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Mad Dog
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anything I'm not sure of. I sometimes get complaints from people, but until I really learn this computer stuff I kill any email, that I am not sure of. MAD DOG

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  • chuck shaw
    chuck shaw Member Posts: 584
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    bogus billing request

    I got an e-mail today from aol.americabillcenter.com. Saying there were problems with 1)my billing information or, 2)my password or 3)someone tried to access my account. I was to click on a certian link to address this problem. I decided to call someone on the phone. The person I spoke to said it was a scam. If you use AOL and recieve an e-mail like this, make a phone call first, and check things out. You may be glad you did.

    Chuck Shaw

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  • MURPH'_2
    MURPH'_2 Member Posts: 20
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    them folks ........

    need to get real jobs !!
  • John@Reliable_2
    John@Reliable_2 Member Posts: 104
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    But, murph! they make more than you and me I bet. It's just

    like the yellow page and light bulbs scams, read the fine print and use common sense. Thanks for the heads up Chuck.John@Reliable
  • K-Man
    K-Man Member Posts: 7
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    chuck!!

    Where my photos of last saturday man? hope all is well
  • Alan R. Mercurio
    Alan R. Mercurio Member Posts: 588
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    Thanks Chuck, You're right that was bogus. Something else AOL Subscribes should remember is that any e-mail from AOL will always be a light blue envelope in your mail box if it's not just delete it, Please trust me on this one.

    And one other hoax that goes around you'll get an e-mail from a friend that tells you there is a virus in your system it will give you the steps to locate a teddy bear icon on your hard drive then it will tell you to delete it.

    That's the last thing you want to do. That icon belongs there. It's a driver in your system.

    Happy surfing friends.

    Your friend in the industry,

    Alan R. Mercurio

    Oil Tech Talk
  • Jim_22
    Jim_22 Member Posts: 53
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    Bogus email

    I received a suspicious "Security Check" from ebay today. (looked official anyway) Wanted my user name and password. I shined it on! (delete)

    Jim
  • Tony_8
    Tony_8 Member Posts: 608
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    that was on

    the radio tonight. Lots of crooks out there. My Grampa used to say " The problem with the Rat Race is the rats are winning"!
  • Richard Miller_2
    Richard Miller_2 Member Posts: 139
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    ok

    send me your ebay username and password and I will test it to see if they scammers actually got in.




    lol
  • Tom M.
    Tom M. Member Posts: 237
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    Another thing to look for

    AOL will not ask for your password once you are logged on. Also, if you type your password on a form and you see letters instead of stars or dots, stop immediately.

    Tom M.
  • Doc Radiant
    Doc Radiant Member Posts: 57
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    This is a common scam. I know of no legitmate business or service that will request sensitive personal info via email. If you're not logged on to a secure server (https:// as oppossed to http:// in the URL) when asked to provide this info, don't do it!
  • John R. Hall
    John R. Hall Member Posts: 2,246
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    I'm with Mad Dog

    I've probably deleted hundreds of e-mails that may have been useful. But my rule is, if there is any doubt, delete it and empty the trash. If someone wants to get a message to me, I'm in the phone book.
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