Strange Email - Warning For All

viper77
viper77 Posts: 26
edited March 2009 in MTB buying advice
I checked my emails this morning and I had one from CRC saying my order had not been processed as my card had been declined by the bank. 1 Major problem here, I have not ordered any bike stuff for about a month and the last time I shopped with CRC was in December and I have received the goods!!!! I phoned the number on the email and it eventually went through to Mail Box 6, I did not leave a message. Something not quite right me thinks.

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  • M6TTF
    M6TTF Posts: 602
    I'd let crc know about it
  • chuckcork
    chuckcork Posts: 1,471
    And your bank as well.
    'Twas Mulga Bill, from Eaglehawk, that caught the cycling craze....
  • viper77
    viper77 Posts: 26
    I have forwarded the email on to CRC fortunately the card they tried to use is an old account which is closed so there shouldn't be any problems with that. I have checked my online account with CRC and there doesn't appear to be any outstanding orders so who ever has tried to use it must have set up a new account.
  • Tank-slapper
    Tank-slapper Posts: 968
    Have you run your anti spy-ware?
  • edhornby
    edhornby Posts: 1,780
    what chuckcork said - if it's a dodgy website they can get them shut down

    and what tank slapper said also, update all your antivirus packages, run full everything scans
    "I get paid to make other people suffer on my wheel, how good is that"
    --Jens Voight
  • grantway
    grantway Posts: 1,430
    First of all copy the e-mail you have recieved
    and call CRC forward a copy onto them and then call the police.

    Obviouse someones Hacked into the CRC web site.
    My advice would be for everyone who have paid on line to keep
    an eye out on there bank statements.
  • Andy@CRC
    Andy@CRC Posts: 7
    Hi all,

    Just so you are all aware, CRC has not been hacked or compromised in any way!

    Viper77 can you email me at Andy@chainreactioncycles.com with details and I can look into this for you?

    Andy
  • John Stevenson
    John Stevenson Posts: 962
    grantway wrote:
    First of all copy the e-mail you have recieved
    and call CRC forward a copy onto them and then call the police.

    Obviouse someones Hacked into the CRC web site.

    That's not in the least bit obvious.

    If you get a phishing scam email do you assume someone's hacked your bank? That's what this looks like.

    Anyway, as you can see CRC are on the case.
    John Stevenson

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