possible scam?

[Deleted User]

has anyone else received something from betababy90 on this forum? I got a msge yesterday, sounded like she was from out side the us. wanted me to email back. I did not go for it I deleted the msge. wonder if anyone got something like that. she said she liked my profile, I did not know non members could get our profile. I was worried about a virus or something.

Lee ODell

I have not received that message. Lee O'Dell

Terraplane33

I did not receive anything either.

54SuperWasp

Her nickname is: betababy90 and yours is: baby huey65 Seems to be a baby looking for a match! Don't forget to send pics :woohoo: ... Michel

chopperchuck

can't remember who it was but i got something similar a couple month back,i didn't open it 'cause i'm a little paranoid :woohoo:

hudsontech

I've been using computers since 1993 and have only gotten one virus. In my limited ability to think, I'd say that was a pretty good average, especially in this day and age.

My policy is simple - if an attachment comes in and it ain't familiar, I don't open it. And I rarely open attachments anyway - only if I know the person and, like others, am expecting an email with attachment. All that said it is possible, as I understand it, for a hacker to attach your email addresses and send an email with your address, with attachment, to somebody (I think this is what happened when I got a virus in my last computer). One solution to that problem is to add an email address to the beginning of your email addresses as I did - AAAA@AAAA,com. From what I was told this stops automatic scans of your addresses because the program doing the scan can't get past AAAA@AAA.com and so moves on to someone else.

That's what I was led to understand. There have been a couple of times in recent times where emails have been sent from HET members computers that weren't from them. These emails would move from computer to computer - I think AAAA worked for me because I've never had anybody complain that I sent them an infected email.

But then what do I know. Well, I do know how to turn this monster on!!!!!!!!!

Hudsonly,
Alex Burr
Memphis, TN

Terraplane33

I received recently Emails form someones hacked email adress including a copy to other victims :

DE :
hudson1957@aol.com

À :
elerspierce@yahoo.com

vebrown413@hotmail.com

age@whsd.net

GS3269@YAHOO.COM

rokee49@cfl.rr.com

nwassenaar@yahoo.fr

13500exec@hotmail.com

thy77@yahoo.com

somd@verizon.net



I think it's coming from Paulargertype, mailbox, not sure he is aware of it ? What to do in such a case ? (I modified the list of emails just in case...)

dougson

If you don't recognize the sender and the subject is blank or suggestive, x it.

[Deleted User]

Computors pick up e mail addresses and send messages got them. That is why when you sendrop the an e mail address add 3 things to it before the correct address, such as xx or aaa and it fools the computer. Tell all your friends and we can lick this thing. Just make sure you tell the person to drop the first 3. Walt

[Deleted User]

I too, also had an e-mail from "BABY". no subject, and I don't know anyone by that name real or not. As I do with any e-mail that has no subject, I deleted it. Same thing If I don't know the name I will NOT open an attachment.
Bob Hickson

[Deleted User]

thanks for all of the replys I did delete it, what worried me was she said she liked my prfile. I thought only memebers could get to those? maybe the over seer would know if that person is a member?

Gene

Terraplane33

It could also be a more general message inviting to become member of an undefined website (linked in, or others...)?

MikeWA

baby huey65 wrote:

she said she liked my profile

To the best of my recollection, no female has ever admired my profile. I'm not too wild about it, myself. But, always trying to be helpful, when someone suggests that I "get in shape", I remind them that round is a shape.

As far as harvesting emails is concerned, I guess the "drop the HET" thing works OK, but I just do it this way: mmittge at compprime dot com. Lets see the address harvesters snatch that one!

[Deleted User]

Just because she said she liked your profile doesn't mean she actually saw it. She (providing it is a she) may have just been snowing you to get you to click on.
Flattery will get you everywhere.

Geoff Blake

hudsontech

middletom wrote:

Just because she said she liked your profile doesn't mean she actually saw it. She (providing it is a she) may have just been snowing you to get you to click on.
Flattery will get you everywhere.

Geoff Blake

Won't get anywhere with me!!! And the cat could care less. :P

Hudsonly,
Alex Burr
Memphis, TN

[Deleted User]

Liar's cheat and cheater's lie , not too coplicated,
Roger