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I'll Cllick on thee Link straight away then
mjm3346
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Seem to be loads of PayPal fake e-mails about at the moment, the most recent is the best so far
We can see that you have a PayPal account and that company want to do a big security alert of some problem with some costummer and you are one of them and your refrence
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Where's Moneybot when you need her? :rotfl:“I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints.” - Billy Joel
C2W........718/1000......FB...........526/1000
IG...........667/1000......MD..........652/1000
2020 January Challenge
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I have had loads lately! Love their spelling mistakes - half of them cannot even spell Paypal! They must think we were born yesterday!:TA big thanks to all who post and sprinkling lucky dust to all who enter :smileyhea0
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Where's Moneybot when you need her? :rotfl:
Sorry had to go and lie down with a damp towel on my head.Rational judgement, now, at this very moment.
Virtuous action, now, at this very moment.
(Wisdom, Courage, Self-control, Justice)
Willing acceptance - now, at this very moment - of what you can’t change0 -
LOL :rotfl:
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My faves are when they start with, "Dear Costomer" or sometimes "Dearest". Although I hate to think of who falls for it. Must be the most vulnerable I think.I am brave, I am bruised
I am who I'm meant to be
I'm not scared to be seen
I make no apology
THIS IS ME!
When you talk down to others it says more about you than them.0 -
Most of us know that they are spam or phishing, but my Mum (70) got her knickers in knot over one recently and rang me at work in a right old panic over it. The email from paypal said that money was owing for a Skype bill and it looked legit to her. I got her to foward it to to me and I could tell in a heart beat it was nothing to worry about.
For the more tech savvy they are easier to spot, but I do wonder how many people have been sucked in. The senders need stinging up by their privates if you ask me.
PS If you fancy an hour off comping, google 419Eater and read "busted!" in the archives. Had me in stiches in places. There are people out there that dedicate their spare time to giving these scammers a taste or their own medcine.2017 wins = £1350
2016 wins = £125 (18 months off comps)
2015 wins = £6,460
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Sadly these "people" for the want of a better word are targeting and abusing the vunerable/elderly.
Saying that some savvy folks must get taken in too because there are often emails copied and pasted onto these forums asking if the email is legitamate or not.
No question is stupid (sometimes tiresome when they have been asked a thousand times)
If in doubt ask about or try Snopes
(BTW a rich Saudi Prince wants to meet me, marry me, and give me his inheritance, I think this one is for real!! :rotfl:)“I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints.” - Billy Joel
C2W........718/1000......FB...........526/1000
IG...........667/1000......MD..........652/1000
2020 January Challenge
Simply Media 423/1000
Winning Moments 85/10000 -
(BTW a rich Saudi Prince wants to meet me, marry me, and give me his inheritance, I think this one is for real!! :rotfl:)[/QUOTE]
Yes, I forgot to mention, Ban Ki Moon wants to give me $2.5 million dollars because he thinks I have been the victim of an online fraud. What a nice man. Imust remember to send him my bank details...2017 wins = £1350
2016 wins = £125 (18 months off comps)
2015 wins = £6,460
2014 wins = £1,3500 -
I would add my one, but the FBI have warned me not to ever talk about it
I am brave, I am bruised
I am who I'm meant to be
I'm not scared to be seen
I make no apology
THIS IS ME!
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Taxman owes me thousandsI do it just for fun and whatever I win is a bonus0
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