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Timberwolf
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 England
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 Posted - 28 Jan 2008 : 9:44:49 PM
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Hi all,
Didnt realise internet fraud was so rife untill I had the shock of my life when checking my emails to find 2 from woolworths thanking me for my order of 2 x playstation 3 with 4 games and an Lcd tv totalling £1400. when I went on to my woolies account my address had been changed, I then went back emails and SHOCK HORROR 2 emails from ebay sellers thanking me for my purchases of an orange top up card and a plasma tv totalling £720 and one from play.com confirming my order or 17 dvd's another £180... then I apparently went on a gambling spending £147 online betting.......Even my paypal account was hit which has my Bank account registered to it. I was tearing my hair out franticly cancelling credit cards and changing passwords. How the heck do they get the info. They knew all my passwords and usernames. It's so scarey. I have now spent the day changing all of my passwords etc and removing card details from websites who store them. Luckily I have managed to sort most of it out but it's been an absolute nightmare.
Always remember to regularly change your passwords and dont leave credit/debit card details with sites you have made purchases from.
Jackie. xx
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Arabian Girl
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England
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Posted - 28 Jan 2008 : 10:49:36 PM
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| wow.........did you get re-imbursed then with monies you hadnt spent??????that is so scarey,,,,,,by the way i love those two pictures of your puppy dogs in ur signature ...cute cute cute,,,,,, |
   
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Timberwolf
Gold Member
England
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Posted - 29 Jan 2008 : 11:36:01 AM
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Hi,
should get all the money refunded with a bit of luck but its such a pain.
Glad you like my dogs. They are Maggie and Dennis. Maggie the puppy is all grown up now so I need to get some new pics to put done.
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Tahir
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 29 Jan 2008 : 3:02:38 PM
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Just have to add (because I know Timberwolf won't) that she had to stay up most of the night clearing up the mess, and had to have a day off work to sort out all her passwords, details, etc.
Bl**dy thieving so-and-so's, what gives them the right to take from good, hard-working, caring people.
Please stay vigilant everyone, and don't let these low-lives get something for nothing, they really don't deserve it!!!
Carla, xx. |
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Arabian Girl
Platinum Member
England
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Posted - 30 Jan 2008 : 12:22:10 AM
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| wow ,,,,its so S***t when that happens i got my master card cloned once and it was as stressful as hell.............Timberwolf dont take those puppy dog pictures from ur sig ,,they are just the best,,especially is it dennis with the one ear listenin thing goin on...class |
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jaybird
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France
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Posted - 30 Jan 2008 : 08:39:18 AM
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Hi
It can happen for numbers of reasons but one of the most common is what I have said before 'SPYWARE' is Ok having a laugh with the SCAMMERS but they are ultimately having the last laugh because they are filching all your information while you keep replying to them delete any e-mail that you don't know who it's from,don't open attachments and try to use protected sites, but we all know were there's a will there will alway's be a determined person.
Sorry about your inconvenience.
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