Re: I got it late last year... in http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r8756086 en Mon, 30 Nov 2009 12:19:12 EDT Mon, 30 Nov 2009 12:19:12 EDT Re: I got it late last year... http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,8761422 Hall :
said by Dirtyping See Profile:
If a fake had come a month ago I could have very well easily clicked on it especially if the url in the IE address bar matched Earthlinks site.
Are you aware of the latest IE exploit that's discussed on this site's front page ?? Take a look... For a computer-newbie, I can see how they'd be fooled...
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WTB: A good .sig. Must be reliable, in good condition, and affordable.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,8761422 Thu, 11 Dec 2003 23:32:09 EDT Re: I got it late last year... http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,8759366 TransitMan : I, too, got one, but since I'm on ELK/Mindspring cable, billed from TW, I just trashed it.
If they really want to cancel my service because they don't have a valid, up to date card on file, then they will have to call me at my unlisted, unpublished number!
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Move along, nothing here to see!!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,8759366 Thu, 11 Dec 2003 20:16:43 EDT The truth http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,8758468 richk_1957 :
said by Karl Bode See Profile:
It scares me knowing how many people would not have the common sense to do what you did......


Unfortunately sense isn't common anymore]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,8758468 Thu, 11 Dec 2003 18:46:11 EDT Re: I got it late last year... http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,8756086 Dirtyping : That looks very real and I can see how ppl can be fooled. I did get a notice from them that my card expired but expected it since it in fact did. I went to their website directly and updated.

If a fake had come a month ago I could have very well easily clicked on it especially if the url in the IE address bar matched Earthlinks site.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,8756086 Thu, 11 Dec 2003 14:45:27 EDT Re: I got it late last year... http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,8755835 woody7 : So did I, and until an example of someone that is caught is made it will continue...............but how many times do you tell someone not to give info like that out? Some people need to wise up...........just my thoughts
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Bloome]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,8755835 Thu, 11 Dec 2003 14:17:43 EDT Re: I got it late last year... http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,8755824 biv :
said by Dude See Profile:
man how hard is it for an ISP to send en email message to all it users sting that they will never ask for billing or contact info via email. Kinda like how MSN messenger has that warning stating thr same
They have done that. They've also posted warnings on their start page periodically.
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Children make nice pets!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,8755824 Thu, 11 Dec 2003 14:15:42 EDT Re: I got it late last year... http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,8755698 jdmurray : And these scams and hoaxes continue to circulate because thanks to these people they continue to prove successful forms of social engineering.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,8755698 Thu, 11 Dec 2003 14:02:16 EDT Re: I got it late last year... http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,8755622 Karl Bode : There's many people out there who spend an hour figuring out that their mouse doesn't work because it came unplugged....I think even if there's warnings issued, there's just a certain percentage of people who will always fall for this stuff.....]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,8755622 Thu, 11 Dec 2003 13:53:03 EDT Re: I got it late last year... http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,8755584 Dude : man how hard is it for an ISP to send en email message to all it users sting that they will never ask for billing or contact info via email. Kinda like how MSN messenger has that warning stating thr same
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A computer without Microsoft is like a chocolate cake without mustard.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,8755584 Thu, 11 Dec 2003 13:49:46 EDT Re: I got it late last year... http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,8755496 Karl Bode : It scares me knowing how many people would not have the common sense to do what you did......]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,8755496 Thu, 11 Dec 2003 13:39:28 EDT I got it late last year... http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,8755441 richk_1957 : ...the same day that I got the invoice from Earthlink that my credit card had been successfully billed. I checked my credit card account & sure enough, the monthly fee was debited, so I just deleted it the message.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,8755441 Thu, 11 Dec 2003 13:34:22 EDT