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GoCubsGo

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24. I got a couple of those recently--in my SPAM folder.

Reply to marble falls (Original post)

Thu Nov 26, 2020, 09:28 AM

Nov 2020

The fact that they wound up in the SPAM folder tells you all you need t know. I just changed my password. For stuff like Pinterest, I keep an old Yahoo and g-mail addresses. I don't include any other personal information, because of shit like this.

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Just got this from some mook ... [View all] marble falls Nov 2020 OP

Yeah dweller Nov 2020 #1

Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2020 #15

Wow! I've never had such a thing! Karadeniz Nov 2020 #2

It's weird, other than the fake PayPal, Yahoo and Amazon notices I don't get much crap in my ... marble falls Nov 2020 #11

It's a bluff. Delete and don't worry about it. brush Nov 2020 #3

Not worried a bit, looking for a way to bump back. marble falls Nov 2020 #4

There's a bunch of YouTube guys that hack and expose these scammers. Never pay. TheBlackAdder Nov 2020 #5

I have no need to pay: I don't do porn, I don't keep contact lists, my cameras are all disabled. marble falls Nov 2020 #13

If you Patreon Jim Browning, he might sting them, waste their time, divulge their operation. TheBlackAdder Nov 2020 #16

Dang Adder! You're even sharper about more stuff than I thought! ... marble falls Nov 2020 #23

While only Amazon knows who starts these spammers, the URL they link to can be looked up. TheBlackAdder Nov 2020 #27

That last especially seems well worth knowing. Guessing Hortensis Nov 2020 #25

Here's the story on that Renew Deal Nov 2020 #6

I got one of these on my work computer. cos dem Nov 2020 #7

Not sure what to do but I received one of these about 6 mos ago Bev54 Nov 2020 #8

My story exactly. marble falls Nov 2020 #14

Pervert, eh? LSFL Nov 2020 #9

I got a variation of this, saying they had moonscape Nov 2020 #10

People are reporting this to the FTC since April chowder66 Nov 2020 #12

I keep hearing more and more of these stories. FM123 Nov 2020 #17

I've seen spam just like this, but the guesses at my passwords have all been wrong Silent3 Nov 2020 #18

I've instinctively avoided Pinterest. They make you get an account to look at anything. eppur_se_muova Nov 2020 #19

Do sysadmins maintain the accounts postmaster@ and abuse@ anymore ? eppur_se_muova Nov 2020 #20

Yeah. I got one 2. roamer65 Nov 2020 #21

My neighbor got a very similar email yesterday womanofthehills Nov 2020 #22

I got a couple of those recently--in my SPAM folder. GoCubsGo Nov 2020 #24

Worse than your threatening stalker... Tracer Nov 2020 #26

Off someone else's hacked e-mail contact list. Keep no online contact lists. marble falls Nov 2020 #30

Just delete it. It's bogus. MineralMan Nov 2020 #28

It's bogus on all levels. marble falls Nov 2020 #33

It is a scam. Delete it and don't worry about it. SoonerPride Nov 2020 #29

Not worried. Miffed and looking for a punching bag. The people who take our information don't ... marble falls Nov 2020 #32

This is a classic. WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2020 #31