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nienor
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 Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2006 12:09 pm Post subject: Attention! Phishing mail |
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I just got my first phishing mail from something that calls itself "citicard" and wants me to verify my account for security reasons. This is very odd as I am no client of whatever "Citicard" may be.
In the e-mail header there are e-mail adresses of several other "clients", and most look like usernames of people from OSA. I recognise some, and others are very Tolkien-ish. I guess a spam-bot must have searched the site and taken the adresses.
Of course I don't think that you people will fall for this kind of scam, but I thought I'd put up a warning anyway.
So don't click the evil link!  |
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NancyBrooke
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| Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2006 12:22 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks! I was phished, too, in October. No harm done, but it was an education. So it's always good to have this kind of warning and reminder.
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nienor
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| Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2006 12:33 pm Post subject: |
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| No problem! I think you were on the list, too... |
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NancyBrooke
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| nienor wrote: | | No problem! I think you were on the list, too... |
  
know your smilies!
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Alassante
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| Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2006 1:55 pm Post subject: |
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More than likely the names taken off a yahoo group IMO. I tend to get alot of things that other people in the same yahoo group get as well. And since I am sure a bunch of us belong to overlapping Tolkien yahoo groups (including OSAs) that would make sense. But Robbie the programming guru would know.
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nienor
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Well, I just had the idea to look at the OSA "Members" for with "N", as that is where my adress is. And in the header of the e-mail there are exactly the same adresses as on the Members page, even in the same order. The spam-bot apparently works very systematically.  Why can't those things just leave us alone?
I'm also sick of getting e-mails from Nigeria... |
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ghettoelleth
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| Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2006 6:42 pm Post subject: |
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Dammit, and I was thinking that for a nice new year change, Nhettoelleth would be awful pretty!
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dolarabee
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| Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2006 5:03 am Post subject: |
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Nah, we just sold your details to the highest bidder...
do.
Do I have to actually specify I'm only joking?
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ghettoelleth
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Well, don't be too alarmed when a guy named Rumplestilskins shows up demanding Lily, I had to pay the lawyer and he would take mine.
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Alassante
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| Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2006 9:57 am Post subject: |
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| dolarabee wrote: | Nah, we just sold your details to the highest bidder...
do.
Do I have to actually specify I'm only joking? |
I guess that explains why I'm only getting porn and online dating offers. 
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dolarabee
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| Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2006 5:40 pm Post subject: |
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| Alassante wrote: | | I guess that explains why I'm only getting porn and online dating offers. |
There you go, and soon you'll get the cialis ones too. We figured with all the porn some will need a 'lift' after a while, for your partner if not for yourself...
do.
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NancyBrooke
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| Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2006 8:46 pm Post subject: |
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lately I get spam in german ...  |
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Ottis413
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| Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2006 10:37 pm Post subject: |
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I got the "Citicard" email also, but it showed up in my junk mail folder which I usally don't even open, also the one from Nigeria, I'm not a member of any Yahoo groop so the 'bots must've got us.
Oh well, thats what the 'delete' buttons for.....
(hmm, 'Nottis'?, just doesn't have the same ring....)
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