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Thread ID: 115147 2011-01-04 21:03:00 Latest email scams Digby (677) PC World Chat
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1167018 2011-01-04 21:03:00 Hi Guys

I am being bombarded with email scams from
IRD an $800 tax refund.
Kiwibank - Merry Xmas and now Happy new year
Mystery Shopping - earn $500.

What say you ?
Digby (677)
1167019 2011-01-04 21:05:00 Yes I had the Mystery Shopper one.
:)
Trev (427)
1167020 2011-01-04 21:05:00 Ignore them. Snorkbox (15764)
1167021 2011-01-04 21:10:00 Hi Guys

I am being bombarded with email scams from
IRD an $800 tax refund.
Kiwibank - Merry Xmas and now Happy new year
Mystery Shopping - earn $500.

What say you ?

Have you got a Delete key on your keyboard? If so, use it. ;)
FoxyMX (5)
1167022 2011-01-04 21:42:00 We all get these scam emails. I used to have an Xtra email only account. Used to gets heaps of junk mail but since I closed my Xtra account junk mail is now reduced to a trickle. Bobh (5192)
1167023 2011-01-04 21:49:00 I think the angle with the Mystershopping (they seem to have a legit website in Australia) is that you probably sign up , then they put you on a waiting list for a job in your area.

Then they make you take a training course which probably costs you money.

My delete key is NOT BIG ENOUGH.

Instead of F Lock there should be an F O.... key.
Digby (677)
1167024 2011-01-04 21:52:00 I had Gmail asking for an update, just send my password etc Cicero (40)
1167025 2011-01-04 22:05:00 My delete key is NOT BIG ENOUGH.

Instead of F Lock there should be an F O.... key.

I like the idea of the F O......key especially if it sends a message right back to the sender so his inbox is filled up with angry replies.
Bobh (5192)
1167026 2011-01-04 22:07:00 We all get these scam emails. I used to have an Xtra email only account. Used to gets heaps of junk mail but since I closed my Xtra account junk mail is now reduced to a trickle.

I'm with Xtra and it filters 99% of the rubbish that comes through to Outlook e-mail .... If I log into my e-mail via xtra yahoo mail there's literally 100's of e-mails in the Junk e-mail folder ... vary rare to get scam e-mails into Outlook.

Just had a look .... xtra call it "SpamGuard" ... you have the option of turning it on or off .... maybe you didn't have it turned on :D
SP8's (9836)
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