Security update
July 1, 2008 by moneypenny
Filed under Personal Finance
Ok anyone visiting digital money world recently would have noticed we have been discussing moneybookers scams Reading the comments on these posts is essential reading. So heres the latest to arrive in my box. Is it real or not?
Well here’s an email that seems to come from moneybookers advising me that someone has attempted to log in to my account. It’s an account, I’m about to close, as it has no funds and never will do. However, it would be more convincing if this was not a non-return email, but instead you got a person when you replied to this …read more
Obopay send money today
June 30, 2008 by moneypenny
Filed under Personal Finance
Have you ever needed to send money to someone quickly, and couldnt run into your bank for a swift payment? Here’s what Obopay offer as service.
All you need is a mobile phone, and it only takes a few minutes to get started.
Sign up for Obopay
Link your bank account or credit card
Send money in three easy ways:
Text message
Obopay phone application
Your phone’s web browser
Sign up
> Learn how Obopay works
Did Someone Send You Money?
If someone used Obopay to send you …read more
Moneybookers facebook feature
June 29, 2008 by moneypenny
Filed under Personal Finance
A new application on facebook from Moneybookers which is based in the U.K. was launched, Moneybookers is one of the largest money transfer services online with over 4.6 million worldwide customers.
While Moneybookers promotes it as a “social fundraising” application, all of the normal Moneybookers money transfer services will be available inside the application.
The application will expand Moneybookers’ ability to extend their reach by offering their services to the millions of Facebook users. It appears that the fee structure for the Facebook application will match the current Moneybookers fee structure
One drawback that I see is that logging directly into Moneybookers or …read more
3 simple Rules for Online Security
June 24, 2008 by moneypenny
Filed under Personal Finance
I blogged yesterday about the those that have written into me about a fake moneybookers scam.
http://www.bizzia.com/adding-value/
Adding value read this and comment on it if you have suggestions.
These people were scammed because they received an email identical to the moneybookers one and took it as the original, it was actually a faked page which looked identical.
Today I want to talk about online security with moneybookers, pay pal and others.
What should you expect to receive from them?
Rule number one
Any mail you get, first check the address it came from, that’s the first clue. …read more
ADSENSE NONSENSE MAKES NO SENSE
June 20, 2008 by moneypenny
Filed under Personal Finance
Well I must be one of millions of bloggers and website owners who have Google ads or adsense on their sites. While some people dispute that its worth having these, I decided to go with it when I started my Italy site and then subsequently with my wineblog
http://www.wineloversworld.blogspot.com
which is on its way, through votes, to being listed among the top 100 wine blogs.
Now I know Google has to be careful of not finding crime and tax evasion.
But does it have to make it so impossible to manage your Adsense account?
You have separate passwords and e mail adds. You must …read more
Online Payment companies
June 12, 2008 by moneypenny
Filed under Personal Finance
This is a kind of unofficial poll to find out which online payment company is rated best.
These are the criteria:
1. ease of use, functionality and options.
2. service level, charges/cost and market share.
3. security, support and reliability.
4. ethical, regulated and financially sound company.
So which online payment company does these best for you.
Leave a comment and tell us your experience for the benefit of our readers.
Moneypenny
Alluvail Gold for sale?
June 2, 2008 by moneypenny
Filed under Personal Finance
Here’s one for all you gold people. Just another of the many messages to arrive in my mailbox on a daily basis,
which make little or no sense.
So the first person who can write in and tell me what this scheme is about or not, will win an all-expenses-paid trip to the moon in 2020. The winner will also be crowned the “smart alec” of the month.
Answers on a postcard.. no rather send me a comment here, as quick as a flash.
Moneypenny
ALLUVAIL GOLD for sale.
To:
jessicabeloved00@yahoo.com
#message64191232578246665021371117047946834560608171 { overflow:auto; visibility:hidden }
Dear sir
Its with pleasure that I write to inform you …read more
Another virtual way to pay, or rather, to raise real capital.
May 26, 2008 by moneypenny
Filed under Personal Finance
A warm wish to all those on b5media, and of course our readers, remembering the fallen on this Memorial Day 2008. May all those who served and are serving, be remembered. Here’s the link to participate http://www.nationalmemorialdayparade.com Last week I wrote on web money http://www.bizzia.com/webmoney-online-payments/ and it seems that every month, there’s a new way to pay on-line. Are these virtual companies using our money held-on-line to trade with? Are they using customers online funds to raise capital to trade with. Ask some finance wizzes or a group of investment bankers, and they will tell you that for the small benefit of giving customers an alternative to using credit …read more
webmoney online payments
May 22, 2008 by moneypenny
Filed under Personal Finance
The April issue of DGC mag featured an article on the growth of the online payment company web money, and since we have been focusing on paypal, moneybookers and others this month, I thought it would be interesting to see how moneyweb shapes up, and what features they offer compared to the others, I covered in my last post. Do you have a money web account? Write and tell us your experience with them.
Thankyou to Mark at DGC mag for content and graph. http://www.dgcmagazine.com
Webmoney Shows Huge Growth In 2007
This month Webmoney Transfer announced their 2007 annual numbers and included some additional company information. …read more
Paypal vs major banks
May 21, 2008 by moneypenny
Filed under Personal Finance
Paypal at present has over 120 million customers that use its services. Customers ranging from large companies who do thousands of transactions to individuals who just want to occasionally send and receive money on line. So how does paypal measure up to the banks we have been using for 100’s of years?
Well, at first glance, Paypal may seem to be the cheaper option. Yet payments are levied by paypal to receive or (bank) money. Converting from one currency to another will also cost you money, so what are the advantages over a traditional bank? Good question!
Accessibility may be one, although most major banks have been offering …read more





