Not sure if this has been done before, or other people know about it. Today i recieved an e mail from my bank sayin my account was suspended for the day, and had to e mail them back details as i had enterted password wrong 3 times.
As i dont use on line banking, i was a little suss and phoned the bank, they told me it is a scam and they want you to enter bank details and this is how the scammers get the info.
So be careful xxx |
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over a year ago
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Halifax...HSBC....Barclays....Lloyds....and lost count of the number of parcels waiting for me at FedEx and UPS - really should get round to collecting them  |
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" weird.....
just had from from a Halifax asking me to verify my account details...
and i dont bank with them.. but forwarded it to halifax's phishing department..  "
sarah gets those frequently...
hover yr mouse over the 'senders' email addy and you will be surprised the address that comes up  |
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I had three emails from google today, asking me to re enter my account back up payment method. Ie credit card details.
So i logged onto the web site..very convincing i must say..and gave them a load of bogus info. (well i was bored)
Wonder if the sussed Mr Your A Twat was not my real name?? |
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just had this one... any one else had anything like it.. actually had 3 today asking for details, all about giving me a job..!!!!!!!
UK EMPLOYMENT
My Name is Harry Green a representative from Welsh Art Department. We are seeking workers/representative in UK, who are interested in working for our company. in processing & handling payments from our customers & we offer a very attractive remuneration package & good
carrier prospects. If interested, kindly reply back to us asap via mysterypop2007@aol.com
Name:
Address:
City:
State:
Zip code:
Sex:
Age:
Direct Cell phone:
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"No shit Sherlock......"
I get the impression you are not keen on folk raising awareness?
If EVERYONE shared nothing about scams then I would safely say there would be far more victims to these robbing b***ards ......don't you think?  |
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By *awnpaulCouple
over a year ago
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Very true, many apologies. Too much cider after a hot day at work and had Farcebook open in another window where I was winding up friends Seem to have got a tad confused, going to check Farcebook now and see if I've posted anything on there that was meant for here......deep breath! Sorry |
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By *awnpaulCouple
over a year ago
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Just spent the last five minutes frantically deleting inappropriate posts on Farcebook. Dawn's in Scotland for a few days with family, and I'm going to be in so much trouble when she gets back! Do you take in lodgers? I may need shelter until she calms down |
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"Very true, many apologies. Too much cider after a hot day at work and had Farcebook open in another window where I was winding up friends Seem to have got a tad confused, going to check Farcebook now and see if I've posted anything on there that was meant for here......deep breath! Sorry "
Fair play to you coming back and apologising
Less cider tonight? 
I hope you didn't share your Fab posts with your Facebook friends   |
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"Just spent the last five minutes frantically deleting inappropriate posts on Farcebook. Dawn's in Scotland for a few days with family, and I'm going to be in so much trouble when she gets back! Do you take in lodgers? I may need shelter until she calms down "
Oh dear
Social networking and alcohol can be a bit lethal  |
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By *awnpaulCouple
over a year ago
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No more cider, ever! It could have been worse, but I did do some wincing.......bit like when I logged back on here. Going to go and clean the house now before Dawn gets home, and do the washing.........better make her favourite dinner too.......that might just do it., perhaps. Gulp! Genuinely sorry |
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"lol I checked this morning, that i didnt come on last night when we got home, Have posted a few times when d*unk... not a pretty site 
Yep! Had those moments too "
some of the things ive posted when d*unk, have made me cringe lol |
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"lol I checked this morning, that i didnt come on last night when we got home, Have posted a few times when d*unk... not a pretty site
Yep! Had those moments too
some of the things ive posted when d*unk, have made me cringe lol "
Don't waste your time |
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"lol I checked this morning, that i didnt come on last night when we got home, Have posted a few times when d*unk... not a pretty site
Yep! Had those moments too
some of the things ive posted when d*unk, have made me cringe lol
Don't waste your time "
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By *riseeTV/TS
over a year ago
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One solution to this is to use virtual email addresses. Yahoo and Hotmail offer the feature. I've been using it on my own servers since the 1980s.
Then every time you sign up with a site or deal with a new company you give an email suited to them:
hsbc201107@domainname.com That tells me it was HSBC and I gave them the email in July 2011.
You can use any intelligent system you like. Some of my email addresses simply have a 2 digit year on the end for 'more general' communications. If I get spam, I deactivate the address and increment the number
If I get spam on a corporate address, I notify them that they have given our my address or had an address book harvested. Then I change the address.
Works
My spam has gone down from 14000 a week to only 3000
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