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07-10-2006, 11:23 AM
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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"
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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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07-10-2006, 11:31 AM
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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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07-10-2006, 11:32 AM
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I get about 15 a day 
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07-10-2006, 3:31 PM
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I get a few of them also, along with the ones about viagra and penis enlargements 
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07-10-2006, 4:12 PM
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So they know you quite well then? 
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07-10-2006, 4:27 PM
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^lol..... No Comment
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07-10-2006, 5:43 PM
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Ive never gotten any spam mails that I havnt actually solicited my self
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07-10-2006, 6:24 PM
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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.
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07-10-2006, 11:49 PM
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Originally Posted by GregHook  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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08-10-2006, 12:40 AM
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 @ 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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08-10-2006, 12:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Soulja 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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08-10-2006, 9:20 PM
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ive recently stated getting loads of e mails about buying shares in companies.
keep getting them every week now.
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