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21magic...

Just received an email from this shower:

Hi Eyelinerprincess (real name was inserted here instead of board alias)

Welcome to 21Magic - the doorway to magical entertainment !

You'll enjoy the wonder and excitement of gaming with modern
simplicity, comfort and magical intrigue

Super Bonus:
+ New registrations get an instant Bonus of $ 1000 on every deposit!
Take advantage of this opportunity , register here:
http://www.iamascammer.com (URL changed obv)

21Magic offers these Benefits:
+ $ 1000 bonus on every deposit
+ Dozens of games
+ Total Privacy & Security
+ Leading Technology
+ Super Quick Payouts


That's their site traffic...looks like a lot of people have been drawn in by this lot.
graph?r=6m&y=r&w=480&h=320&u=www.21magic.com

Only thing that worries me is that they know my full name...
"Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, But beautiful old people are works of art."
-- Eleanor Roosevelt

Comments

  • ovetta2001
    ovetta2001 Posts: 296 Forumite
    Its not so difficult to know your full name. Its prob junk. If you have ever given your email out or have an online account unfortunatly companies sometimes sell your details forward. :( I receive quite a few emails with DEAR (my name) - you have won... really annoying but it can happen.
    Send them an email back telling them to go away, or delete it.
    Debts: Gym £[strike]465.75[/strike] Student account [strike]£1039.88[/strike] Overdraft [strike]£129.00[/strike] Credit Card [strike]£2772.22[/strike] Loan [strike]£6222.01 [/strike]
    Total £10628.86 :eek:
    All paid off! 10/03/2009 :j
  • RibAd
    RibAd Posts: 343 Forumite
    21 Magic... online casino.

    It's just spam. Pay no heed to it. And DONT reply to it.

    Ever google yourself (as in your email address/login)? You'd be surprised how many times you'd come up!
  • Yeah, all I got were some old fics that I posted a while back, though...
    "Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, But beautiful old people are works of art."
    -- Eleanor Roosevelt
  • RibAd
    RibAd Posts: 343 Forumite
    I'm convinced that's how most spammers find you... I've even found some of my old email addresses that way and old conversations and posts! (that was a long time ago though!) but public forums are a haven for locating email addresses to spam. (yes places like this)
  • Another one this morning from a different address...
    "Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, But beautiful old people are works of art."
    -- Eleanor Roosevelt
  • RibAd
    RibAd Posts: 343 Forumite
    if you block the domain name on your email it should help the problem a bit
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