Beware of Ziinga.com! It is a scam!!

Started by nReporter, Dec 25, 2012, 09:35 PM

nReporter

Have you heard of Ziinga.com? A friend of mine told about the website recently and I found that it is full of scam. Ziinga is a bidding site with hidden premium membership.

At first, my friend received an email alert that he has won a FREE iPad 3. The message read thus "Merry Xmas! You were respectfully picked to select a FREE iPad 3. Quickly go to [http://ca.holidaywinner.cc] & enter your winner code 7576".

When he visited the website and entered the code, he was redirected to Ziinga.com where he was told to bid for FREE. He bid and won a 40EUR gift card for 5.95 EUR. He was later sent a cofirmation email like the following:

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Dear xxxxxxxxxxxx,

You have successfully paid for a product at Ziinga.com!

IP Address used for this transaction: 000.000.000.000

Your product delivery is pending. Average delivery time is 1-3 weeks.

Below are the details of your transaction.
Item Name: € 40 XXXXX Gift Card
Total Cost: € 5,95
Transaction ID: XXXXXXX
Date: 2012-12-25
Payment Method: Credit Card
Order Status: PAID

The charge from Ziinga.com may appear separately on your credit card statement in the following amounts:

Item Cost: € 5,95 - ask-ziinga.com   +35X-XXXXXXXX

If you have any problems with transactions on Ziinga.com or have questions, please contact us through:

EMAIL: info@ziinga.com
LIVE CHAT: http://www.ziinga.com
PHONE: +35X-XXXXXXXX
WEB: http://www.ziinga.com

The Ziinga.com support team is at your service 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Because we have a one gift per household policy, you must confirm your identity by sending the following documents as proof:

Scanned copy of valid ID (passport or driver's license)
Scanned copy of signed credit card form

Download form here
      Credit Card Authorization Form ::
      Ziinga.com   
.

All required documents have to be submitted to docs@ziinga.com.

Keep up to date with changes on our website by visiting our "Terms and Conditions" page. If you need assistance on how our service works, please read the short, easy guide located here. Should you experience any difficulty or feel that something is unclear, please do not hesitate to write us an e-mail at info@ziinga.com and we will respond to you within 24 hours.

Please be informed that the 7 days free Platinum membership included with this offer gives you exclusive Bid-for-Free auctions, an additional 10% on all bid package purchases, Daily Bid Agent, FREE shipping on all products, 7 free bid added to your account daily and another 8 free bid on each calendar day you log on to Ziinga.com. The subscription cost is € 67,99 per month. You can choose to cancel your subscription at any time by contacting our Customer Service by email at info@ziinga.com. Platinum membership is binding for the first 3 months.

Once again, thank you very much!

He was surprised with the situation and informed me. I now made a search about the website on Google and found serious discussions about the SCAM at ***http://pennyauctionwatch.com/forum/penny-auction-red-flags/16891-ziinga-scam.html***

Please read it and post your review below. Thanks.


MyInfoStride

Thank you for sharing this piece. People will certainly learn from it.

MyInfoStride