Here is one for you

[parentingdiscussions]

Yesterday while I was working my cell phone rings, and this nice gentleman on the other end says to me, Hello, I am from such and such and I would like to talk to you about your hosting company, and your website, and I stood there for a second and said, well I am pretty happy with what I got, and he said, well, the reason I am calling you is because I am sitting here viewing your website and it really could be improved a lot, and I can help you with that.

He goes on, I can make it so that you will have a lot more visitors then you already have, and you can make more money then you are making right now, I guarantee you that I can get at least 100.000 hits daily, and your forum will be done more professionally with a new product that is now on the market, and is one of the top forum programs in the world. Ok, so what is the program I asked, well sir, I can’t tell you that right now, because this program has just started, and you are going to be one of the first people to have this program if you agree to sign up with us, and change your hosting company and let us design your site. Well, I really am happy with what I got, I said, besides I don’t think you can beat the price of what I pay for my hosting, and I have a few good people who help me with my forum area, He says, but the program you are using puts you at risk for a number of attacks, as of matter of fact right now I have hacked into your ftp site and I could destroy your site right now if I wanted too, that is how easy it was for me to break through the security, with our product it is impossible for any hacker to break through, we have people working around the clock to prevent this for happening.

So, you are in my ftp area right now? Wow you are good, but tell me, if you are in my ftp area, what is the sites real name? (pause on the phone) well sir, I am not allowed to discuss that with you, our company does not allow us to discuss this over the phone for security reasons. Ok, well how do I sign up? (stringing him along) well if you give me your credit card number right now, we can sign you up for a 2 year membership, and if you act now we will throw in our newest feature for websites, and your hosting will be free for the first 4 weeks, and after that you only pay $75.00 per-month, and you get round the clock technical support free!!!,

So what is your companies name again? I asked, Sir without your credit cared number I can not give you that information, I am sorry, but our company is world wide and the most popular hosting and web Design Company in the world. (I then ask) well if you are the most popular then, let me ask you something, if you are so popular how come you won’t give me the name of the company, and why is it that you say that it is new product, and why would I even give you a credit card number if I don’t even know who I am talking too, ok, buddy the game is over, there is no such company and right now your not in my ftp site because if you were, go ahead and delete everything, its all backed up, and I am not worried, it is a scam and you ----------- and he hung up on me, now what is wrong with this picture? Lol, holy smokes who would fall for this scam?

[gerrymo]

If you got his number, report it to the authorities. The next one to get that call me not be smart enough to see thru it.

[bloc]

Indeed. The nerve of some people. Was this in US or in europe/GB?

[G6Cad]

He lives in US so i guess it was from there the call came.
But i wonder how he got your cell phone number ?
Relate one portal to a owner and then get the cellphone number when the site says nothing about where or who owns it.
Your host maby gave the phonenumber out to someone?

[gerrymo]

Your host maby gave the phonenumber out to someone?

If any host of mine did that, they wouldnt be my host for long. On top of that, we have laws in the UK to ensure it doesnt happen, and I have a very good lawyer.

[Crip]

I thought with any domain name is shows the name, address, phone number, eMail address...or at leaset the two i have do??...maybe i don't understand this or read it wrong........

[dkaye315]

I thought with any domain name is shows the name, address, phone number, eMail address...or at leaset the two i have do??...maybe i don't understand this or read it wrong........

Through WHOIS, admin, tech, and billing contact information is provided for domains, unless you subscribe to a privacy service.  Network Solutions offers such a service, don't remember the cost.

As has been previously stated, these calls are looking for those less knowledgeable and easily victimized.  Goes hand-in-hand with the email phishing that's rampant.

I've seen on a few commerce sites a "hack safe" logo - have been meaning to check it out, but haven't had the time.  That would be something I'd be interested in implementing to secure my site - although have a feeling it's going to be quite cost-prohibitive.

[G6Cad]

The hosts i have used, they can only see what company the host are, and the dns for the host server i have my domain on. Nothing about me personally, like phone, address or similar.

[Crip]

looks like sites with CMF would have such security?

[Crip]

The hosts i have used, they can only see what company the host are, and the dns for the host server i have my domain on. Nothing about me personally, like phone, address or similar.

Maybe i need to move the..Sweden way..