AdamR28 Posted November 26, 2008 Report Share Posted November 26, 2008 Update 1st December: We have now traced various emails and other communication back to their source and it appears that this is most definitely a completely isolated incident. All customers should have absolutely nothing to worry about but please be aware that winners of the Santart competition will be notified on our website ONLY and we will telephone them directly afterwards - no emails will be exchanged.Many thanksTartyBikes-----------Original post:We have received notification of a phishing/unauthorised email regarding our Santart competition.One customer has received a bogus email from a Hotmail address, tartybikes_christmascomp@live.co.uk, informing them that they had won a prize, despite them not having entered our Christmas competition. It is imperative that all customers are fully aware that this is NOT a legitimate TartyBikes email address and we ask you to ignore all emails from this address.Luckily, due to our highly secure order processing systems, we have identified this potential incident and have prevented it, but please be aware that we will never ask for personal details by email.Winners of the Santart competition will be notified on our website ONLY and we will telephone them directly afterwards - no emails will be exchanged.If there is a further update we will post it on the website immediately.Many thanksTartyBikes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muel Posted November 26, 2008 Report Share Posted November 26, 2008 Jesus, it must have been set up by someone in the trials community aswell, otherwise they'd struggle to get peoples email addresses! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted November 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2008 I don't think so - they could just hack any email address and find some purchase confirmation emails... then away they go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyseemonkeydo Posted November 26, 2008 Report Share Posted November 26, 2008 Sir, permission to mail bomb and sign tartybikes_christmascomp@live.co.uk up for multiple gay porn sites, Sir. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan S Posted November 26, 2008 Report Share Posted November 26, 2008 Sir, permission to mail bomb and sign tartybikes_christmascomp@live.co.uk up for multiple gay porn sites, Sir. Great idea there. We can start now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muel Posted November 26, 2008 Report Share Posted November 26, 2008 I'm up for that, sign it up for as many newsletters as possible! Bastards! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted November 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2008 I'm not sure that would really help But thanks.We are quite sure this is an isolated incident, but just wanted to ensure everyone is aware of this bogus email address.ThanksAdam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eskimo Posted November 26, 2008 Report Share Posted November 26, 2008 Thanks for the heads up. Maybe send an email too? As not all riders are on here after all.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Beach Posted November 26, 2008 Report Share Posted November 26, 2008 I don't think so - they could just hack any email address and find some purchase confirmation emails... then away they go.Email the back with so questions about trials and see if and what they reply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT! Posted November 26, 2008 Report Share Posted November 26, 2008 Maybe send an email too?If you go and send an email out to all your customers make sure you don't give the receiver of that email access to every single one of you're customers email addresses, as last time i got a tartybikes email i was able to do that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eskimo Posted November 27, 2008 Report Share Posted November 27, 2008 If you go and send an email out to all your customers make sure you don't give the receiver of that email access to every single one of you're customers email addresses, as last time i got a tartybikes email i was able to do that.You can do it without showing every email address. Think about the business' that already do it. Or am i missing what you said? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan6061 Posted November 27, 2008 Report Share Posted November 27, 2008 My plan has been foiled! In all seriousness though, that sucks a bit! I think most of us lot are pretty clued up with these types of emails, plus they'd post up on here boasting about it anyway... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT! Posted November 27, 2008 Report Share Posted November 27, 2008 You can do it without showing every email address. Think about the business' that already do it. Or am i missing what you said?Yeah but tartybikes didn't do it right on their first news letter so they gave away a big list of email addresses, everyone who signed up to their news letter i'm guessing, there was more than a hundred. I was going to use them all when i was selling my zoo pads but my ethics got the better of me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davey1991 Posted November 27, 2008 Report Share Posted November 27, 2008 make another "tartyalike" email adress and send them the same email back, see what happens then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixed Pants™ Posted November 27, 2008 Report Share Posted November 27, 2008 Oh my god, I WON! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eskimo Posted November 28, 2008 Report Share Posted November 28, 2008 Yeah but tartybikes didn't do it right on their first news letter so they gave away a big list of email addresses, everyone who signed up to their news letter i'm guessing, there was more than a hundred. I was going to use them all when i was selling my zoo pads but my ethics got the better of me. tartybikes@hotmail.com eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greetings Posted November 28, 2008 Report Share Posted November 28, 2008 I'm up for that, sign it up for as many newsletters as possible! Bastards!Nah, just post that email address in /b/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan6061 Posted November 28, 2008 Report Share Posted November 28, 2008 Nah, just post that email address in /b/ You have no idea how much of a bad that idea is!Do it. Oh, for those that don't know '/b/' is 4chan's random sub-forum bit... Where the monsters of the internets live and breed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shamus Posted November 28, 2008 Report Share Posted November 28, 2008 its a pity that this is happening to tarty, in all my dealings with them they have been unbelievably proffesional and still personal. brilliant job and customer service!!hope its sorted soon so the brand name isn't tainted! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT! Posted November 29, 2008 Report Share Posted November 29, 2008 tartybikes@hotmail.com eh? Huh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eskimo Posted November 29, 2008 Report Share Posted November 29, 2008 Huh?T'was a joke, don't worry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted December 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2008 Update: We have now traced various emails and other communication back to their source and it appears that this is most definitely a completely isolated incident. All customers should have absolutely nothing to worry about but please be aware that winners of the Santart competition will be notified on our website ONLY and we will telephone them directly afterwards - no emails will be exchanged.Many thanksTartyBikes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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