Forums > Social Discussion > Timely reminder - Internet Safety - please read.

Posted: 26th Oct 2006
Thank you George. I completely agree.

And along these lines (because I dealt with this yesterday) please also don't post your personal information on the bb either.
I know many of you are friends but we do have alot of lurkers and can not honestly vouche for anyone.

Besides, I'm not sure any of you would really want my psycho self calling ya up!

Be safe and take care all.

Pele
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Posted: 26th Oct 2006
I hope you looked up the IP they were posting from, and sent a message to abuse@their.isp.

You aren't thinking or really existing unless you're willing to risk even your own sanity in the judgment of your existence.

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Posted: 27th Oct 2006
i had a really random email today that such a hoax..........i'm debating on replying just to wind them up and lead them on. it's nice to know the HoP mods are looking out for us













*and not banning me

Posted: 28th Oct 2006
lol, who wants my pin number?! Apparently according to this e-mail ive just gotten there is a starving minority group child who would grately benifit from it, oh lets give Maddonna a call

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Posted: 4th Dec 2006
Today: a chinese teacher asked me to look at an e-mail saying he would recieve 10 million dollars, if he sent his details to freelotto or somesuch

teacher 'is this a scam then'
me 'well lets see: did you buy a ticket?'
teacher 'no'
me 'well then, let me introduce a new english saying to you, 'if it looks to good to be true, then it usually is'.'

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Posted: 23rd Dec 2006
OMG thank you

Posted: 23rd Dec 2006
Thanks bro, u shouldnt give u details to anyone on the net, even if u consider him your friend (and never met him)
the internet is full o' psychos.... and thats a shame, because the is becoming the real world 8-]

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Posted: 19th Feb 2007
Yeah, totally - thank you. I've been lucky enough to be excluded and haven't had one of this nasty b*****'s E-mails, but I'll be sure to keep an eye out in case he manages to slip thru again. Not that I'd give out my details to a stranger in the first place of course.

You're just jealous 'cause the li'l voices're talkin' to me!

Posted: 20th Oct 2007
Hah... i love how the Fraudy McArseholes get themselves into just about every website it seems.

I work for a large bank here in the U.S.A. and I run the Online Fraud Prevention Team. Basically i deal with all aspects of people getting into your account through any means that touches the internet in any way. The BIGGEST thing we see is customers getting phishing e-mails and giving up their User ID and Password or their personal info such as SSN#s or account numbers etc etc etc.

It never fails to amaze me at how many supposedly smart people are caught by these scams every single day. Those of you not directly involved with the business would be astounded at the shear numbers that just my bank deals with each day, i can only begin to imagine the overall number of people scammed in this manner across the world.

I tell everyone i talk to constantly: No reputable person nor company will EVER ask you for anything NOR ever give you anything NOR ever owe you anything through an internet medium, ESPECIALLY without a significant prior history of association with you. You did not win the lottery (especially not in another country for goodness sake) you do not have dead relatives who left you money, you do not need to verify your information with your bank or creditors (trust me they ALL already HAVE that info, it's their job), a company does not need you to act as their financial manager and receive checks from individuals only to turn and wire the money to another country (how he heck do people fall for that? seriously... all day long i hear this...) and you DEFINITELY did not just meet an extremely attractive foreigner who needs help (read money) to get out of whatever country or situation they are in. You are not at all special in any kind of way to them, its JUST a scam.

Oh and one more thing, if someone sends you any form of corespondance and you don't know them personally AND they have HORRIBLE grammer... guess what, ITS A SCAM. Fact #1 Nigerian scammers CAN'T SPELL! (no offense to any legitimate Nigerian citizens who aren't scamming others intended)

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Every style, Every technique.
Then I woke up, and forgot it all,
So now I struggle to dream.

Posted: 20th Oct 2007
step #1 install email program (not going to use anything by MS)

step #2 put the name of your bank into your email filters.

You aren't thinking or really existing unless you're willing to risk even your own sanity in the judgment of your existence.

Green peppers, lime pickle and whole-grain mustard = best sandwich filling.

Posted: 4th May 2008
about the nigerian scammers

if you ever get bored, this is fun to look in to
www.419eater.com
they have some great stories =D scamming the scammers. win!

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