Google Payment Warning! Important

[bapages]

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We have just spent hours talking to a company in Twickenham and cancelled our cards for suspected CC fraud, but turned out that Google had changed the name to PTI Europe Limited on the statement, which is a company in Twickenham.

[Travel Pixel]

Bollocks.

Ive done this too, cancelled our cards with Abbey suspecting fraud.

Thanks for the update.

[honest]

Are you sure "PTI Europe Limited" is Google, I think you will find its Overture (Yahoo).

Do you agree?

[Ambski]

We have just spent hours talking to a company in Twickenham and cancelled our cards for suspected CC fraud, but turned out that Google had changed the name to PTI Europe Limited on the statement, which is a company in Twickenham.

What? "Google had changed the name..."

Sorry but can you explain a bit further what exactly has happened here? Thanks.

[bapages]

What? "Google had changed the name..."

Sorry but can you explain a bit further what exactly has happened here? Thanks.

Basically as my thread, checked the account this am and found a transaction for an unusaual name, queried with the bank and they stopped the card and issuing a new one. Chased the company on the statement and they advised they are being inundated with queries. They rang back to advise their bank has looked into this and found it to be Google. So I checked my account and sure enough the last invoice matched the amount.

[Travel Pixel]

Yes its def google, invoices match the amounts.

Ive spoken to our google rep and she is looking into it.

Ill let people know what they say.

[mainlime]

Sounds more like one of the banks or credit card companies have screwed up and are printing the name of PTI Europe instead of Google. Having looked at PTI's website I can't see why Google would use them to process payments or why they wouldn't have informed their customers to expect a change on their statements.

I've checked my statement and my last payment to Google shows it as Google not PTI Europe.

[Riddys]

Amazingly it is both Google and Yahoo now showing as 'PTI Europe Region.' Seems they both started it on the 19th March.

[DioBach]

Amazingly it is both Google and Yahoo now showing as 'PTI Europe Region.' Seems they both started it on the 19th March.

Worryingly, I've just seen a £5 charge from them, but I'm buggered if I can find any record of it anywhere. Could it be feasible that some one has set up an adwords account and are using my details?

[tbp]

Could it be feasible that some one has set up an adwords account and are using my details

It's possible, although they would need your 3 digit card security code which would be difficult to get. Did you set up a new account when the Google slap happened?

[DioBach]

It's possible, although they would need your 3 digit card security code which would be difficult to get. Did you set up a new account when the Google slap happened?

No, haven't had a chance yet. I checked the few dormant accounts I had as well, no sign of a charge in any of them.

[DioBach]

Just spotted this as well: Rip-off Report: Pti Europe Reg/ aol/ america Online Group deducted £10 from bank account without permission Unknown Internet

[bapages]

Just spotted this as well: Rip-off Report: Pti Europe Reg/ aol/ america Online Group deducted £10 from bank account without permission Unknown Internet

Spoke to PTI this morning and they said they are getting inundated with calls about aol and small amounts. PTI Europe are a security specialist retailing cctv etc and nothing to do with internet.

[chrisuk]

I dunno if its linked but there is a wave of adwords phishing going on over Easter weekend. My Adwords account emails have been getting lots of fake adwords emails such as card declined fakes that encourage you to login and fix.

The emails copy the usual google canned spam templates and redirect to a disguised .cn web address. So you login and a fraudster gets your adwords login and then goes and spends your money. If enough people have been screwed over then this may be related?

[getvisible]

Had this from a client:

Hi Lee – This has just been forwarded to me by **other client name**. I think it’s a phishing mail as ‘stopped’ is spelt incorrectly and the destination is a .cn URL. Pretty good attempt though, hats off to them...

From: Google AdWords [mailto:reactivation@google.com]
Posted At: 25 March 2008 09:40
Posted To: **HIDDEN**
Conversation: [SPAM] Your AdWords Google Account is stoped
Subject: [SPAM] Your AdWords Google Account is stoped


This message was sent from a notification-only email address that does
not accept incoming email. Please do not reply to this message.
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Dear Google AdWords Customer,

Please sign in to your account at Welcome to AdWords , and update your billing information.
Your account will be reactivated as soon as you update your payment information.
Your ads will show immediately if you decide to pay for clicks via credit
or debit card. If you decide to pay by direct debit, we may need to receive
your signed debit authorization before your ads start running,
depending on your location.
If you choose bank transfer, your ads will show as soon as we receive your
first payment.


We look forward to providing you with the most effective advertising available.

Sincerely,


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The Google AdWords Team

the link actually goes to: http://adwords.**added**google.com.f.../select/Login/

Luckily I didn't use it.