This was posted to Oz-teachers by a most reliable source. Although you may not
wish to make
bookings at the SHO per se, the part about these thieves having done this with a
number of premier
venues throughout the world is worth noting ....
Barbara
Barbara Braxton
Teacher Librarian
Palmerston District Primary School
PALMERSTON ACT 2913
AUSTRALIA
T. 02 6205 7241
F. 02 6205 7242
E. barbara@austarmetro.com.au
W. http://www.palmdps.act.edu.au
-----Original Message-----
From: Stephen Loosley [mailto:stephen@melbpc.org.au]
Sent: Thursday, 29 August 2002 6:42 PM
To: oz-teachers The Australian Teachers' Community
Cc: Edforum@internal.schools.net.au
Subject: [oz-teachers] Beware .. Sydney Opera House Bookings
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Hi all ..
Beware ..
Bogus website: (www.sydneyopera.org)
Genuine Website (www.sydneyoperahouse.com)
The thieves copy official Web sites of premier venues in almost
every detail, including theatre layouts and restaurant information,
and constantly update shows. The crucial difference is the scam
site has its own credit card booking set-up, so, your money goes
directly into their account.
The outfit has created 23 sites mirroring opera houses in Europe,
including Paris and Vienna. The computer crime unit of the New
South Wales Police Commercial Crime Agency contacted the FBI
after tracing the bogus site to a Miami Internet server. Since then,
it has switched to California, said the head of the unit ...
(http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/08/28/1030053076045.html)
Cheers all ..
Stephen Loosley
Melbourne, Australia
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