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Has anyone suspicious such as NancyLove26 been messaging you and trying to draw you in?
Yes 61%  61%  [ 14 ]
No 39%  39%  [ 9 ]
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dancinonwater
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06 Sep 2011, 4:07 pm

TallyMan wrote:
dancinonwater wrote:
I also just received this exact letter from "miss Nancy". I am super freaked out, but i am so glad to know that im not the only one. I believe that someone should report them to the authorities because they will be able to track the IP address to a computer and shut this person down. I would, but i am only a kid and my parents don't even know i have Aspergers, so they don't know i know about this site.


There is no "person" to "shut down". The PMs are sent by automated bots from organised criminal gangs, based anywhere in the world, but typically from Nigeria using fake (proxy) IP addresses. The PM in your inbox wasn't even sent to you by a human being! Nobody can shut them down. If people are gullible enough to reply to the email address they give, then you will end up with a human handler who will try one of several different scams all of which are aimed to steal money from you. Some are very elaborate, some are obvious to see through.

Many of the bots seem to be programmed to pick on the new members on sites and target them with the scam PMs because they are "fresh meat" and more likely to fall for the scams.


Ok thanks, I understand.



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06 Sep 2011, 5:37 pm

I've had two of those emails since joining the forum a few weeks ago.



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06 Sep 2011, 6:15 pm

I've only had one malicious PM from a "babyrita" in May of this year.


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07 Sep 2011, 5:30 pm

LMFAO :lol:

Thank you :D



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07 Sep 2011, 5:32 pm

I just got a third message from nancy. I wish she'd leave me alone!



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07 Sep 2011, 5:53 pm

I am in the internet sending you scammy messages :lol: :twisted:



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08 Sep 2011, 2:23 pm

I just got another message! Just days after the first one. Its from "mylovekiss"

[quote] Hello My dear
How are you i saw your profile on (www.wrongplanet.net),then feel to drop this few line to you,i will like you to contact me through my email ([email protected]) so that we can know each other and exchange our pictures, here is my ID ([email protected]) waiting to hear from you Miss blessing [quote]



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08 Sep 2011, 2:27 pm

I just got another message! Just days after the first one. Its from "mylovekiss"

[quote] Hello My dear
How are you i saw your profile on (www.wrongplanet.net),then feel to drop this few line to you,i will like you to contact me through my email ([email protected]) so that we can know each other and exchange our pictures, here is my ID ([email protected]) waiting to hear from you Miss blessing