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#1281 Post by ExSp33db1rd » Fri Mar 25, 2022 12:02 am

That seems to suggest their database may have been hacked.
Agree, but when I suggested that to McAfee they thought not, but referred me to their Terms and Conditions, which I didn't re-visit but which they "suggested" allowed them to pass on addresses to relevant "other parties" - define ! , which might then get misused I guess.
....... the habit of sending reply sms ..........
I don't do that, don't want anyone to know that they have got a "real" address or phone number.

Worse scenarios are the ones claiming to have videoed me engaging in pornographic sites, even masturbating ! and sending it to me using my own address, so I can't mark it as junk mail and blacklist the domain 'cos then it stops my wife copying me in her outgoing e-mails from our shared address, which is still our primary one.

The Digital Age is a disaster to "those of a certain age " At least I don't have to worry about Farcebook, Twitter, Instagram and the like, Ops - N is the only Social Media I engage in, was once also on TOP of course, but no longer since they made my undesired presence known. I should worry.

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#1282 Post by Opsboi » Fri Mar 25, 2022 12:43 am

Pontius Navigator wrote:
Thu Mar 24, 2022 9:54 am
That seems to suggest their database may have been hacked.
Which would be a tad embarrassing for an online security service

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#1283 Post by OFSO » Fri Mar 25, 2022 6:42 am

Many PayPal scam e-mails on one of my accounts yesterday. Just scraped them off into the bin. Never reply is a solid rule; never let them know they've hit an account in use. As an aside, one provider of services we use has now dropped PayPal after being their way of accepting payments for years. Too many problems. Not that we ever used PP.

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#1284 Post by ExSp33db1rd » Fri Mar 25, 2022 7:49 am

Which would be a tad embarrassing for an online security service.
Precisely !! Not sure how I got sucked into McAfee anyway, have used ESET for many years.

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#1285 Post by Pontius Navigator » Fri Mar 25, 2022 9:08 am

Got my first message from m.c.a.f.e.e today remiinder
e my prootectiion has Expiired

Does someone's keyboard have a stuutteer?

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#1286 Post by Pontius Navigator » Wed Mar 30, 2022 9:49 am

Been getting 2-3 mcaffee messages a day. Some have the iii eee but others starting to be properly written.

One was from a German restaurant!

Had a Talktalk scam from a named BT email address, as if one would use the other.

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#1287 Post by ricardian » Wed Mar 30, 2022 11:28 am

My word, high-powered stuff received just now - who knew that the White House used gmail?
From Mrs Jill Biden <officefile0001234@gmail.com>
Reply to officeofthewhitehouse4@gmail.com
Subject First Lady of the United States of America
To undisclosed-recipients:;
BCC <my own email address>

The White House
(Official Residence of the President of the US)
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington DC 20500 USA.

My Dear Beneficiary!
I am sending you this message as directed by my Husband. Please read
with your good understanding and avoid any sentiment.
My Husband the President of the United States of America Joe Biden
have signed a release clause on your pending fund the sum of USD10,
500 000.00. In this regards it was told that you where unable to pay
some delivering/routine charges leveled on the fund for the year 2018
to 2022 due to your financial position. However, with my position as
the First Lady of the United States of America, I have pleaded to my
Husband and the rest of his Cabinet to re-issue you a money Order
Check or Bank Cheque Draft of at least USD1, 000 000.00 as a
compensation over your struggles and troubles this transaction may
have caused you, and as God may have it, my Husband signed this
request on 25/03/2022 and as I speak to you right now, your Money
Order Check worth a total sum of USD1, 000 000.00 is ready and should
be delivered to your home address with immediate effect. Am so sorry
for not have informed you all these while, I had a very tight schedule
but right now I have made out time to work on this and I appreciate if
you put your time and effort for us to achieve a successful end.
Furthermore, the White House Cabinet being more skeptical about this
have demanded that you come over to Washington DC to sign for
collection of your money Order Check and also for them to verify your
details and Identity, upon completing this scenario they will release
it to you and will help you cash it out from any Bank or USPS office
nearby.
Please I will appreciate your effort to find a way to come over here
in white house Washington DC within 5 working days, and in other hand
I will also like you to let me know if you cannot come over here in DC
for some personal reasons, then I will hire Attorney who will help you
sign for the collection on your behalf and it will cost you only $100
usd and he will bring it down to your location.
This is a very important message and it requires your frantic effort
and commitment. My primary objectives are to help the less privileged
and to put smiles on the faces of people all over the world. Yes it is
true that my Husband may have not been a good President because no one
is above mistakes, but my work is to make things look good and to
reshape his Presidential tenor to be acceptable before the entire
American citizens and the World at large.
Finally, I want you to reply this message with sincerity and avoid any
negative thoughts or whatsoever. I have been to some part of the
World, including Africa, Middle East, Asia, Europe and South America
etc... I have been able to put smiles on the Faces of their respective
citizens and I am looking forward to do the same to you.
Please if you can not come direct to the Washington DC then go
straight ahead and purchase $100 usd iTunes card immediately you
receive those massage then I will hire Attorney who will help sign for
the collection on your behalf
Please even if you don’t have the $100 try to borrow it and send it
immediately because this is your life opportunity and I don’t want you
to lose the chance any more. We want to make sure you feel much better
than the past,
This is your last chance to comply with the instruction or else i will
close your fill which will make it impossible for you to receive your
fund in future. You have only three working days to comply or lose
this great opportunity.
I hear from you. Try and fill out your personal details including
your, Full name, Home address, Occupation, Date of Birth, Place of
Birth and Mobile number and also copy of your ID if there is any.
Please kindly find the attached copy of my identity view it and
proceed to to purchase $100 usd iTunes card and send it immediately.
Best regards
Mrs. Jill Biden
First Lady of the United States of America
Ricardian, Stronsay, Orkney UK
www.stronsaylimpet.co.uk
visitstronsay.com
https://www.wunderground.com/forecast/EGER

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#1288 Post by Pontius Navigator » Wed Mar 30, 2022 11:46 am

Are they really God fearing or just incredibly thick

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#1289 Post by Woody » Wed Mar 30, 2022 11:56 am

My word, high-powered stuff received just now - who knew that the White House used gmail?
Hilary Clinton did =)) =))
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#1290 Post by OFSO » Wed Mar 30, 2022 3:06 pm

Capetonian would have been on the next flight to Washington...... Not!

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#1291 Post by bob2s » Wed Mar 30, 2022 9:50 pm

I think the only one that would fall for that lot would be JOE himself. :))

He is probably out buying I tune cards as i write!

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#1292 Post by Dushan » Thu Mar 31, 2022 11:36 am

And of course Americans would be writing "Cheque" and the date in this format "25/05/2022".

And who knew that there is a bank in every USPS office?
Because they stand on the wall and say "nothing's gonna hurt you tonight, not on my watch".

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#1293 Post by llondel » Tue Apr 05, 2022 6:31 pm

Email from a different type of scammer...
* NOT ALL LENDERS CAN PAY OUT THE SAME DAY OR LEND £5000.
WE ARE A FULLY REGULATED AND AUTHORISED CREDIT BROKER AND NOT A
LENDER. Rates from 43.1% APR to 1333% APR. Minimum Loan Length is 1
month. Maximum Loan Length is 36 months. Representative Example:
£1,200 borrowed for up to 75 days. Total amount repayable is: £1506.
Interest charged is 0.34% per day, amounting to £306, annual interest
rate of 124% (variable).
REPRESENTATIVE APR: 49.7% (VARIABLE).
The website name, Lemonloans, seems highly appropriate for such numbers.

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#1294 Post by OFSO » Tue Apr 05, 2022 7:07 pm

The PayPal Spam e-mails suddenly ceased....

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#1295 Post by Woody » Wed Apr 06, 2022 9:18 am

This should reduce the number of scam calls and emails :YMAPPLAUSE:

https://www.news24.com/fin24/companies/ ... s-20220406
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#1296 Post by Woody » Mon Apr 18, 2022 7:02 am

This NFT, blockchain business doesn’t feel good to me or am I not part of the target audience? Anyway here’s a new one!

https://www.businessinsider.co.za/rare- ... ion-2022-4
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#1297 Post by Pontius Navigator » Sat Apr 23, 2022 2:09 pm

McAfee. LAST REMINDER! just received.

If only.

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#1298 Post by ExSp33db1rd » Sun Apr 24, 2022 12:21 am

Got 6 today, WTF is going on ?

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#1299 Post by OFSO » Sun Apr 24, 2022 5:30 am

Interesting. I didn't notice the PayPals had stopped although I did tap "block this sender" everytime I r/x'd one. No McAfee at all so far...

Raining. Invited to a lunchtime barby today so hope it stops.

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#1300 Post by Woody » Sun Apr 24, 2022 1:12 pm

Maybe if you send enough of their emails to the spam folder, you’re removed from the list, as I’ve not received any for a few weeks, just my theory :)
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