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harry 48

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is this warning real
« on: April 15, 2009, 02:28:50 PM »
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what do you think of this warning
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    Re: is this warning real
    « Reply #1 on: April 15, 2009, 02:32:03 PM »
    Clicked on the link:  Took me to the yahoo mail sign-in page..

    Got another link?
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    Re: is this warning real
    « Reply #2 on: April 15, 2009, 02:45:35 PM »
    Quote from: paudashlake on April 15, 2009, 02:32:03 PM
    Clicked on the link:  Took me to the yahoo mail sign-in page..

    Got another link?

    A screenshot would work fine.
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      Re: is this warning real
      « Reply #3 on: April 15, 2009, 02:47:08 PM »
      Sure would ;D
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      harry 48

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      Re: is this warning real
      « Reply #4 on: April 15, 2009, 02:53:23 PM »
      there you are folks

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      Re: is this warning real
      « Reply #5 on: April 15, 2009, 02:54:55 PM »
      It's a chain mail - so, no, it's not real.
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      Re: is this warning real
      « Reply #6 on: April 15, 2009, 03:34:02 PM »
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      Re: is this warning real
      « Reply #7 on: April 15, 2009, 06:09:42 PM »
      I hate chain mail like that.  I mean the ones that say someone will kill you if you dont forward it is fine but those are annoying.  On a side note, always be careful of emails your opening and who sent them and stuff. 
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        Re: is this warning real
        « Reply #8 on: April 15, 2009, 07:15:06 PM »
        I dunno.  I get some pretty scary chain letters....  I guess I send it to people because I don't want the little teddy bear to kill my family.
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        Re: is this warning real
        « Reply #9 on: April 15, 2009, 07:35:28 PM »
        Quote from: computeruler on April 15, 2009, 06:09:42 PM
        I hate chain mail like that.  I mean the ones that say someone will kill you if you dont forward it is fine but those are annoying.  On a side note, always be careful of emails your opening and who sent them and stuff. 

        and if your email service allows, turn on the option to block all images from the incoming emails until you've had a chance to review and have them unblocked. So you don't get tricked by things like phishing or the sorts.
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        Re: is this warning real
        « Reply #10 on: April 15, 2009, 08:14:30 PM »
        whenever I get one of those- if the person who sent it isn't on my contact list I sign it up to multiple seedy newsletters.  they end up getting so much spam.


        In short they need a new account and learn NOT to forward the e-mails. everybody learns a lesson. Except of course me.  ;D
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        Re: is this warning real
        « Reply #11 on: April 15, 2009, 08:17:18 PM »
        Harry - I can't imagine why you would even open an e-mail such as this.  Get MailWasher

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        Re: is this warning real
        « Reply #12 on: April 15, 2009, 11:42:26 PM »
        you can try signing up for mail expire address from http://mailexpire.com/ which is a temporary address that forwards mail to your inbox so nobody knows your real email if you use it. Just a suggestion for defense against potential spam if you're worried on that.
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          Re: is this warning real
          « Reply #13 on: April 16, 2009, 12:45:44 AM »
          also contact norton and mircosoft about that one email with their names in it to give them the headups and to find out if there is any true to it
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          Re: is this warning real
          « Reply #14 on: April 16, 2009, 02:45:35 PM »
          I got an email from the FBI telling me to open an attachment.  Now the goverments trying to give us spyware! I always new something was wrong with the goverment
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