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Old 07-10-2006, 11:23 AM   #1
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Weird e-mails?

Is anyone else getting several emails a day from people you dont know titled along the lines of:

"Your mortage approval (Case No. 5679876621121)"
"Your Loan approval"
"Your Refinace approval"

?

They are really annoying and don't even have any content...The titles have spelling errors as shown above i just wanna know what's the point? None of them have attachments and Ive done a full virus/spyware check.
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Old 07-10-2006, 11:31 AM   #2
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Re: Weird e-mails?

Not quite as annoying as the constant spam of a more risque nature. Google's spam filtering works, but I'd prefer it if they do what lycos and yahoo do - don't even let spam through in the first place
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Old 07-10-2006, 11:32 AM   #3
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Re: Weird e-mails?

I get about 15 a day
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Old 07-10-2006, 3:31 PM   #4
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Re: Weird e-mails?

I get a few of them also, along with the ones about viagra and penis enlargements
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Old 07-10-2006, 4:12 PM   #5
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Re: Weird e-mails?

So they know you quite well then?
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Old 07-10-2006, 4:27 PM   #6
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^lol..... No Comment
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Old 07-10-2006, 5:43 PM   #7
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Re: Weird e-mails?

Ive never gotten any spam mails that I havnt actually solicited my self
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Old 07-10-2006, 6:24 PM   #8
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Re: Weird e-mails?

I get hundreds of the things. Fortunately BT Yahoo's spam filter is top notch preventing me from getting any of them to my inbox.
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Old 07-10-2006, 11:49 PM   #9
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Re: Weird e-mails?

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I get hundreds of the things. Fortunately BT Yahoo's spam filter is top notch preventing me from getting any of them to my inbox.
aye!
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Old 08-10-2006, 12:40 AM   #10
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Re: Weird e-mails?

@ Knyght_byte.

When my sister used BT, the spam filter was quite good. We use NTL here, and I have no idea what people think of that.

It seems to work OK, though.
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Old 08-10-2006, 12:22 PM   #11
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Re: Weird e-mails?

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I get a few of them also, along with the ones about viagra and penis enlargements
I get these too, Soulja, where do these come from as I've never visited sites like these?

I also have loads of these financial ones as mentioned in the thread and now a few worrying ones which are accompanied by files to download (quickly deleted).
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Old 08-10-2006, 9:20 PM   #12
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Re: Weird e-mails?

ive recently stated getting loads of e mails about buying shares in companies.
keep getting them every week now.
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