Wii Package for 99.99? I smell a scam...

limpport · Post by **limpport** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 8:15 pm

http://www.wiifor99.com/

I really doubt it's legit. Anyone know anything more?

vb_master · Post by **vb_master** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 8:40 pm

http://whois.domaintools.com/wiifor99.com

khaag · Post by **khaag** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 8:59 pm

I'm pretty sure its a scam. The credit card page isn't even secured at all. (No HTTPS://)

Post by **marshallh** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 9:16 pm

Scam -

- No secure port 443
- Images lifted straight from Nintendo
- Credit card "info" ripped from the Apple Store
- Obscure-looking HTML filename.

geekbait111 · Post by **geekbait111** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 9:26 pm

100% scam

look:
http://wiifor99.com/

http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?pro ... d=B020070W

anything familiar?

even the product descriptions, details, everything is in the exact same order (gamestop is practically the same webpage but with more stuff

)

edit: also note the pre-release at 1/31/08 for gamestop....

Post by **bicostp** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 10:04 pm

Nice phishing site.

Let's report it to McAffe.

http://www.siteadvisor.com/lookup/?q=wiifor99.com

EDIT: Wow, the guy didn't even bother to use whois protection.

khaag · Post by **khaag** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 1:21 am

The sad thing is, some poor sucker will fill in their info anyway...

Kyo · Post by **Kyo** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 3:20 pm

They should have at least tried to make it look realistic.

99$...

HotDog-Cart · Post by **HotDog-Cart** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 6:05 pm

Its a phishing scam :3.

I have his name, address, phone, IP. Im gonna give him a call. :3

nightwheel · Post by **nightwheel** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 6:32 pm

HotDog-Cart wrote:Its a phishing scam :3.

I have his name, address, phone, IP. Im gonna give him a call. :3

Record the call please

Post by **bicostp** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 6:36 pm

nightwheel wrote:Record the call please

Don't record it, please. It may be fine up there in Canada, but you can't record people without their knowledge here in the States, where Ben and more than likely the servers are. We don't want bad stuff to happen.
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Please summarize, though.

HotDog-Cart · Post by **HotDog-Cart** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 6:37 pm

Haha alright. I've tried already but theres been no awnser.

Post by **SpongeBuell** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 6:52 pm

It actually depends on the state. Some require only one party to know (that is, the one recording) and others require that both do.

http://consumerist.com/consumer/legal/i ... 327722.php

Since HD-C is in Canada, however, I have no clue how that would work.

HotDog-Cart · Post by **HotDog-Cart** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 7:17 pm

alright. I'll just summerize. When they pick up.

theelk · Post by **theelk** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 7:21 pm

It's funny, in the back of my head I knew this was BS before you guys went and proved it, but I wanted it so bad to be true... Good thing I have a Wii already...