Did anyone else get an email from Angie asking for a soft loan because she got robbed in Nigeria? (Did she go to Nigeria?)
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Ange needs a soft loan?
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ROFLOL--that scam will never die! :)
Posted 2 years ago by Kitten Whisperer #
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http://www.snopes.com/crime/fraud/nigeria.asp
I think someone must have hijacked her e-mail account. There are many variations on the stry the scammers use to bilk people out of their money. As hokey as the e-mails are, they do make a fair amount of money off the unwary.
Posted 2 years ago by Kitten Whisperer #
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Yup, I got it too.
Posted 2 years ago by Bellantara #
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Yup, I got it too. That's #6.
Posted 2 years ago by Moonshadow_NZ #
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It probably went to everyone in her address book. :(
Posted 2 years ago by Bellantara #
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Perhaps now is the time to address internet security.
1) never, ever, anytime anyway respond to begging emails even when they look like they came from a friend. This is another way of giving your money and piece of mind away.
2) posting your email on the web is waving a red flag. The bulls will charge. That is why everyone of us should setup a free account for using with special groups and activities. These can be discarded like old tissue and new ones setup as needed.
3) the " me at somewhere dot com" is just a delaying tactic. If they want you they can find you.
4) Interested in that shiny gee-gaw you got in an email? Don't click on the link type in the URL to the site directly and search for the item. A pain I know but less trouble than thinking you are ordering a supper-whammy-zip-zip from spiffy-place dot com only to send money to train terrorist in ZYX country.
5) Your bank will never-ever send you an email with a link to correct an error on your account.
6) Once you are secure in a contact setup a password (do not label it password) use it in the first or last sentence of the email.
This is just a start.
Let us be internet saavy and safe.
Posted 2 years ago by ailuromaniac #
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And as an addendum to Ailuromaniac's great ideas:
The IRS isn't going to email you either.
You aren't going to be emailed for jury duty.
Posted 2 years ago by Bellantara #
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I am on messanger with angie now. She cant access her email, but is now aware of the email that has gone out. She is definitly safe at home iwth Mystie and Max and not stuck in Nigereia.
And here I thought she was sending me more dirty stories.......
Posted 2 years ago by TheKnittingNinja #
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wow ya i got one too......i thought when i saw the subject it was going to be about one of our usual cute things, like a story abouta cat being loaned or sumthing....then i read the thing and was like what the ****? well, since she can't access her mail, her id has defiantely been hacked. it's shame we can't get hackers to attack the accounts of the scummy people on the net, and not take advantage of god people like angie........
whew, and i was gonna cuss her out for such scams! glad i didnt!
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Sox's Mom's alert http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/18721
I have asked the Kitten Master to merge these two topics so that all internet security discussion this has elicited will remain together.
Posted 2 years ago by ailuromaniac #
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Morning all I am soo very sorry! I did send out a mass email this mornign and sadly I had a very few older friends who thought it was real and was\ -[(that be Mystie) sending me prayers I emailed them as quickly as I could this am thankign them and telling them it was a scam and that not to send any momey!
I am currently getting ready to send myself to another email account a ist of all my contacts once that is done I will be setting up a new account and then agai\ 7uyyyyyyyyyyyy6zx (Mystie's two cents again) again mass email everyone with it! ANyone who does not recieve on please have a TDKer email me with your address so i can make sure none of my TDKer's are hit again! Very soon my Sh@yahoo account will be dead!
Posted 2 years ago by Momma to 2 MaineCoons #
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And always report these sorts of things to your Hosting service/email provider. They may be able to block them or trace them.
Posted 2 years ago by TrufflesMom #
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Also don't believe any emails you might get about friends getting arrested and needing bail out money and needing it sent via Western Union.
Posted 2 years ago by KYKAT 12 23 #
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...yeah, I got one too.... this is a common scam going around right now, so is the one where it says " so and so (a name of someone you would know) has sent you photos..... then you have to join something to see them - don't do it!....you can always sent another email generated by you to that friend to ask if he/she sent you some photos, chances are they didn't!.... so be careful!.....
... So Ange, how is Nigeria this time of year! LOL
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Thanks all! Well those of you I have email addresses for should be recieving my new email address now! Please remove my old one I will not be using it for anything but facebook from now on. I still have to transfer things form that site to my new address since much of my stuff is sent through there for doctors and such. Ugh what a pain!
Those that would like my new address and havne't recieved it please ask another tdker for it and then they can send me yoru email for me to add thanks.
Angie
AV my fat behind would not be takign a summer vacation to a place that is even hotter then home. I'd hit New Zealand first they have nice winter weather now!
Posted 2 years ago by Momma to 2 MaineCoons #
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I feel so bad everyone still not sure how they got it and all that I have done today and still the crap load to take more to switch over ugh! Ow the head!
Posted 2 years ago by Momma to 2 MaineCoons #
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angie deqr, i just hope u didnt save too much personal info there. soemtimes you can accidently click an email or link, and pow. some years ago, soemone stole my bank info and was having fun with it thru a fake ebay email. i thankfully recovered, but it was still terrible.
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Nope not much other then emails. Confirmations of online purchase reciepts but even those are all from my old canceled visa so thye cna't get money through it! Just making my live miserable as I run around trying to run and save everything. After my total scan of my system there was only one low risk and it was a tracking cookie which my Norton fixed. So I am still not sure how they did it!
It was either through an facebook contact or my personal option is through yahoo it's self. It says you forgot your password if you mark it as a possible compromise they let you immediately back in to your account so you can change the email. So then you use the new password with the email addy and your in! Again Should any one prefer I completely remove your email address from my new account I understand and will do so immediately!
Posted 2 years ago by Momma to 2 MaineCoons #
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