Sales Warning email phishing


pocketpc2004

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i got this email 10 minutes ago

from Pandora Orders <openpandoraorders@gmail.com>

*Action required* OpenPandora Order GXX143***575

Hi,

As you may have heard via the forums or from various news websites the
Pandora has been upgraded to have 256MB of RAM and 512MB of NAND so
that it will function as a UMPC and run things such as Ubuntu with
ease.

This means Firefox, Open Office, Media players, full multitasking,
much more advanced 3D, more advanced ports of PC games and better
performance overall.

In order for you to accept this upgrade we will need to refund your
order and ask you to reorder, this is due to our credit/debit card
processor being difficult with us about this. The refund has already
been processed and should be back in your account now or within the
next 3 days.

Don't worry, the process is painless and smooth so you won't lose your
place in the queue.

It may seem strange to do this at such a late hour but we really think
256MB of RAM and 512MB of NAND will make the Pandora much more
powerful and future proof - it will be a real micro laptop with this
spec.

Yes - it may cause a delay, but we think a few months from now you
will think it was well worth it when you see what can be done with the
extra memory. We plan to start shipping in December with the 256MB
upgrade.

There is no extra charge for this upgrade - we are paying for it. If
you want to help us out in paying for the upgrade the best way is to
place your order via a bank
transfer, as this is free within the UK - with debit and credit card
orders the bank takes a fee.

If you don't want to re-order please let us know so we can allow other
people to make an order in your place.

Once your refund has been received, and the money is back in your
account you can either make an online bank transfer (they are free in
the UK) to:

Account Name: Open Pandora Ltd.
Sort Code: 20 23 81
Acc. No. 83525767

BIC/SWIFT BARCGB22

IBAN IS GB33BARC20238183525767

Bank address is:
Barclays Bank
9 STATION ROAD
ASHINGTON
NORTHUMBERLAND
NE63 9XB

Our address is:
Open Pandora LTD
26 Meadow Road
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE15 7LP
UK

Please use your original order number as the reference number eg GVVDX00000000.

Or you can re-order via credit or debit card like you did originally,
once the page is up. Please let us know what you would like to do.

If you have any questions you can reply to this email or phone us on
0191 243 2253.

Thanks,

Craig & The Pandora team.



im pretty sure its phishing guys, be careful with what you get by mail
 
pocketpc2004 said:
After all it may be legit, but why the hell are they using gmail adresses ????
I really don't know. Others were worried too, but Chip confirmed, that it is ok.

Chip said:
maim said:
I have a question to everybody here.
Did this re-order mail came from pandora.org or gp32x domain?
I'm wondering if the mail I got is really from the real Pandora Dev
team or not since it was from some gmail account...
I want to double check this since anybody can make an account there
and copy and paste the mail body they got from this forum.
We have a couple different people working on the reorder emails, and they're using Gmail accounts. If your email came from openpandorasales or openpandoraorders, you're fine.
 
If the refund arrives in your bank account, then that's a good sign that it's legit. of course mine still hasn't arrived a week later, but from the sounds of all the bank shenanigans I'm not entirely surprised it's taking a while.
 
its not a scam - trust me

Craig can usually be contatced using the GMAIL account

Ditto for the rest of the open pandora team

Just sit back and wait for the refund to clear - the bank details look cool, they are the same ones i used to update my original order
 
anexanhume said:
Re-ordering will not begin until EVERYONE has their refund.
I hate to nitpick, but I want to protect against the spreading of false information as much as possible. Re-ordering will begin when they can guarantee shipping of the Pandora will occur within 30 days after you repay them.
 
AHHHHHHH!!!!

i still haven't gotten my credit card refund yet x.x
but then again, I'm overseas.
would that have anything to do with the long delay in receiving the refund?
 
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