Nov 19, 2015
Type: Spam and probable phishing scam.
Caller ID read: Floresville TX
Caller ID number: 1-830-542-6194
Call time: 7:32 AM
Did not answer. Surprisingly, it left a prerecorded message with no human interaction. This is the complete message:
"Hello and congratulations! You have recently applied for a payday loan, and you have been pre-approved for our highest gold level. This entitles you to receive up to $1,500. All funds are deposited into your account within one hour. To receive your funds, simply visit www WireCashFast dot com and type in your VIP promo code of xxxx. Once again, visit www WireCashFast dot com and type in your VIP promo code of xxxx This offer will expire in 24-hours. Congratulations again!"
Naturally, I did not do as the message instructed, nor have I ever applied for a payday loan. In a secure and private browser window with maximum virus protection enabled, visited the site to see about any policies, remove my name, etc. The site looks professional (though the HTML source code shows it is just a template) and even carries a fake "McAfee SECURE" identity badge (it's not real, because it does not link back to McAfee's website to verify it). The connection is non-SSL (any legitimate site would be secured), despite a claim that it is a "256 bit Secured Application" (whatever that supposedly means). It asks for the desired loan amount, first and last names, main phone, e-mail, zip code, and date of birth. It also asks for an optional Pre-Approval Code.
In short, if you actually fell for this scam, you would have given these phishing scammers everything except your SSN/Tax ID, mother's or pet's name, and the password you probably use on every other site you visit. But, I'm sure that you were too smart to fall for this, and you didn't enter that information. If you did, better start preparing for pending identity theft, because that's probably the only thing that will happen within the next hour.
P.S. The domain is registered anonymously by enom.com, and the site is hosted by RackSpace. RackSpace has contact information for violation of their Acceptable Use Policy (see rackspace.com/information/contactus about 2/3 of the way down the page). Note: it is possible that if it has been a while since this report, the scammers may have moved to a new hosting company, so don't blindly complain to RackSpace without confirm they are still the hosts. RackSpace is a legitimate company that hosts many good sites, but scammers use them, too. At least they do until their hosts shut off their account.