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frivolous_fay
frivolous_fay Posts: 13,302 Forumite
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I'm [EMAIL="I@not"]not[/EMAIL] unduly concerned, but I've started getting quite a few spam messages to a gmail account that has been clean for at least a year. I have no doubt it's one of the apps on Facebook that has triggered this.

Suddenly everyone from Asda, Tesco, Apple want to give me £250 vouchers... ipods.. yeah right. Very UK-orientated spam.

Anyone else experienced a similar phenomenon? Just wondering if there's an especially dubious app that I ought to get rid of :)
My TV is broken! :cry:
Edit: refunded £515 for TV 1.5 years out of warranty - thank you Sale of Goods Act! :j

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  • reehsetin
    reehsetin Posts: 4,916 Forumite
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    ive had exactly the same emails but can't be from facebook, its on my gmail also but i use gmail for random signups my proper email is what i use for facebook and thats clean
    Yes Your Dukeiness :D
  • MercilessKiller
    MercilessKiller Posts: 7,143 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    dont get dodgy apps and put your email in then :)
    [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]"The internet is a great way to get on the net."
    - Bob Dole, Republican presidential candidate    [/FONT]
  • frivolous_fay
    frivolous_fay Posts: 13,302 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker Mortgage-free Glee!
    Well, it sounds from the above post that it's nothing to do with Facebook. Perhaps gmail related...?
    My TV is broken! :cry:
    Edit: refunded £515 for TV 1.5 years out of warranty - thank you Sale of Goods Act! :j
  • Smiley_Mum
    Smiley_Mum Posts: 3,836 Forumite
    I've been Money Tipped!
    Same thing happened as soon as I signed up to Bebo. Got loads of spam and junk exactly same as you, vouchers etc for Asda etc to hotmail address.
    “Ordinary riches can be stolen, real riches cannot. In your soul are infinitely precious things that cannot be taken from you.” - Oscar Wilde
  • MercilessKiller
    MercilessKiller Posts: 7,143 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Not gmail related.

    I reckon it IS facebook relate but not FROM facebook but maybe one of the applications thats on it that are created by random people :)

    Or you're email's got onto the net someway else!"
    [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]"The internet is a great way to get on the net."
    - Bob Dole, Republican presidential candidate    [/FONT]
  • reehsetin
    reehsetin Posts: 4,916 Forumite
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    ^yep sorry didnt mean to say cant be from facebook, but i didnt think it was because for me had to be from something else, it may very well be an app maybe put a list of apps you have installed up and see whether anyone else has same apps and has/hasnt had a problem

    its really silly though my spam folder today untitled.jpg
    Yes Your Dukeiness :D
  • spud17
    spud17 Posts: 4,433 Forumite
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    Have you read this other thread?

    http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=575787
    Move along, nothing to see.
  • frivolous_fay
    frivolous_fay Posts: 13,302 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker Mortgage-free Glee!
    Funny, yours are in dollars.

    I've just deleted a load of apps, but I did have a ton of trash ones. Here are the ones I can remember I have had at some point.

    Vampires, ninjas, werewolves, (sigh)
    superwall, virtual bookshelf, places I've been, likeness, towns I've been
    Big pub quiz, superlatives, movies, quizzes, hotlists, top friends, Moods, graffitti. The one where people send you drinks.

    Ultimately, I'm not that fussed, it's all being picked up by the filter, but it's mildly irritating.
    My TV is broken! :cry:
    Edit: refunded £515 for TV 1.5 years out of warranty - thank you Sale of Goods Act! :j
  • MercilessKiller
    MercilessKiller Posts: 7,143 Forumite
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    Its fake spam i'm afriad. Asda would not advertise in dollars as fay mentioned as the company is owned by the American company Wall-Mart I do believe.
    [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]"The internet is a great way to get on the net."
    - Bob Dole, Republican presidential candidate    [/FONT]
  • Cerenia
    Cerenia Posts: 1,857 Forumite
    Its annoying isn't is? Except mine's not a old account, mines a high usage account >.<
    ~*Cerenia*~

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    Wedding Saving Pot - £1300/£2500
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