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Arcade Game SCAM ???????????????????
Wizard of DelRay:
--- Quote from: koolmoecraig on September 03, 2004, 05:57:57 pm ---2. Grow some balls. Offense meant.
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This is the kind of crap that makes people not want to help out. He just gave you his opinion on this situation (as myself and others did) and you're jumping all over his case. He wasn't the first in this thread to say that it might not be a scam.
versapak:
--- Quote from: koolmoecraig on September 03, 2004, 02:51:00 pm ---As of this morning, I have received 4 identical scam emails for my Tron.
I dealt with the problem by sending trojan viruses in the "pictures" that they requested.
Yum.
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Though I can certainly sympathize with your anger and understand the malicious intent you have toward them, I find your action taken very unsettling.
As if there isn't a big enough problem as it is with viruses & trojans raping machines all over the net, you deliberately sent some to email addresses, that were prolly stolen from some innocent & unsuspecting 3rd party.
I hate people that go about scamming people as these people are trying to do, but even more I hate people that spread uncontrolled malicious things, that could easily effect me.
Booo to you.
exibar:
I have to agree that sending them trojans was not a good idea. Aside from the spreading of malware, people have been killed that have been victims of 419 scams.... It's not a good idea to play with these people.
The proper thing to do is to report them on www.nipc.gov That is the FBI's syber crime website, now split into two sites www.us-cert.gov They have fraud report forms for you to fill out, they are not long and only take a second to fill out. You capture the headers of the e-mail and paste them into the form as well.
That is the proper step to take. After filling out the form, you delete the message and don't look back.
I don't care if you're a Navy Seal or an Army Ranger, playing with those scammers is a very very bad thing to do. Many of them have ties with Organized crime of various countries.
Report them and forget them should be the thing to remember when getting a 419 scam e-mail, especially if you're selling something and they've sent you an e-mail about it. Much more personal than a random Neigerian 419 spammed e-mail....
At the very least delete the e-mail and forget about it....
take heed of what I say, or don't, it's your choice,
Mike B
koolmoecraig:
--- Quote from: Wizard of DelRay on September 03, 2004, 06:50:11 pm ---
--- Quote from: koolmoecraig on September 03, 2004, 05:57:57 pm ---2. Grow some balls. Offense meant.
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This is the kind of crap that makes people not want to help out. He just gave you his opinion on this situation (as myself and others did) and you're jumping all over his case. He wasn't the first in this thread to say that it might not be a scam.
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IS THERE ANYONE LEFT IN THE WORLD THAT HAS A SENSE OF HUMOR ANY MORE!? WHY HAS EVERYONE TURNED INTO A BUNCH OF SENSITIVE.............
Laugh a little. JEEESH!
Wizard of DelRay:
I think most people here have a sense of humor just fine. I like goofing around and being a smart ass as much as the next person. The way it was written I don't think anyone will interpret it as a joke, though.
But since you say it was then let's just agree it is and end it at that. I don't wanna see this thread get out of hand like some of the others around here. ;D