WARNING TO EVERYONE!!!!!!!!!!!
10-21-2011, 05:06 AM
#31
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Quilting, crocheting, sewing and crafting in my Sewing Room...Peaceful and wonderful !!
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Hmmm.. why can't I receive a scam that will send me material ? LOL and it appears ?
Sad that people have to scam people, but its been going on since the word scam artist was ever stated. I don't open emails from anyone I don't know or haven't subscribed to.
Thanks for letting us all know !!
Sad that people have to scam people, but its been going on since the word scam artist was ever stated. I don't open emails from anyone I don't know or haven't subscribed to.
Thanks for letting us all know !!
10-21-2011, 06:34 AM
#33
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Join Date: Oct 2011
Posts: 9
A friend of mine wanted to buy a used motorcycle, but they said it's located in the UK, so he should send money so they could ship it. Of course the price was great, but I told him he was about to burn his money. Gladly he canceled the purchase. A lot of troublemakers out there.
10-21-2011, 06:40 AM
#36
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Join Date: May 2009
Location: No. California
Posts: 2,130
The very same thing happened to me two weeks ago. And I freaked! My son and my wonderful computer person told me not to worry, it was just my email that was hacked...not my internet. He also said it was most probably a hack into the server's records and that they should be addressing it. They have. I had to change my password with the server (yes, I did verify) and now I feel quite secure....
Hope you are OK now too. It is an old scam and none of my email friends were taken in, but it only takes one for some jerk to make a killing.
Thanks for sharing your experience. These days, we can't be too careful....:)
Hope you are OK now too. It is an old scam and none of my email friends were taken in, but it only takes one for some jerk to make a killing.
Thanks for sharing your experience. These days, we can't be too careful....:)
10-21-2011, 07:28 AM
#39
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: DC metro area
Posts: 1,286
What always gets me is most of the messages say to send it western union or something equally stupid. Who uses Western Union anymore? I wouldn't even know how to begin to do that.
I keep getting the one from a pastor in Africa who wants me to prayerfully consider infesting in his money making endeavors but don't tell any because it's just an oportunity for me.
I keep getting the one from a pastor in Africa who wants me to prayerfully consider infesting in his money making endeavors but don't tell any because it's just an oportunity for me.
10-21-2011, 07:41 AM
#40
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Posts: 811
There is a lot of scamming activity going around on Yahoo boards. I got one yesterday from my free-cycle board. they do slip by moderators. the most important thing is not to reply as that is how they hijack your email address book. Delete Delete Delete and contact the boards moderator. Scamers will never go away, in the middle ages they went from town to town selling slivers of the true Cross and other "holy relics"....just be savvy and say no.
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