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Mac Forum / Applications / Mac Applications / May 2007Someone is fraudulently using my email adress for a pyramid scam
There are a bunch of pyramid scam posts showing up on google group pages in my name. It is not me posting. For moderators of the groups please remove them. For anyone reading them it is a scam and it is illegal and it is a federal felony. My apologies, I did not realize this was happening until receiving emails from some of the group moderators. > There are a bunch of pyramid scam posts showing up on google group > pages in my name. It is not me posting. For moderators of the groups > please remove them. For anyone reading them it is a scam and it is > illegal and it is a federal felony. My apologies, I did not realize > this was happening until receiving emails from some of the group > moderators. *sigh* Clueless Windows users... Your machine has likely been hijacked and is now part of a spam bot net. Do the responsible thing and unplug it from the internet until you've rectified the situation (throwing that PC in the dumpster and getting a Mac might be a good start).  SignatureJR >> There are a bunch of pyramid scam posts showing up on google group >> pages in my name. It is not me posting. For moderators of the groups [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > you've rectified the situation (throwing that PC in the dumpster and > getting a Mac might be a good start). Interesting. The original spam post was made with OS X and Safari. Perhaps it was his Mac that was infected, he tossed it, and moved back to Windows. Or more likely someone got his gmail account credentials somehow, possibly through a phishing attack. Or even more likely, he's full of sh.t, he sent out the original spam, got scared when his accounts were closed, and is now trying to cover his tracks. Greg SignatureThe ticketbastard Tax Tracker: http://www.ticketmastersucks.org/tracker.html Dethink to survive - Mclusky >>> There are a bunch of pyramid scam posts showing up on google group >>> pages in my name. It is not me posting. For moderators of the groups [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Interesting. The original spam post was made with OS X and Safari. Oohh was it? I hadn't looked at the headers of the SPAM. > Perhaps it was his Mac that was infected, he tossed it, and moved back > to Windows. Doubt it. > Or more likely someone got his gmail account credentials somehow, > possibly through a phishing attack. I think you've probably hit the nail on the head there. Possibly a "friend" of his has access to his email account and is playing a nasty practical joke on him. > Or even more likely, he's full of sh.t, he sent out the original spam, > got scared when his accounts were closed, and is now trying to cover > his tracks. That's certainly possible as well. SignatureJR > > Or even more likely, he's full of sh.t, he sent out the original spam, > > got scared when his accounts were closed, and is now trying to cover > > his tracks. > > That's certainly possible as well. Well, no, since both posts were made via Google Groups using the same gmail address, so his accounts were _not_ closed. Signature<http://designsbymike.biz/macconsultshop.shtml> Mac-themed T-shirts <http://designsbymike.biz/musings.shtml> Humorous/muckraking T-shirts <http://designsbymike.biz/prius.shtml> Prius shirts & bumper stickers <http://cafepress.com/comedancing> Ballroom dance-themed shirts & gift >>> Or even more likely, he's full of sh.t, he sent out the original spam, >>> got scared when his accounts were closed, and is now trying to cover [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Well, no, since both posts were made via Google Groups using the same > gmail address, so his accounts were _not_ closed. Still, he may be trying to cover his tracks, right? SignatureJR > > Well, no, since both posts were made via Google Groups using the same > > gmail address, so his accounts were _not_ closed. > > Still, he may be trying to cover his tracks, right? Oh yes, absolutely, he may be trying to cover his tracks, but his accounts aren't closed. Signature<http://designsbymike.biz/macconsultshop.shtml> Mac-themed T-shirts <http://designsbymike.biz/musings.shtml> Humorous/muckraking T-shirts <http://designsbymike.biz/prius.shtml> Prius shirts & bumper stickers <http://cafepress.com/comedancing> Ballroom dance-themed shirts & gift >> > Well, no, since both posts were made via Google Groups using the same >> > gmail address, so his accounts were _not_ closed. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Oh yes, absolutely, he may be trying to cover his tracks, but his > accounts aren't closed. I just mentioned that because when I was in Google Groups it said his account was closed. In fact, it still does: "This account has been banned because it violated the Google Groups Terms Of Use." Greg SignatureTicketbastard tax tracker: http://ticketmastersucks.org/tracker.html Dethink to survive - Mclusky > I just mentioned that because when I was in Google Groups it said his > account was closed. In fact, it still does: "This account has been > banned because it violated the Google Groups Terms Of Use." Huh. I wonder how he managed to make another post to Google Groups using the same email address. Of course, your post was some eight hours after he started this thread, so there was plenty of time for them to have closed his account in between. Signature<http://designsbymike.biz/macconsultshop.shtml> Mac-themed T-shirts <http://designsbymike.biz/musings.shtml> Humorous/muckraking T-shirts <http://designsbymike.biz/prius.shtml> Prius shirts & bumper stickers <http://cafepress.com/comedancing> Ballroom dance-themed shirts & gift >> I just mentioned that because when I was in Google Groups it said his >> account was closed. In fact, it still does: "This account has been [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > after he started this thread, so there was plenty of time for them to > have closed his account in between. Good riddance. Greg Signature"What have you got in that paper bag? Is it a dose of Vitamin C? Ain't got no time for Western medicine I am Damo Suzuki" - Mark E Smith |
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