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PM Warning - I have reported it!
rayday2
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HI
Just a little warning I had a PM today entitled "Helping You To Get Debt Free" which as you will know from my personal circumstances I need help!
Anyway it was encouraging me to gamble, and wanting to get referral points, while I appreciate some people are really good at gambling without loss I feel this is irresponsible and hope if anyone else have got it they disregard the infromation unless they are confident in the plan.
I have reported it to the abuse team, but felt I should post too as this sort of PM could cause people a lot more problems than it solves! - very irresponsible and selfish
Just a little warning I had a PM today entitled "Helping You To Get Debt Free" which as you will know from my personal circumstances I need help!
Anyway it was encouraging me to gamble, and wanting to get referral points, while I appreciate some people are really good at gambling without loss I feel this is irresponsible and hope if anyone else have got it they disregard the infromation unless they are confident in the plan.
I have reported it to the abuse team, but felt I should post too as this sort of PM could cause people a lot more problems than it solves! - very irresponsible and selfish
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Well said rayday.Gambling is a mugs game!0
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I got one as well but couldn't see how to report it as there was no triangle so I just deleted it..Total 'Failed Business' Debt £29,043
Que sera, sera.
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sorry duplicate post below !!!Dmp Mutual Support thread member No 820
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Hi, I myself was seriously addicted to online gambling, and only now am I starting on the road to recovery, Ive always thought of myself as a strong person and not someone who could get addicated to anything, but I did, I lost 1000's and it is a vicious circle of always chasing your losses, this never happens. Its sad that some insensitive people try and throw this gambling thing in ur face and beleive me I dont need it, its hard enough.
Your right gambling is a mugs game and like me it only took a few games and daft 20$'s to get sucked in and addicted, it is the road to ruin and thankfully I m off it.
You know, I have a good family, good job and I cant believe how easy it is to get sucked in and you end up spending every penny on gambling, its crazy I know but if youve been there your like hooked and you seem to be on a differemt plane, suppose its like a drug, you have highs but the downs are a very dark place.
Glad ive got that off my chest and hope that this person sending these PM's out gets a good Boll*ck*&g !! Especially when its targeting people already with problems, and to be honest part of my debt is cos of gambling.
One word Skum !!
Sorry for the rant...Dmp Mutual Support thread member No 820 -
immoral_angeluk wrote: »I got one as well but couldn't see how to report it as there was no triangle so I just deleted it..
I looked for the triangle too it would be handy to have one on PMs but I clicked on the blue banner at the top that says Please report Abuse, spam, offensive, illegal, racist or libellous Posts/PMs and put all the details in and copied and pasted the content.
Hopefully they will do something I am not sure what happens.0 -
zwc03 should be struck off - the git! How dare they target people like this!DFW Nerd Club #545 Dealing With Our Debt
never attribute anything to malice which can be adequately explained by stupidity, [paranoia or ignorance] - ZTD&[cat]
the thing about unwritten laws is that everyone has to agree to them before they can work - *louise*
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I also received the same message and deleted it. I think it should be reported as not only does it encourage gambling, it is definitely intended for the personal gain of the sender, and 'stinks' of Pyramid Selling. :mad: :mad:I am NOT, nor do I profess to be, a Qualified Debt Adviser. I have made MANY mistakes and have OFTEN been the unwitting victim of the the shamefull tactics of the Financial Industry.
If any of my experiences, or the knowledge that I have gained from those experiences, can help anyone who finds themselves in similar circumstances, then my experiences have not been in vain.
HMRC Bankruptcy Statistic - 26th October 2006 - 23rd April 2007 BCSC Member No. 7
DFW Nerd # 166 PROUD TO BE DEALING WITH MY DEBTS0 -
I got one too - will report it"Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could only do a little." Edmund Burke
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They've been PPR'd.....hurray!!!!!!!! :T :T"I wasn't wrong, I just wasn't right enough.":smileyhea97800072589250
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What's PPR'd then?
Also, how did s/he decide who to target- or did we all get one?Debt: 16/04/2007:TOTAL DEBT [strike]£92727.75[/strike] £49395.47:eek: :eek: :eek: £43332.28 repaid 100.77% of £43000 target.MFiT T2: Debt [STRIKE]£52856.59[/STRIKE] £6316.14 £46540.45 repaid 101.17% of £46000 target.2013 Target: completely clear my [STRIKE]£6316.14[/STRIKE] £0 mortgage debt. £6316.14 100% repaid.0
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