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  • d.edna wrote: »
    I'm a bloke ;)

    And yes I'd go as far as saying you are a lord :)
    Appearances are deceptive:T :T :T
  • d.edna
    d.edna Posts: 701 Forumite
    Appearances are deceptive:T :T :T
    You should waste more of the scammers time, I always find a trip to western union helps the scammers loose a few pounds
  • Alas Uncle Edna, my last scammer (Lisa) ran away becasue I took too long for her document. Don't think she did a runner do you.

    Still Melanie has offered me a new post, hope she likes my new psuedonym, Nick A Last IC
  • d.edna
    d.edna Posts: 701 Forumite
    I made Barrister Jimmy Tarr cry and quit his job as a barrister
  • I love those emails. I answer every one of them.They are always in my spam box.
    if you open them up its asks for your login details, you can put any details you like in the boxes, it works everytime.

    it will ask for username:
    login:
    pin:
    i would put username: hahaha
    login: nice try
    pin: loser
    it will then take you to another screen for more details, where you can put in all sorts of stuff/abuse if you are that way inclined.
    must be frustrating for them when they think they have caught one.
  • Pound
    Pound Posts: 2,784 Forumite
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    You could waste more of their time if the details you entered looked legitimate.
  • d.edna
    d.edna Posts: 701 Forumite
    Pound wrote: »
    You could waste more of their time if the details you entered looked legitimate.
    Its even more fun reverse baiting them
  • xellieqx
    xellieqx Posts: 525 Forumite
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    if you open them it potentially lets them know that yours is a working email address, meaning you'll possibly get more
  • Pound
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    xellieqx wrote: »
    if you open them it potentially lets them know that yours is a working email address, meaning you'll possibly get more

    That doesn't tend to happen with phishing emails as much as it does with spam, it would actually be more desirable for an attacker to keep phish attacks per person to a minimum. If someone opens their website but recognises it as a scam there's not much to gain from sending that person more phishing emails as they're not going to fall for it.
  • I always fill them in with false information. If ten of us did so everytime, they would have to filter out the false ones from the NEDs.

    I always lead on the one with the job offer as it wastes their time as well, last one was a Lisa from some where.



    So do I ,glad I'm not the only one with no life lol

    Also I do my best to annoy the people who phone up '' not selling anything ''
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