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 Post subject: Weird email
PostPosted: Mon Oct 07, 2013 13:35 
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My mum has received an email, saying "this is the second email to you -my mums name- about your relative -someone else's name (shared last name)-, please reply.
It's from an address
ZOMG Spoiler! Click here to view!
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Is there anything instantly dodgy about this? Anyone know anything about this email address or email account provider?

Edited for dodgy auto correct


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 Post subject: Re: Weird email
PostPosted: Mon Oct 07, 2013 13:39 
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Is that it, or do they say anything else in the e-mail.

My immediate reaction is to ignore it.

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 Post subject: Re: Weird email
PostPosted: Mon Oct 07, 2013 13:40 
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Would be fairly easy to automate that for spamming.

Is the other name that of a known person?


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 Post subject: Re: Weird email
PostPosted: Mon Oct 07, 2013 13:41 
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That sounds very phishy to me. Lists of names and email addresses can't be difficult to get hold of, so that the author knew your mothers name doesn't mean it's legit at all. Is the relative name a real one?


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 Post subject: Re: Weird email
PostPosted: Mon Oct 07, 2013 13:41 
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Well, it's an empty domain with no content behind it, which is immediately dodgy.


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 Post subject: Re: Weird email
PostPosted: Mon Oct 07, 2013 13:43 
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Domain is registered to these people:
http://noblenames.com/

I'd ignore it.

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 Post subject: Re: Weird email
PostPosted: Mon Oct 07, 2013 13:44 
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Also, that email address has no sort of online presence tied to it when I run it through our "magic stuff" (no name, twitter account, location, etc).

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 Post subject: Re: Weird email
PostPosted: Mon Oct 07, 2013 13:48 
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The fact that it says it's the second email when in fact it's not immediately means it's pish spam (aside from all the other reasons others have stated); it's a standard technique to make people think they've missed an original email and this one is now OMG OVERDUE IMPORTANT!


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 Post subject: Re: Weird email
PostPosted: Mon Oct 07, 2013 13:49 
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Well, it's an empty domain with no content behind it, which is immediately dodgy.


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 Post subject: Re: Weird email
PostPosted: Mon Oct 07, 2013 13:51 
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Excellent than you, I though to guys could help :) my mum received a letter a long time ago about a relative and felt like this might be related but I thought it was dodgy based on the weird email address not showing anything in a cursory google search. It was also addressed to her married name and the 'relatives' last name is also her married name which seems unlikely.

The email didn't say anything other than what I quoted.


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 Post subject: Re: Weird email
PostPosted: Mon Oct 07, 2013 13:54 
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Trooper wrote:
Well, it's an empty domain with no content behind it, which is immediately dodgy.

So empty it echoes.

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 Post subject: Re: Weird email
PostPosted: Mon Oct 07, 2013 13:57 
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Grim... wrote:
Trooper wrote:
Well, it's an empty domain with no content behind it, which is immediately dodgy.

So empty it echoes.

this is the second post to you Trooper- about your admin Grim..., please reply.

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 Post subject: Re: Weird email
PostPosted: Mon Oct 07, 2013 14:03 
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I was a bit overzealous with my back button, a thousand apologies.


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 Post subject: Re: Weird email
PostPosted: Mon Oct 07, 2013 14:04 
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You're always overzealous when it comes to your back "button".

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 Post subject: Re: Weird email
PostPosted: Mon Oct 07, 2013 14:05 
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Yeah, don't you even know there's a keyboard shortcut for that now?!

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 Post subject: Re: Weird email
PostPosted: Mon Oct 07, 2013 14:09 
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There is? I thought our admin turned that off as he wasn't good enough to make it work on OSX?


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 Post subject: Re: Weird email
PostPosted: Mon Oct 07, 2013 14:13 
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We've got an admin?

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 Post subject: Re: Weird email
PostPosted: Mon Oct 07, 2013 14:14 
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Mr Russell wrote:
We've got an admin?

memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=2

His Name is DavPaz, apparently.


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 Post subject: Re: Weird email
PostPosted: Mon Oct 07, 2013 14:15 
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Trooper wrote:
There is? I thought our admin turned that off as he wasn't good enough to make it work on OSX?

I think I switched it back on after about ten minutes.

[edit]Ooh, 14 minutes. Slacker.

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 Post subject: Re: Weird email
PostPosted: Mon Oct 07, 2013 14:18 
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Grim... wrote:
Trooper wrote:
There is? I thought our admin turned that off as he wasn't good enough to make it work on OSX?

I think I switched it back on after about ten minutes.

[edit]Ooh, 14 minutes. Slacker.


I don't remember seeing the release note and rollback strategy?


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 Post subject: Re: Weird email
PostPosted: Mon Oct 07, 2013 14:20 
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DavPaz wrote:
Mr Russell wrote:
We've got an admin?

memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=2

His Name is DavPaz, apparently.


Hey! It appears i'm the Admin.

<heads off to change the image width parameter>


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 Post subject: Re: Weird email
PostPosted: Mon Oct 07, 2013 18:59 
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Grim... wrote:
Also, that email address has no sort of online presence tied to it when I run it through our "magic stuff" (no name, twitter account, location, etc).

You have magic stuff? How do I get some magic stuff?

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 Post subject: Re: Weird email
PostPosted: Mon Oct 07, 2013 19:00 
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Mimi wrote:
Grim... wrote:
Also, that email address has no sort of online presence tied to it when I run it through our "magic stuff" (no name, twitter account, location, etc).

You have magic stuff? How do I get some magic stuff?


No magic stuff for you, filthy muggle!

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 Post subject: Re: Weird email
PostPosted: Tue Oct 08, 2013 9:39 
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Mimi wrote:
Grim... wrote:
Also, that email address has no sort of online presence tied to it when I run it through our "magic stuff" (no name, twitter account, location, etc).

You have magic stuff? How do I get some magic stuff?

It's not that magic if I plug you into it. It found your name, gender, and what looks like an old address in NW10.

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 Post subject: Re: Weird email
PostPosted: Tue Oct 08, 2013 9:39 
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Curiosity wrote:
Mimi wrote:
Grim... wrote:
Also, that email address has no sort of online presence tied to it when I run it through our "magic stuff" (no name, twitter account, location, etc).

You have magic stuff? How do I get some magic stuff?

No magic stuff for you, filthy muggle!

Mrs Grim... uses 'muggle' to describe the way I talk about people that can't work computers.

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