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  • CharlieBilly
    CharlieBilly Posts: 2,319 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts
    Funny you should say that I got this today from MSE in a email

    Luckily I have very hard passwords


    Dear CharlieBilly,

    Someone has tried to log into your account on MoneySavingExpert.com Forums with an incorrect password at least 5 times. This person has been prevented from attempting to login to your account for the next 15 minutes.

    The person trying to log into your account had the following IP address: 92.40.2x.xxx

    All the best,




    Host name 92.40.2x.xxx.sub.mbb.three.co.uk
    Country United Kingdom gb.png
    Country Code    GB
    Region    London,
    City of CityLondon
    Latitude    51.5 Longitude-0.11670000000001
    I_know_my_ABC_and_my_CMYK wrote: »
    I wondered if he is trying to hijack user names and passwords that are used on forums that disagree with him.
  • marleyboy
    marleyboy Posts: 16,698 Forumite
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    Judging by his grammar it would be hard enough for him to bypass the username, regardless of any passwords ;)
    :A:dance:1+1+1=1:dance::A
    "Marleyboy you are a legend!"
    MarleyBoy "You are the Greatest"
    Marleyboy You Are A Legend!
    Marleyboy speaks sense
    marleyboy (total legend)
    Marleyboy - You are, indeed, a legend.
  • omen666
    omen666 Posts: 2,206 Forumite
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    PinkLipgloss wrote: »
    Excerpt from website (taken from "aboutus" site):

    just knowing an incredible amount about every factor for a PC and can almost always fix your problem by either telling you what to do
    Think his general advice was to buy a replacement part from where else but his website at the usual 500% mark up
  • PinkLipgloss
    PinkLipgloss Posts: 1,451 Forumite
    No one managed to get access yet?

    Disappointing -his site is bound to be entertaining!
    "Isn't it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too?" (Douglas Adams)
  • marleyboy
    marleyboy Posts: 16,698 Forumite
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    Theres a good chance even HE can't access it, after forgetting how to spell his own password :D
    :A:dance:1+1+1=1:dance::A
    "Marleyboy you are a legend!"
    MarleyBoy "You are the Greatest"
    Marleyboy You Are A Legend!
    Marleyboy speaks sense
    marleyboy (total legend)
    Marleyboy - You are, indeed, a legend.
  • PinkLipgloss
    PinkLipgloss Posts: 1,451 Forumite
    marleyboy wrote: »
    Theres a good chance even HE can't access it, after forgetting how to spell his own password :D

    Quite possibly!

    Perhaps its all a big ruse to wind us up? LOL
    "Isn't it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too?" (Douglas Adams)
  • I_know_my_ABC_and_my_CMYK
    I_know_my_ABC_and_my_CMYK Posts: 1,383 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Stupid question, but he is out of business isn't he?
    Wow, I got 3 *, when did that happen :j:T:p
    It is not illegal to open another persons mail unless you intend to commit fraud - this is frequently incorrectly posted:)
    I live in my head - I find it's safer there:p
  • PinkLipgloss
    PinkLipgloss Posts: 1,451 Forumite
    I would think so given no one seems to be able to access his website without a username and password which new customers would clearly not be privy to!
    "Isn't it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too?" (Douglas Adams)
  • I_know_my_ABC_and_my_CMYK
    I_know_my_ABC_and_my_CMYK Posts: 1,383 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    PinkLipgloss wrote: »
    I would think so given no one seems to be able to access his website without a username and password which new customers would clearly not be privy to!
    Thank goodness for that
    Wow, I got 3 *, when did that happen :j:T:p
    It is not illegal to open another persons mail unless you intend to commit fraud - this is frequently incorrectly posted:)
    I live in my head - I find it's safer there:p
  • atomicsheep
    atomicsheep Posts: 336 Forumite
    only just noticed the thread but i remember the oriignal artile in the papaer bigging him up.

    I should think the hosting company (that being the company that provide the space on the internet to which this website sits on and pays rent for) has locked the account.

    This is why there will be a user & pass system on it now.

    a similar thing happened with cereselling.co.uk - as soon as the hosting company realised it was a fraudulent account they suspended it.
    You can't beat an egg.........................NO WAIT!
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