYPE IS NOT A CREDIT CARD OR BANKING COMPANY. CALL YOUR BANK AGENT OR YOUR CREDIT CARD COMPANY.
CUSTOMER: I JUST GOT A NEW CREDIT CARD IN THE MAIL AND MY FIRST PURCHASE FOR THE FIRST TIME ON MY BRAND NEW CREDIT CARD DEPARTMENT WAS: SKYPE.
AND AFTER I USED MY CREDIT CARD WITH SKYPE.
I WENT TO WORK AND LEFT MY CARD AT HOME.
I CALLED MY CREDIT CARD COMPANY TO SEE HOW MUCH DO I HAVE LEFT. THEY SAID. $0.50 CENTS.
MY CREDIT LIMIT WAS: $10,500.25
SO DURING LUNCH TIME AT WORK, IM CALLING YOU GUYS CAUSE I THINK YOUR USING MY CREDIT CARD WITHOUT PERMISION.
OWNER: WELL.. ITS NOT US THATS BILLING YOUR CREDIT CARD LIKE THAT. OK I JUST LOGGED IN MY COMPUTER.
CAN I HAVE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS PLEASE ?
------@AOL.COM OK.
PLEASE VERIFY YOUR NAME AND BILLING ADDRESS.
AND LAST 4 DIGITS OF YOUR LAST CREDIT CARD NUMBER YOU USED FOR SKYPE.
CUSTOMERl 011.
OWNER: OK YOUR ACCOUNT IS ACTIVE AND FINE.
I SEE NO FAULSE TRANSACTION MADE BY SKYPE.
YOUR ACCOUNT IS BEING PUT ON FRAUD INVESTIGATION AND HOLD.
IM GOING TO FIGURE THIS OUT OK.
CUSTOMER: THANK YOU. AND ONE MORE THING.
IF YOUR A SCAM OR FRAUD. IM GOING TO MAKESURE YOU GET 45 YEARS AND 10 YEARS EXTRA IN PRISON.
OWNER: 2 MORE DAYS, I RECEIVED THE SAME CALL FROM A CUSTOMER.
SO I CALLED MY ATTORNEY AND TOLD HIM, I THINK WERE BEING HACKED.
ATTORNEY: WE CANT BE HACKED. YOU HAVE T-BOOST SECURITY ENABLED IN YOUR DATABASE.
HOW COULD THIS HAPPEN.
OWNER: CUSTOMERS ARE CALLING IN SAYING: THEY ARE RECEIVING SCAM EMAILS INDICATING, SKYPE WILL BE CHARGING ALL SKYPE CUSTOMERS A $10.00 FEE FOR NEW ACTIVATION.
OWNER: AND I NEVER MADE A REQUEST LIKE THAT.
ATTORNEY: THE NEXT CALL YOU RECEIVE, FOWARD THE CALL TO MY OFFICE.
IM AVAILIBLE FROM MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY 10am-8pm.
Saturday 12pm-4pm.
And IF THIS CONTINUES, THE ILL CALL THE FBI TO INVESTIGATE THIS SITUATION.
FBI: OK, SO WHEN YOU CALLED THE FBI, WHAT DID YOU SAY TO THE FRONT DESK AGENT.
ATTORYNEY: WE HAVE A HACKER WHO JUST ATTACKED INTO OUR COMPANY DATABASE.
FBI PHONE AGENT: WHAT IS THE NAME OF YOUR BUSINESS ?
ATTORNEY: SKYPE
FBI PHONE AGENT: CAN I HAVE A CALL BACK NUMBER
ATTORNEY: 800-***-**** EXT ****
FBI PHONE AGENT: YOUR NAME
ATTORNEY: THOMAS
FBI PHONE AGENT: POSITION OR ROLE IN THE COMPANY.
ATTORNEY: COMPANY ATTORNEY
FBI PHONE AGENT: ILL HAVE A FBI COMPUTER SPECIALIST CALL YOU IN 30 MINUTES.
ATTORNEY: DO I GET A TRACKING NUMBER OR TICKET/CASE NUMBER.
2 Updates & Rebuttals
Kelly
Phoenix,Arizona,
U.S.A.
False The above report is not accurate
#3UPDATE Employee
Thu, June 09, 2005
The above report is not accurate nor based on any truth.
Thomas
MIAMI,Florida,
U.S.A.
SKYPE DID NOT RIP YOU OFF.
#3UPDATE Employee
Mon, March 28, 2005
SKYPE INTERNET PHONE SERVICE DATABASE WAS HACKED 7 WEEKS AGO. THE HACKER WAS: STEVEN JOHNSON
THE HACKER WAS CAUGHT BY THE FBI, THE FBI (FEDERAL BEARU OF INVESTIGATION) TRACKED THE IP OF THE HACKER AND ON A TUESDAY AFTERNOON - FEBURARY 20,2005 AT 3:35pm FBI GOT A SEARCH WARRANT AND OTHER LEGAL REQUEST.
THEY FOUND HIS COMPUTER AND ALL NOTES.
AND PLUS 1 AK47, 3 TECH 9s AND 20 BRAND NEW DELL COMPUTERS WITH LEXMARK PRINTERS ADDED.
WHERE DID HE GET ALL THESE COMPUTERS AND GUNS ?
THE FBI SPOKE WITH SKYPE OWNER: BOB SMITH AND THOMAS WHITE, (SKYPE BUSINESS ATTORNEY).
THE FBI COMMENTS ARE.
WAS ANY CREDIT CARD INFORMATION OBTAIN BY THE HACKER.
OWNER: WELL... ABOUT 25% CREDIT CARD NUMBERS WAS USED AND STOLEN - IDENITY THEFT.
FBI: OK. DID YOU SEND OUT A REQUEST TO ALERT ALL SKYPE CUSTOMERS BY MAIL, SKYPE WEBSITE, FORUMS, OR COMPLETE SHUT DOWNS ON ALL ACCOUNTS WITH ADMINISTRATOR PASSWORD PROTECTED.
OWNER: NO, I DID NOT HAVE ANY IDEA THAT MY SYSTEMS WAS BEING HACKED. UNTIL A CUSTOMER CALLED AND SAID I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK WITH MR.BILLY SMITH YOUR ADMINISTRATOR.
I RECEIVED THIS TRANSFERED CALL AT 2:29 PM FEB 31,2005. (A THOMAS ------) CALLED AND SAID MY CREDIT CARD HAS A BALANCE OF ZERO DOLLARS $$.
I SAID. OK WHY ARE YOU CALLING ME FOR THIS SITUATION, SKYPE IS NOT A CREDIT CARD OR BANKING COMPANY. CALL YOUR BANK AGENT OR YOUR CREDIT CARD COMPANY.
CUSTOMER: I JUST GOT A NEW CREDIT CARD IN THE MAIL AND MY FIRST PURCHASE FOR THE FIRST TIME ON MY BRAND NEW CREDIT CARD DEPARTMENT WAS: SKYPE.
AND AFTER I USED MY CREDIT CARD WITH SKYPE.
I WENT TO WORK AND LEFT MY CARD AT HOME.
I CALLED MY CREDIT CARD COMPANY TO SEE HOW MUCH DO I HAVE LEFT. THEY SAID. $0.50 CENTS.
MY CREDIT LIMIT WAS: $10,500.25
SO DURING LUNCH TIME AT WORK, IM CALLING YOU GUYS CAUSE I THINK YOUR USING MY CREDIT CARD WITHOUT PERMISION.
OWNER: WELL.. ITS NOT US THATS BILLING YOUR CREDIT CARD LIKE THAT. OK I JUST LOGGED IN MY COMPUTER.
CAN I HAVE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS PLEASE ?
------@AOL.COM OK.
PLEASE VERIFY YOUR NAME AND BILLING ADDRESS.
AND LAST 4 DIGITS OF YOUR LAST CREDIT CARD NUMBER YOU USED FOR SKYPE.
CUSTOMERl 011.
OWNER: OK YOUR ACCOUNT IS ACTIVE AND FINE.
I SEE NO FAULSE TRANSACTION MADE BY SKYPE.
YOUR ACCOUNT IS BEING PUT ON FRAUD INVESTIGATION AND HOLD.
IM GOING TO FIGURE THIS OUT OK.
CUSTOMER: THANK YOU. AND ONE MORE THING.
IF YOUR A SCAM OR FRAUD. IM GOING TO MAKESURE YOU GET 45 YEARS AND 10 YEARS EXTRA IN PRISON.
OWNER: 2 MORE DAYS, I RECEIVED THE SAME CALL FROM A CUSTOMER.
SO I CALLED MY ATTORNEY AND TOLD HIM, I THINK WERE BEING HACKED.
ATTORNEY: WE CANT BE HACKED. YOU HAVE T-BOOST SECURITY ENABLED IN YOUR DATABASE.
HOW COULD THIS HAPPEN.
OWNER: CUSTOMERS ARE CALLING IN SAYING: THEY ARE RECEIVING SCAM EMAILS INDICATING, SKYPE WILL BE CHARGING ALL SKYPE CUSTOMERS A $10.00 FEE FOR NEW ACTIVATION.
OWNER: AND I NEVER MADE A REQUEST LIKE THAT.
ATTORNEY: THE NEXT CALL YOU RECEIVE, FOWARD THE CALL TO MY OFFICE.
IM AVAILIBLE FROM MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY 10am-8pm.
Saturday 12pm-4pm.
And IF THIS CONTINUES, THE ILL CALL THE FBI TO INVESTIGATE THIS SITUATION.
FBI: OK, SO WHEN YOU CALLED THE FBI, WHAT DID YOU SAY TO THE FRONT DESK AGENT.
ATTORYNEY: WE HAVE A HACKER WHO JUST ATTACKED INTO OUR COMPANY DATABASE.
FBI PHONE AGENT: WHAT IS THE NAME OF YOUR BUSINESS ?
ATTORNEY: SKYPE
FBI PHONE AGENT: CAN I HAVE A CALL BACK NUMBER
ATTORNEY: 800-***-**** EXT ****
FBI PHONE AGENT: YOUR NAME
ATTORNEY: THOMAS
FBI PHONE AGENT: POSITION OR ROLE IN THE COMPANY.
ATTORNEY: COMPANY ATTORNEY
FBI PHONE AGENT: ILL HAVE A FBI COMPUTER SPECIALIST CALL YOU IN 30 MINUTES.
ATTORNEY: DO I GET A TRACKING NUMBER OR TICKET/CASE NUMBER.
FBI PHONE AGENT: CASE NUMBER: 413*******,
TICKET SUBJECT/NUMBER: HACKED - 13520
REPORT:
YOUR COMPANY COMPUTER SYSTEMS HAS BEEN HACKED.
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