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New Scam?
« on: May 30, 2013, 07:11:30 PM »
I just got this text from computersamedayrepair@gmail
Don't know how they got my #
It came as a text, not a email...

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Re: New Scam?
« Reply #1 on: May 30, 2013, 07:17:32 PM »
Interesting... But OT - I think you should work on your provider's service ;)
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Re: New Scam?
« Reply #2 on: May 30, 2013, 07:27:07 PM »
Quote from: chucksterace on May 30, 2013, 07:17:32 PM
Interesting... But OT - I think you should work on your provider's service ;)
u sponsoring?
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Re: New Scam?
« Reply #3 on: May 30, 2013, 07:30:28 PM »
Quote from: kugelfresser on May 30, 2013, 07:27:07 PM
u sponsoring?

Sorry. Was just give my half a cent. Im too cheap to give a full cent opinion :P
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Re: New Scam?
« Reply #4 on: May 30, 2013, 07:36:14 PM »
Love your reply to them.
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Re: New Scam?
« Reply #5 on: May 30, 2013, 08:24:42 PM »
The best way to deal with spam is waste their time so they spend more time on you than on innocent muggles. They are real people many times!
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Re: New Scam?
« Reply #6 on: May 30, 2013, 08:35:52 PM »

Quote from: EMceeME on May 30, 2013, 08:24:42 PM
The best way to deal with spam is waste their time so they spend more time on you than on innocent muggles. They are real people many times!
go 4it
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Re: New Scam?
« Reply #7 on: May 30, 2013, 08:36:06 PM »
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Re: New Scam?
« Reply #8 on: May 30, 2013, 09:02:35 PM »
Here we go again...
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Re: New Scam?
« Reply #9 on: May 31, 2013, 03:50:08 AM »
Quote from: kugelfresser on May 30, 2013, 09:02:35 PM
Here we go again...

Lol. I got this in a spam email from them today. I thought it was for a singles event.
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Re: New Scam?
« Reply #10 on: May 31, 2013, 07:42:36 AM »

Quote from: ChAiM'l on May 31, 2013, 03:50:08 AM
Lol. I got this in a spam email from them today. I thought it was for a singles event.
it's funny bec some other scam artist tried this same ploy, advertised everywhere, the papers and magazines got alot of flak for it , and there was a ad the folowing week in all the jewish publications signed by many rabbonim bashing it, so I'm suprised that the papers let this one in
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Re: New Scam?
« Reply #11 on: May 31, 2013, 10:57:54 AM »
Quote from: kugelfresser on May 31, 2013, 07:42:36 AM
it's funny bec some other scam artist tried this same ploy, advertised everywhere, the papers and magazines got alot of flak for it , and there was a ad the folowing week in all the jewish publications signed by many rabbonim bashing it, so I'm suprised that the papers let this one in
Why wouldn't they? They got full price for it, and they get another guaranteed ad next week :)
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Re: New Scam?
« Reply #12 on: May 31, 2013, 12:32:19 PM »
old scam
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Re: New Scam?
« Reply #13 on: June 02, 2013, 11:17:53 PM »
Quote from: kugelfresser on May 30, 2013, 07:11:30 PM
I just got this text from computersamedayrepair@gmail
Don't know how they got my #
It came as a text, not a email...
my wife got the same thing
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Re: New Scam?
« Reply #14 on: June 03, 2013, 04:34:18 PM »
Quote from: smurf on June 02, 2013, 11:17:53 PM
my wife got the same thing
and now I just got it
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Re: New Scam?
« Reply #15 on: June 03, 2013, 07:55:20 PM »
Quote from: smurf on June 03, 2013, 04:34:18 PM
and now I just got it
how to we get back at them
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Re: New Scam?
« Reply #16 on: March 24, 2021, 11:10:18 PM »
Received this text

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Message+: Your device KYOCERA-S2720PP now has access to your messages. Visit https://www.vzmessages.com/intro for more info.
I don't have such a device is this a scam?
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Re: New Scam?
« Reply #17 on: March 24, 2021, 11:23:07 PM »
Quote from: yesitsme on March 24, 2021, 11:10:18 PM
I don't have such a device is this a scam?

Old thread day today?
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Re: New Scam?
« Reply #18 on: March 25, 2021, 12:09:37 AM »
Quote from: yesitsme on March 24, 2021, 11:10:18 PM
Received this text
I don't have such a device is this a scam?
I think the real address would be vzwmessages
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Re: New Scam?
« Reply #19 on: March 25, 2021, 12:39:26 AM »
Quote from: aygart on March 25, 2021, 12:09:37 AM
I think the real address would be vzwmessages
False
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