This showed up in the mail this am.

[AC0H]

Quote[/b] ]Dear Mediacom mchsi.com webmail users,

Greetings and complement to you.

This mail is to urgently inform you that we are presenting working on our
Mediacom webmail, webmaster. This maintenance might close your webmail at
Mediacom email account completely if urgent upgrading is not properly ensure
by the Mediacom webmaster providers. In other to prevent and protect your
email account from being closed by our webmaster maintenance engineers, you
are to this regards requested to please forward your SURNAME, USERNAME and
PASSWORD to our customer services with email address:
webmailprotection@yahoo.com.hk

Please do not say you where not informed, your urgent response is highly needed

We are indeed very sorry for any inconveniences this might have coursed you.

Regards,
Thomas Hopkins
Mediacom Webmail Webmaster
Customer care provider.
I better hurry and send this clown my 'Surname", user name and password for my email account. I think I'll also send my SSN and Master card number as well. Just to make sure. http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/rock.gif

[KA9VQF]

I keep getting notices that I have won some lottery, that I never entered, in some foreign land.

All they want is my e-mail address my name and of course my phone number and maybe my mailing address.

I wonder what they would do if I sent them some bogus stuff in reply.

Probably report me for sending them spam I suppose.

[k4kyv]

I have done that. But I won't use my real e-mail address, because I don't want to bog it down by getting on every spammer's mailing list worldwide. I just create for that purpose a throw-away e-mail account on one of the free web-based sites, like Hotmail or Yahoo.

[n2ize]

Quote[/b] (AC0H @ July 28 2007,08:03)]Quote[/b] ]Dear Mediacom mchsi.com webmail users,

Greetings and complement to you.

This mail is to urgently inform you that we are presenting working on our
Mediacom webmail, webmaster. This maintenance might close your webmail at
Mediacom email account completely if urgent upgrading is not properly ensure
by the Mediacom webmaster providers. #In other to prevent and protect your
email account from being closed by our webmaster maintenance engineers, you
are to this regards requested to please forward your SURNAME, USERNAME and
PASSWORD to our customer services with email address:
webmailprotection@yahoo.com.hk

Please do not say you where not informed, your urgent response is highly needed

We are indeed very sorry for any inconveniences this might have coursed you.

Regards,
Thomas Hopkins
Mediacom Webmail Webmaster
Customer care provider.
I better hurry and send this clown my 'Surname", user name and password for my email account. I think I'll also send my SSN and Master card number as well. Just to make sure. http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/rock.gif
I've gotten several emails like that in which some scammer will pretend he is from the systems admin department and claim there is a "serious problem" with my account. One such email claimed that my account was hacked and was being used to send huge volumes of spam. Quite conveniently they provided a form where I can put in my current password and username and they would reset my account for me. Yeah right... It was interesting to not that the email was not even from my ISP's domain.

I guess enough people fall for these scams because they continue to send them. All it takes is a few. They send out a few hundred thousand emails and if 0.005% respond they have made out like bandits.

[NA4BH]

My Son got a call on his cell phone the other day, from where you ask? The great outsource capital of the world. They told him he had paid his taxes so well over the past few years the US Government was going to give him $500.00 per month to reward him. They verified his mailing address and then wanted his bank account number so they could deposit the check. He told them just to mail it to his address.........CLICK......DIAL TONE........

[W4INF]

The Enternet has made scamming easier and more global!

[W3MIV]

Quote[/b] (W4INF @ July 28 2007,15:50)]The Enternet has made scamming easier and more global!
Not to even mention the influence of the internet.

[WF7A]

I notice that the country code for that is Hong Kong. *looks askance at The Wifoid* "Okay, what were you doing on my computer this morning?"

[n0jaa]

I got one of those calls once, that claimed I had won a prize in some contest I don't ever remember entering. How they got my phone number is anyone's guess. The "operator" stated all I needed to do to claim my "prize" was to provide my credit card number to pay a small shipping charge.

I told the operator I didn't have a credit card.

The next thing I heard? "Click."

Never heard from them again.


http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/rock.gif

[G0GQK]

The really sad thing is that there are people who believe that an unknown person is going give them money, FREE, and its always those who are a bit dim.

G0GQK

[WB8MKV]

I get irritated when a retail clerk asks for my phone number whether I pay cash or by card. Once I told a Best Buy clerk that I just got out of prison and dont have a phone; another Best Buy clerk told me that I had to have a phone..I just laid the merchandise down on the counter and went across the street to Staples..Now I just say" My number is unlisted... and for your information young lady...itrs none of your business...

[ad1os]

So I guess the Nigerian E-mail wasn't on the level?

[K8ERV]

Quote[/b] (ad1os @ July 28 2007,15:02)]So I guess the Nigerian E-mail wasn't on the level?
Musta been, they sent me $10,000. My first $10,000 bill---

Tom K8ERV Montrose Co.

[W0UZR]

Quote[/b] (AC0H @ July 28 2007,09:03)]Quote[/b] ]Dear Mediacom mchsi.com webmail users,

Greetings and complement to you.

This mail is to urgently inform you that we are presenting working on our
Mediacom webmail, webmaster. This maintenance might close your webmail at
Mediacom email account completely if urgent upgrading is not properly ensure
by the Mediacom webmaster providers. #In other to prevent and protect your
email account from being closed by our webmaster maintenance engineers, you
are to this regards requested to please forward your SURNAME, USERNAME and
PASSWORD to our customer services with email address:
webmailprotection@yahoo.com.hk

Please do not say you where not informed, your urgent response is highly needed

We are indeed very sorry for any inconveniences this might have coursed you.

Regards,
Thomas Hopkins
Mediacom Webmail Webmaster
Customer care provider.
I better hurry and send this clown my 'Surname", user name and password for my email account. I think I'll also send my SSN and Master card number as well. Just to make sure. http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/rock.gif
This is written just like the lottery scams and other scams I got from Africa.

Quote[/b] ]Greetings and complement to you.

No one in America says that. And note that there is no 'S' at the end of complement to make it plural.

Quote[/b] ]This mail is to urgently inform you

Typical of African writing

Quote[/b] ]In other to prevent and protect your

It's suppose to be "In order to prevent"

Quote[/b] ]you
are to this regards requested to please forward your SURNAME, USERNAME and
PASSWORD

Writing just like the scams I got from Africa. No legitimate company will ask you for your password.

You didn't give them the info they asked for I hope.

[W1GUH]

Quote[/b] (k4kyv @ July 27 2007,12:24)]I have done that. But I won't use my real e-mail address, because I don't want to bog it down by getting on every spammer's mailing list worldwide. I just create for that purpose a throw-away e-mail account on one of the free web-based sites, like Hotmail or Yahoo.
Ya know that whenever I see yahoo dissed,

("I just create for that purpose a throw-away e-mail account on one of the free web-based sites, like Hotmail or Yahoo."),

I'm gonna defend that organization. My main, "real" email, has been on yahoo from the start of yahoo, and I've never, ever, ever, had a problem with it. They have outstanding spam and virus protection, have never lost an email, and they keep getting better.

If anybody's had a problem with yahoo, you're obviously using it wrong.

Go ahead and use yahoo. They're great.

And, I would bet that yahoo wants to know about that email you got, 'uzr. I'm sure they have a place to forward it to so they can investigate who's phishing their accounts.

[KD5HLG]

I got one of those winner thing and when they wanted 1700.00 bucks in order to have it delivered to me i advised them to take the 1700 out of my winnings and deliver the rest to me emeaditly or i would turn them into the proc att. That was the end of the winnings i supose, as i havent heard any more.

73's
KD5HLG
Ernest

[KD6NIG]

I just love when they say they are with some company.....

that uses a free yahoo email address.

Cheap ^*(^&%^@*^ !

[KI4PEQ]

Quote[/b] (WB8MKV @ July 28 2007,14:29)]I get irritated when a retail clerk asks for my phone number whether I pay cash or by card. Once I told a Best Buy clerk that I just got out of prison and dont have a phone; another Best Buy clerk told me that I had to have a phone..I just laid the merchandise down on the counter and went across the street to Staples..Now I #just say" My number is unlisted... and for your information young lady...itrs none of your business...
Give them the corporate phone number for Best Buy if they ask again.

[n2ize]

Quote[/b] (WB8MKV @ July 28 2007,13:29)]I get irritated when a retail clerk asks for my phone number whether I pay cash or by card. Once I told a Best Buy clerk that I just got out of prison and dont have a phone; another Best Buy clerk told me that I had to have a phone..I just laid the merchandise down on the counter and went across the street to Staples..Now I #just say" My number is unlisted... and for your information young lady...itrs none of your business...
I would have asked to speak with a manager. I have never heard of a store that requires you to have a telephone in order to make a purchase, especially a cash purchase. Otherwise I'd just go someplace that doesn't require a phone. Except for one day in the future when we discover...THEY ALL REQUIRE A PHONE. http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[ki4sha]

Quote[/b] (KA9VQF @ July 28 2007,08:19)]I keep getting notices that I have won some lottery, that I never entered, in some foreign land.

All they want is my e-mail address my name and of course my phone number and maybe my mailing address.

I wonder what they would do if I sent them some bogus stuff in reply.

Probably report me for sending them spam I suppose.
You can always do what I do... send them the real information (full name, email address, mailing address) of someone you really dislike.

[K8MHZ]

Quote[/b] (W3MIV @ July 28 2007,07:55)]Quote[/b] (W4INF @ July 28 2007,15:50)]The Enternet has made scamming easier and more global!
Not to even mention the influence of the internet.
Or the Internet...

[K8MHZ]

Quote[/b] (W1GUH @ July 29 2007,05:54)]Quote[/b] (k4kyv @ July 27 2007,12:24)]I have done that. #But I won't use my real e-mail address, because I don't want to bog it down by getting on every spammer's mailing list worldwide. #I just create for that purpose a throw-away e-mail account on one of the free web-based sites, like Hotmail or Yahoo.
Ya know that whenever I see yahoo dissed,

("I just create for that purpose a throw-away e-mail account on one of the free web-based sites, like Hotmail or Yahoo."),

I'm gonna defend that organization. #My main, "real" email, has been on yahoo from the start of yahoo, and I've never, ever, ever, had a problem with it. #They have outstanding spam and virus protection, have never lost an email, and they keep getting better.

If anybody's had a problem with yahoo, you're obviously using it wrong.

Go ahead and use yahoo. #They're great.

And, I would bet that yahoo wants to know about that email you got, 'uzr. #I'm sure they have a place to forward it to so they can investigate who's phishing their accounts.
How was he dissing Yahoo?

Is it because you don't know what a 'throw-away' account is?

[K8MHZ]

Are any of you guys scambaiters?

It can be fun sometimes. Google 'scambait' and check out some of the sites. What a hoot!!

[KI4OXD]

The sender of that email should have gone to The Nigerian EMail Conference (http://j-walk.com/other/conf/). Too bad the last one was apparently in 2003. http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/blues.gif

[W0UZR]

Quote[/b] (W1GUH @ July 29 2007,11:54)]Quote[/b] (k4kyv @ July 27 2007,12:24)]I have done that. #But I won't use my real e-mail address, because I don't want to bog it down by getting on every spammer's mailing list worldwide. #I just create for that purpose a throw-away e-mail account on one of the free web-based sites, like Hotmail or Yahoo.
Ya know that whenever I see yahoo dissed,

("I just create for that purpose a throw-away e-mail account on one of the free web-based sites, like Hotmail or Yahoo."),

I'm gonna defend that organization. #My main, "real" email, has been on yahoo from the start of yahoo, and I've never, ever, ever, had a problem with it. #They have outstanding spam and virus protection, have never lost an email, and they keep getting better.

If anybody's had a problem with yahoo, you're obviously using it wrong.

Go ahead and use yahoo. #They're great.

And, I would bet that yahoo wants to know about that email you got, 'uzr. #I'm sure they have a place to forward it to so they can investigate who's phishing their accounts.
Been busy. Haven't read stuff till now.

I have around 8 of these scam letters. One says that her husband was rich but she can't draw out of the bank because she is suppose to be a refuge, so I have to come over and pretend to be her relative. Another said that a bank there where he is an employee in said there is this 5 million $$$ in there and I would have to pose to be a relative and go over and draw it out. Another said the she is dieing and wants to have someone she can trust to give her money to charities.

I have All kinds of them.

[W1GUH]

Quote[/b] (k8mhz @ July 29 2007,05:35)]Quote[/b] (W1GUH @ July 29 2007,05:54)]Quote[/b] (k4kyv @ July 27 2007,12:24)]I have done that. But I won't use my real e-mail address, because I don't want to bog it down by getting on every spammer's mailing list worldwide. I just create for that purpose a throw-away e-mail account on one of the free web-based sites, like Hotmail or Yahoo.
Ya know that whenever I see yahoo dissed,

("I just create for that purpose a throw-away e-mail account on one of the free web-based sites, like Hotmail or Yahoo."),

I'm gonna defend that organization. My main, "real" email, has been on yahoo from the start of yahoo, and I've never, ever, ever, had a problem with it. They have outstanding spam and virus protection, have never lost an email, and they keep getting better.

If anybody's had a problem with yahoo, you're obviously using it wrong.

Go ahead and use yahoo. They're great.

And, I would bet that yahoo wants to know about that email you got, 'uzr. I'm sure they have a place to forward it to so they can investigate who's phishing their accounts.
How was he dissing Yahoo?

Is it because you don't know what a 'throw-away' account is?
Probably...

But to make sure...

What is a "throwaway acount"?

[kf6rdn]

Quote[/b] (W1GUH @ July 30 2007,22:16)]Quote[/b] (k8mhz @ July 29 2007,05:35)]Quote[/b] (W1GUH @ July 29 2007,05:54)]Quote[/b] (k4kyv @ July 27 2007,12:24)]I have done that. But I won't use my real e-mail address, because I don't want to bog it down by getting on every spammer's mailing list worldwide. I just create for that purpose a throw-away e-mail account on one of the free web-based sites, like Hotmail or Yahoo.
Ya know that whenever I see yahoo dissed,

("I just create for that purpose a throw-away e-mail account on one of the free web-based sites, like Hotmail or Yahoo."),

I'm gonna defend that organization. My main, "real" email, has been on yahoo from the start of yahoo, and I've never, ever, ever, had a problem with it. They have outstanding spam and virus protection, have never lost an email, and they keep getting better.

If anybody's had a problem with yahoo, you're obviously using it wrong.

Go ahead and use yahoo. They're great.

And, I would bet that yahoo wants to know about that email you got, 'uzr. I'm sure they have a place to forward it to so they can investigate who's phishing their accounts.
How was he dissing Yahoo?

Is it because you don't know what a 'throw-away' account is?
Probably...

But to make sure...

What is a "throwaway acount"?
Sometimes you HAVE to give a legit email address to get on a particular site.
If you do that much, or if the site you are on sells their email to spammers, eventually you'll get so much spam that no matter the filter alot will get through.

So you just use an account you dont mind abandoning, using a freebie such as yahoo or hotmail etc.

I do agree, yahoo's email works well, I actually got their "plus" so I can use pop3 etc.

[K7JEM]

My favorite (http://www.419eater.com/html/davids_harp.htm)

[k4kyv]

I have two free accounts with Hotmail, one each with Yahoo and MyWay, in addition to my ISP account.

I still use my original Hotmail account, which has been active for almost 10 years, for reflectors, electronic newsletters and almost every other situation in which I am required to give an e-mail address. My second Hotmail account was used for a couple of newsletters that I don't get any more. I don't use the Yahoo account very often, but maintain it. The MyWay account is also for a couple of newsletters.

I used to get loads of banner ads with the Hotmail accounts, but my custom HOSTS file blocks them, and those accounts are almost like using my ISP account.

MyWay.com does not carry banner ads, and I have NEVER received a piece of SPAM to that account.

My second Hotmail account started getting SPAM as soon as I opened it, even before I had ever used it. Their filter takes spells of working very well, and at other times a lot of junk gets through.

I find Yahoo much worse than Hotmail regarding SPAM.

My unused web-based accounts are "disposable" in the sense that I can abandon them any time I so desire. You automatically close out a Hotmail account simply by not entering it for a prescribed length of time.