Internet scam targets EPPICard users

I was a victom of this scam and fortunately they only got $200 before I realized the unathorized deductions. I called the credit card company to report it and the representative informed me that the money was withdrawn from an ATM oversees. She stated that EPPIC would send me a form to complete and I would be reimbursed. 7 days later I got a letter stating that my claim was denied. I made a follow up call, but it did not solve the issue. Is there a pending Lawsuit that has been filed against ACS-EPPICard? How did these scammers know that I was a EPPICard user? Why didn't they send letters to inform customers of activity or possibly re-issue new cards upon notification of such activity? ACS has to take some kind of responsibility for this horrible scam.

I am a victum too. they stole 638.48 from me. I filed a clam and I was denied. What do we do.

any info on this scam email me at briarrel01@yahoo.com.

I got a notice that my EPPCI ID was locked by too many unsucessful login attempts. The link labled as UnlockID actually goes to http://kma.javainfo.co.kr/.eppicard.com/i which is in south korea Obviously they have nothing to do with EPPI except steal your ID.
I got suspicious (you should Always be suspicious of this type of email) because i don't have an EPPI account.

They are now sending it out in text message form!! I don't have an eppicard and have never even heard of it until I googled it to see if it was some sort of scam. They ask you to call a number & apparently ask for your credit card information??? Just an FYI.

I too got a text message on my cell and so did my sister I don't have a eppi card. How do they get my phone number. I did not call the number I thought it was a scam. Thanks for clearing it up.

Both my brother and I have received a text message from them in the last two days. The number they tell you to call is 866-459-6967. I have never heard of Eppicard until now. Those getting text messages.....what provider are you with? I am reporting it to Sprint.

Irritated wrote:

Both my brother and I have received a text message from them in the last two days. The number they tell you to call is 866-459-6967. I have never heard of Eppicard until now. Those getting text messages.....what provider are you with? I am reporting it to Sprint.

Good luck with Sprint.

My son has gotten one as well. He asked me to look it up on line and yes, it is a scam. Contact your wireless carrier immediately and they can help stop it.

Report it to your wireless company immediately!

Sprint says they are aware of the problem and are attempting to eliminate the problem. The lady I spoke to in the fraud department sounded as if she was bored to death and didn't care that she was speaking to a customer. Yay Sprint.

I also am the lucky recipient of this scam on my cell phone while on vacation. I came into town to use the computer at the library to find out it is a scam before I called back this number with an unfamiliar name. I guess I can report it and hope they don't bill me for the text message, but I wonder if it is all worth the time.

i've gotten this text three times. twice today and once a week ago. i have sprint, too.

dbuck wrote:

any info on this scam email me at briarrel01@yahoo.com.

If your text told you to call any of the numbers below, ask your provider for credit.

http://www.opencubicle.net/content/2008/06/26...

My text reads as follows:
"Subject: NOTIFICATION Your EPPICard account is closed due to unusual activity, please call us immediately at the toll free number: 17273889587"
I have never had an EPPIC account. Hope this helps.

i have sprint as well, maybe these scammers unfortunately hacked into sprints list of numbers or something. i got the text to call 17273889587. of course you have to be a complete idiot to actually do it. i laughed. then i thought, holy crap this may be serious. everyone should be paying close attention to their phone accounts/bank accounts and be cautious of any suspicious activity. notify the carrier/bank immediately as im sure they want to help you.

annoyed guy wrote:

i have sprint as well, maybe these scammers unfortunately hacked into sprints list of numbers or something. i got the text to call 17273889587. of course you have to be a complete idiot to actually do it. i laughed. then i thought, holy crap this may be serious. everyone should be paying close attention to their phone accounts/bank accounts and be cautious of any suspicious activity. notify the carrier/bank immediately as im sure they want to help you.

I doubt it. If anything, an employee sold the numbers or they are using the following. xxxxxxxxxx@messaging.sprintpcs .com

just start from 0000000000 all the way to 9999999999.

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