Does anyone fall for this type of thing
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I received this supposedly from a French (.fr) email server. Then at the bottom there is a link to a Russian (.ru) web page. Is anyone gullible enough to click the link to a Russian web site based on an email supposedly sent from a French email server about someone who is trying to come off as an American girl?
I am someone's perfect girl. I hoard books. I read news all the time. I subscribe to several magazines and newspapers, not because I have time to read all of them, but because I like to think I do. I'm a self-described coffee and cupcake addict. I'm not an alcoholic, but I do love good beer, good wine and a good time. I go to plays and musicals because I love them. I dance because it's fun. I sing because that's just what I do. I kind of hate modern art (something my friends like to poke at when they bring me to various museums). I overanalyze Lost. I sing along to Glee. I wish I worked at the Buy More. I'm a nerd, in the "Star Wars is awesome, Star Trek is too, and I think I'd like Battlestar Galactica if I ever got around to watching it" way. I Love Harry Potter. No, seriously. Love. Capital "L." I'm probably the biggest sap you'll ever meet. I find kids and babies adorable. I don't want my own any time soon, but I do want them. I like pretty things. Shoes. Photographs. Pieces of furniture. I don't like cats because I'm allergic, but I can't wait for the day that I can get a puppy. I'm living the dream when it comes to my career, but even I know that there's something more I need to strive for. I just have to figure out what that is. I love baseball and college football, but fair warning, I'm didn't grow up on the East Coast, so I probably don't like your team(s). I'm not hot. Pretty, sure. Cute, yes. Hot, not so much. And I'm OK with that. My profile is here:Simply Elegant Designs JimmyRopes Designs
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I received this supposedly from a French (.fr) email server. Then at the bottom there is a link to a Russian (.ru) web page. Is anyone gullible enough to click the link to a Russian web site based on an email supposedly sent from a French email server about someone who is trying to come off as an American girl?
I am someone's perfect girl. I hoard books. I read news all the time. I subscribe to several magazines and newspapers, not because I have time to read all of them, but because I like to think I do. I'm a self-described coffee and cupcake addict. I'm not an alcoholic, but I do love good beer, good wine and a good time. I go to plays and musicals because I love them. I dance because it's fun. I sing because that's just what I do. I kind of hate modern art (something my friends like to poke at when they bring me to various museums). I overanalyze Lost. I sing along to Glee. I wish I worked at the Buy More. I'm a nerd, in the "Star Wars is awesome, Star Trek is too, and I think I'd like Battlestar Galactica if I ever got around to watching it" way. I Love Harry Potter. No, seriously. Love. Capital "L." I'm probably the biggest sap you'll ever meet. I find kids and babies adorable. I don't want my own any time soon, but I do want them. I like pretty things. Shoes. Photographs. Pieces of furniture. I don't like cats because I'm allergic, but I can't wait for the day that I can get a puppy. I'm living the dream when it comes to my career, but even I know that there's something more I need to strive for. I just have to figure out what that is. I love baseball and college football, but fair warning, I'm didn't grow up on the East Coast, so I probably don't like your team(s). I'm not hot. Pretty, sure. Cute, yes. Hot, not so much. And I'm OK with that. My profile is here:Simply Elegant Designs JimmyRopes Designs
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I'm on-line therefore I am. JimmyRopesI'm sure people do since the spammers/scammers are still in business. Its not much different from winning a lottery in some country I've barely heard of, that I never registered for etc..
Programming is a race between programmers trying to build bigger and better idiot proof programs, and the universe trying to build bigger and better idiots, so far... the universe is winning. A crisis on your part does not constitute one on mine.
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I received this supposedly from a French (.fr) email server. Then at the bottom there is a link to a Russian (.ru) web page. Is anyone gullible enough to click the link to a Russian web site based on an email supposedly sent from a French email server about someone who is trying to come off as an American girl?
I am someone's perfect girl. I hoard books. I read news all the time. I subscribe to several magazines and newspapers, not because I have time to read all of them, but because I like to think I do. I'm a self-described coffee and cupcake addict. I'm not an alcoholic, but I do love good beer, good wine and a good time. I go to plays and musicals because I love them. I dance because it's fun. I sing because that's just what I do. I kind of hate modern art (something my friends like to poke at when they bring me to various museums). I overanalyze Lost. I sing along to Glee. I wish I worked at the Buy More. I'm a nerd, in the "Star Wars is awesome, Star Trek is too, and I think I'd like Battlestar Galactica if I ever got around to watching it" way. I Love Harry Potter. No, seriously. Love. Capital "L." I'm probably the biggest sap you'll ever meet. I find kids and babies adorable. I don't want my own any time soon, but I do want them. I like pretty things. Shoes. Photographs. Pieces of furniture. I don't like cats because I'm allergic, but I can't wait for the day that I can get a puppy. I'm living the dream when it comes to my career, but even I know that there's something more I need to strive for. I just have to figure out what that is. I love baseball and college football, but fair warning, I'm didn't grow up on the East Coast, so I probably don't like your team(s). I'm not hot. Pretty, sure. Cute, yes. Hot, not so much. And I'm OK with that. My profile is here:Simply Elegant Designs JimmyRopes Designs
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I'm on-line therefore I am. JimmyRopesYou mean...... she's not real? ... :((
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You mean...... she's not real? ... :((
I'll send you the link to her Russian web page if you would like to find out. :-D
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I'm sure people do since the spammers/scammers are still in business. Its not much different from winning a lottery in some country I've barely heard of, that I never registered for etc..
Programming is a race between programmers trying to build bigger and better idiot proof programs, and the universe trying to build bigger and better idiots, so far... the universe is winning. A crisis on your part does not constitute one on mine.
gavindon wrote:
Its not much different from winning a lottery in some country I've barely heard of, that I never registered for etc..
Exactly, why would anyone ever take that type of email seriously. At least here there is a chance to meet a girl of someone's dreams! I'm still not buying it. :-D
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I received this supposedly from a French (.fr) email server. Then at the bottom there is a link to a Russian (.ru) web page. Is anyone gullible enough to click the link to a Russian web site based on an email supposedly sent from a French email server about someone who is trying to come off as an American girl?
I am someone's perfect girl. I hoard books. I read news all the time. I subscribe to several magazines and newspapers, not because I have time to read all of them, but because I like to think I do. I'm a self-described coffee and cupcake addict. I'm not an alcoholic, but I do love good beer, good wine and a good time. I go to plays and musicals because I love them. I dance because it's fun. I sing because that's just what I do. I kind of hate modern art (something my friends like to poke at when they bring me to various museums). I overanalyze Lost. I sing along to Glee. I wish I worked at the Buy More. I'm a nerd, in the "Star Wars is awesome, Star Trek is too, and I think I'd like Battlestar Galactica if I ever got around to watching it" way. I Love Harry Potter. No, seriously. Love. Capital "L." I'm probably the biggest sap you'll ever meet. I find kids and babies adorable. I don't want my own any time soon, but I do want them. I like pretty things. Shoes. Photographs. Pieces of furniture. I don't like cats because I'm allergic, but I can't wait for the day that I can get a puppy. I'm living the dream when it comes to my career, but even I know that there's something more I need to strive for. I just have to figure out what that is. I love baseball and college football, but fair warning, I'm didn't grow up on the East Coast, so I probably don't like your team(s). I'm not hot. Pretty, sure. Cute, yes. Hot, not so much. And I'm OK with that. My profile is here:Simply Elegant Designs JimmyRopes Designs
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I'm on-line therefore I am. JimmyRopesDoes anyone fall for a complete stranger calling you up at random, and telling you there is something wrong with your computer and to hand over your credit card details so they can fix it remotely?????????? Oh yes, so they do.........17% out of 7000 surveyed lost money, the other numbers are just as bad; http://tech.uk.msn.com/blog/windows-live-blogpost.aspx?post=1b2fe6a6-8b61-4037-a4b9-78630fcee4b8[^]
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Does anyone fall for a complete stranger calling you up at random, and telling you there is something wrong with your computer and to hand over your credit card details so they can fix it remotely?????????? Oh yes, so they do.........17% out of 7000 surveyed lost money, the other numbers are just as bad; http://tech.uk.msn.com/blog/windows-live-blogpost.aspx?post=1b2fe6a6-8b61-4037-a4b9-78630fcee4b8[^]
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You had me going until I got to the end of the article. Download it here http://www.microsoft.ru/en-us/security_essentials/default.aspx :laugh: I am being facetious. I am not surprised that so many people are taken in to that scam. I know of a fellow who's son downloaded some dubious software and he got a massage his computer was compromised. He bought some bogus anti-virus software and was wondering why he had so many pop-ups to porn sites appearing. I told him to cancel his credit card and I had to nuke his machine to get rid of it. I should have asked if he had another credit card. :-D
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You had me going until I got to the end of the article. Download it here http://www.microsoft.ru/en-us/security_essentials/default.aspx :laugh: I am being facetious. I am not surprised that so many people are taken in to that scam. I know of a fellow who's son downloaded some dubious software and he got a massage his computer was compromised. He bought some bogus anti-virus software and was wondering why he had so many pop-ups to porn sites appearing. I told him to cancel his credit card and I had to nuke his machine to get rid of it. I should have asked if he had another credit card. :-D
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I'm on-line therefore I am. JimmyRopesJimmyRopes wrote:
got a massage [...] computer was compromised
Never give out login credentials, no matter how good the masseuse was.
Help a brotha out and vote Managing Your JavaScript Library in ASP.NET as the best ASP.NET article of May 2011.
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I received this supposedly from a French (.fr) email server. Then at the bottom there is a link to a Russian (.ru) web page. Is anyone gullible enough to click the link to a Russian web site based on an email supposedly sent from a French email server about someone who is trying to come off as an American girl?
I am someone's perfect girl. I hoard books. I read news all the time. I subscribe to several magazines and newspapers, not because I have time to read all of them, but because I like to think I do. I'm a self-described coffee and cupcake addict. I'm not an alcoholic, but I do love good beer, good wine and a good time. I go to plays and musicals because I love them. I dance because it's fun. I sing because that's just what I do. I kind of hate modern art (something my friends like to poke at when they bring me to various museums). I overanalyze Lost. I sing along to Glee. I wish I worked at the Buy More. I'm a nerd, in the "Star Wars is awesome, Star Trek is too, and I think I'd like Battlestar Galactica if I ever got around to watching it" way. I Love Harry Potter. No, seriously. Love. Capital "L." I'm probably the biggest sap you'll ever meet. I find kids and babies adorable. I don't want my own any time soon, but I do want them. I like pretty things. Shoes. Photographs. Pieces of furniture. I don't like cats because I'm allergic, but I can't wait for the day that I can get a puppy. I'm living the dream when it comes to my career, but even I know that there's something more I need to strive for. I just have to figure out what that is. I love baseball and college football, but fair warning, I'm didn't grow up on the East Coast, so I probably don't like your team(s). I'm not hot. Pretty, sure. Cute, yes. Hot, not so much. And I'm OK with that. My profile is here:Simply Elegant Designs JimmyRopes Designs
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I'm on-line therefore I am. JimmyRopesI have been seriously tempted to set up a sandbox for the sole reason of inspecting some of the dodgy links, I'm curious to see if I could spot/find the threat and to see what the payload is. I never have but the temptation is definitely there.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH
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I received this supposedly from a French (.fr) email server. Then at the bottom there is a link to a Russian (.ru) web page. Is anyone gullible enough to click the link to a Russian web site based on an email supposedly sent from a French email server about someone who is trying to come off as an American girl?
I am someone's perfect girl. I hoard books. I read news all the time. I subscribe to several magazines and newspapers, not because I have time to read all of them, but because I like to think I do. I'm a self-described coffee and cupcake addict. I'm not an alcoholic, but I do love good beer, good wine and a good time. I go to plays and musicals because I love them. I dance because it's fun. I sing because that's just what I do. I kind of hate modern art (something my friends like to poke at when they bring me to various museums). I overanalyze Lost. I sing along to Glee. I wish I worked at the Buy More. I'm a nerd, in the "Star Wars is awesome, Star Trek is too, and I think I'd like Battlestar Galactica if I ever got around to watching it" way. I Love Harry Potter. No, seriously. Love. Capital "L." I'm probably the biggest sap you'll ever meet. I find kids and babies adorable. I don't want my own any time soon, but I do want them. I like pretty things. Shoes. Photographs. Pieces of furniture. I don't like cats because I'm allergic, but I can't wait for the day that I can get a puppy. I'm living the dream when it comes to my career, but even I know that there's something more I need to strive for. I just have to figure out what that is. I love baseball and college football, but fair warning, I'm didn't grow up on the East Coast, so I probably don't like your team(s). I'm not hot. Pretty, sure. Cute, yes. Hot, not so much. And I'm OK with that. My profile is here:Simply Elegant Designs JimmyRopes Designs
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I have been seriously tempted to set up a sandbox for the sole reason of inspecting some of the dodgy links, I'm curious to see if I could spot/find the threat and to see what the payload is. I never have but the temptation is definitely there.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH
Mycroft Holmes wrote:
I have been seriously tempted to set up a sandbox for the sole reason of inspecting some of the dodgy links, I'm curious to see if I could spot/find the threat and to see what the payload is.
Me too but I just don't have the time to do it while working a full time job. Maybe when I retire I will get serious about it as a hobby.
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The email was from
CHRISTIN <spamdejieff@live.fr>And her web page ishttp://CHRISTIN.edatingiseasy.ruEmail or link at your own peril. :~Simply Elegant Designs JimmyRopes Designs
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Does anyone fall for a complete stranger calling you up at random, and telling you there is something wrong with your computer and to hand over your credit card details so they can fix it remotely?????????? Oh yes, so they do.........17% out of 7000 surveyed lost money, the other numbers are just as bad; http://tech.uk.msn.com/blog/windows-live-blogpost.aspx?post=1b2fe6a6-8b61-4037-a4b9-78630fcee4b8[^]
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There are also people who lose their life savings getting involved in share or land buying schemes with people who cold call them. I'm sorry but they are just stupid and need someone to manage their affairs.
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The email was from
CHRISTIN <spamdejieff@live.fr>And her web page ishttp://CHRISTIN.edatingiseasy.ruEmail or link at your own peril. :~Simply Elegant Designs JimmyRopes Designs
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I received this supposedly from a French (.fr) email server. Then at the bottom there is a link to a Russian (.ru) web page. Is anyone gullible enough to click the link to a Russian web site based on an email supposedly sent from a French email server about someone who is trying to come off as an American girl?
I am someone's perfect girl. I hoard books. I read news all the time. I subscribe to several magazines and newspapers, not because I have time to read all of them, but because I like to think I do. I'm a self-described coffee and cupcake addict. I'm not an alcoholic, but I do love good beer, good wine and a good time. I go to plays and musicals because I love them. I dance because it's fun. I sing because that's just what I do. I kind of hate modern art (something my friends like to poke at when they bring me to various museums). I overanalyze Lost. I sing along to Glee. I wish I worked at the Buy More. I'm a nerd, in the "Star Wars is awesome, Star Trek is too, and I think I'd like Battlestar Galactica if I ever got around to watching it" way. I Love Harry Potter. No, seriously. Love. Capital "L." I'm probably the biggest sap you'll ever meet. I find kids and babies adorable. I don't want my own any time soon, but I do want them. I like pretty things. Shoes. Photographs. Pieces of furniture. I don't like cats because I'm allergic, but I can't wait for the day that I can get a puppy. I'm living the dream when it comes to my career, but even I know that there's something more I need to strive for. I just have to figure out what that is. I love baseball and college football, but fair warning, I'm didn't grow up on the East Coast, so I probably don't like your team(s). I'm not hot. Pretty, sure. Cute, yes. Hot, not so much. And I'm OK with that. My profile is here:Simply Elegant Designs JimmyRopes Designs
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I'm on-line therefore I am. JimmyRopesSounds like a link to a dating site, and not a general 'I will take your money' type scam.
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Sounds like a link to a dating site, and not a general 'I will take your money' type scam.
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.
Yes it does, but an email supposedly from France, a web page on a Russian site and pretending to be an American girl makes me very suspicious.
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There are also people who lose their life savings getting involved in share or land buying schemes with people who cold call them. I'm sorry but they are just stupid and need someone to manage their affairs.
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Trollslayer wrote:
I'm sorry but they are just stupid and need someone to manage their affairs.
Sorry, but I don't see people who are willing to trust other people as stupid. I see that as the way things should be. Let's remember who the bad guys are, shall we?
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I received this supposedly from a French (.fr) email server. Then at the bottom there is a link to a Russian (.ru) web page. Is anyone gullible enough to click the link to a Russian web site based on an email supposedly sent from a French email server about someone who is trying to come off as an American girl?
I am someone's perfect girl. I hoard books. I read news all the time. I subscribe to several magazines and newspapers, not because I have time to read all of them, but because I like to think I do. I'm a self-described coffee and cupcake addict. I'm not an alcoholic, but I do love good beer, good wine and a good time. I go to plays and musicals because I love them. I dance because it's fun. I sing because that's just what I do. I kind of hate modern art (something my friends like to poke at when they bring me to various museums). I overanalyze Lost. I sing along to Glee. I wish I worked at the Buy More. I'm a nerd, in the "Star Wars is awesome, Star Trek is too, and I think I'd like Battlestar Galactica if I ever got around to watching it" way. I Love Harry Potter. No, seriously. Love. Capital "L." I'm probably the biggest sap you'll ever meet. I find kids and babies adorable. I don't want my own any time soon, but I do want them. I like pretty things. Shoes. Photographs. Pieces of furniture. I don't like cats because I'm allergic, but I can't wait for the day that I can get a puppy. I'm living the dream when it comes to my career, but even I know that there's something more I need to strive for. I just have to figure out what that is. I love baseball and college football, but fair warning, I'm didn't grow up on the East Coast, so I probably don't like your team(s). I'm not hot. Pretty, sure. Cute, yes. Hot, not so much. And I'm OK with that. My profile is here:Simply Elegant Designs JimmyRopes Designs
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I'm on-line therefore I am. JimmyRopesAt least it's more convincing than the type of crap I usually receive. I've been getting the below on several email addresses nearly every day for months... I'm *some random name*, how are u doing today i saw your profile today at *some random website* and became interested and I would like to know more about you ok. If you can answer me back on my e-mail *some random yahoo address* I will send you my pictures and tell you more about me. I hope we can move from here, I'll be waiting for your e-mail me e-mail above. Sincerely, *name* In some cases those random bits are just field names like [NAME] the their mail merge hasn't even worked.
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At least it's more convincing than the type of crap I usually receive. I've been getting the below on several email addresses nearly every day for months... I'm *some random name*, how are u doing today i saw your profile today at *some random website* and became interested and I would like to know more about you ok. If you can answer me back on my e-mail *some random yahoo address* I will send you my pictures and tell you more about me. I hope we can move from here, I'll be waiting for your e-mail me e-mail above. Sincerely, *name* In some cases those random bits are just field names like [NAME] the their mail merge hasn't even worked.
At least "some random name" offers a random picture. :-D
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