I have 6 different email addresses that I use. One is only for ebay and
paypal
and contains non alpha characters which random address generators have never
hit - so far. This address is the one I use for Internet activities
like this, another
for all online purchases, another for political stuff, etc.
Special characters like . - _ # where allowed, reduce the junk by 99.9%.
I don't have to worry about virus type stuff because my Internet PC runs
Mac OS X on the old PowerPC processor (non-X386 code).
My very old desktop desktop runs Win 2000 Pro and the laptop, XP Pro
and DOS.
Bryan
Wish I was at Wendover.
Askotto@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 8/9/2007 9:07:13 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time,
> boogiewoogie12@hotmail.com writes:
>
> I say burn the Bas'tids
>
>
> cheers, "Dirt Track Doug" in So. New York,
>
>
>
>
> Right on! Let's git em!
>
> The sad part is many people fall for the scam and the next thing they know,
> there's an electronic transfer out of their account into someone else's. My
> buddy had it happen but he just happened to check his account on-line and saw
>
> the pending transfer and stopped it. He did report it and the guy was nabbed
> in Florida. That's pretty stupid to be a scammer and get a transfer into
>your
> own account! I thought these hackers were smarter!
>
> I forgot to mention the recurring E-bay scam where a hacker e-mails you and
> inquires why you haven't paid for an item and he's about ready to report you
> to the e-bay cops and get you suspended from E-Bay! The e-mail comes on a
> scam copy of the normal buyer/seller format about asking a question. It
>gives
> you the item number with a convenient icon as usual to go to the item
>directly.
> You see the "normal" E-Bay log-in screen asking you for your handle and
> password. SOP. The only thing is it has directed you to the scammers site.
>You
> can spot these like other scams as the address it goes to after clicking the
> icon isn't an e-bay site. I see them all the time and I "go along with it"
> except when asked for my handle and password, I enter something like
>"scammers
> will die" for the handle and something cute like "F%$# you asshole" in the
> password.
>
> Oddly, it will actually take you to the item on e-bay but they already have
> your info, if you fell for it. This is how the scammer sellers get your
> password so they can use your account to list fraudulent items or use it to
>list
> their legitimate items,,, on your nickel!!!
>
> Just goes to show you, nowadays being street smart moves into your living
> room!
>
> Otto
>
>
>
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