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StevieHilton Offline
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#1
19-10-2011, 10:59 AM
Anyone who recieved an email from me yesterday, please dispose of it as it is spam and I did not send any emails yesterday
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19-10-2011, 12:54 PM
I am seeing quite a lot of these at the moment.
"How sad to see, what used to be, a model of decorum and tranquility become like any other sport, a battleground for rival ideologies to slug it out with glee"
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19-10-2011, 08:03 PM
what is the best response to deal with this Andy
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19-10-2011, 08:21 PM
My personal preference is hanging.

I can't seem to find anyone who knows the source which is frustrating as it means I have to infect myself to work it out Sad
"How sad to see, what used to be, a model of decorum and tranquility become like any other sport, a battleground for rival ideologies to slug it out with glee"
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19-10-2011, 08:44 PM
I suspect it is coming from the US.
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19-10-2011, 09:28 PM
I've had about half a dozen as well, all apparently from chess players in Scotland. Obviously, I haven't clicked on the links contained in the messages, so I don't know what they lead to.

The language in the messages is certainly American, but I think they are as likely to originate in East Asia (aimed at the USA) as in the US itself.

Basically, if anybody receives a brief message apparently from another chess player mentioning 4th July or Independence Day or containing any Americanisms and giving a link to somewhere else, don't click on the link!
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20-10-2011, 11:36 AM
I thought I was getting loads of spam from you Steve - turns out it was just your normal emails. :U

Just kidding by the way!

I got an email the other day from Nigeria telling me that I'd inherited 2 million dollars from a distant Uncle of mine whom I didn't know existed. =o It seems I have quite a lot of rich distant relatives who know Nigerian nationals.
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20-10-2011, 01:40 PM
I was thinking this thread was going to be about David Oswald's chess.
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21-10-2011, 07:44 PM
my spam filter usually works well. Mymails dont taste that well Andrew!! Big Grin
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24-10-2011, 10:45 AM
Actually now that I think about it - I looked down my spam filter and have had quite a few spam emails from quite a few Chess players' email addresses.

I guess Chess players must be a target market for viagra pushers. =)
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