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TheBlackAdder

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16. If you Patreon Jim Browning, he might sting them, waste their time, divulge their operation.

Reply to marble falls (Reply #13)

Thu Nov 26, 2020, 12:31 AM

Nov 2020

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It depends on how far you want to take it.

If you view the raw email source in your email application, you should get the source IP address. There is a high probability if you perform a command prompt nslookup ipaddress that it might show an aws host name. Most scams are using Amazon Web Services. You can set up an account with AWS for free and report each of the spams you get from one of their domains and they will shut them down.

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Just got this from some mook ... [View all] marble falls Nov 2020 OP

Yeah dweller Nov 2020 #1

Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2020 #15

Wow! I've never had such a thing! Karadeniz Nov 2020 #2

It's weird, other than the fake PayPal, Yahoo and Amazon notices I don't get much crap in my ... marble falls Nov 2020 #11

It's a bluff. Delete and don't worry about it. brush Nov 2020 #3

Not worried a bit, looking for a way to bump back. marble falls Nov 2020 #4

There's a bunch of YouTube guys that hack and expose these scammers. Never pay. TheBlackAdder Nov 2020 #5

I have no need to pay: I don't do porn, I don't keep contact lists, my cameras are all disabled. marble falls Nov 2020 #13

If you Patreon Jim Browning, he might sting them, waste their time, divulge their operation. TheBlackAdder Nov 2020 #16

Dang Adder! You're even sharper about more stuff than I thought! ... marble falls Nov 2020 #23

While only Amazon knows who starts these spammers, the URL they link to can be looked up. TheBlackAdder Nov 2020 #27

That last especially seems well worth knowing. Guessing Hortensis Nov 2020 #25

Here's the story on that Renew Deal Nov 2020 #6

I got one of these on my work computer. cos dem Nov 2020 #7

Not sure what to do but I received one of these about 6 mos ago Bev54 Nov 2020 #8

My story exactly. marble falls Nov 2020 #14

Pervert, eh? LSFL Nov 2020 #9

I got a variation of this, saying they had moonscape Nov 2020 #10

People are reporting this to the FTC since April chowder66 Nov 2020 #12

I keep hearing more and more of these stories. FM123 Nov 2020 #17

I've seen spam just like this, but the guesses at my passwords have all been wrong Silent3 Nov 2020 #18

I've instinctively avoided Pinterest. They make you get an account to look at anything. eppur_se_muova Nov 2020 #19

Do sysadmins maintain the accounts postmaster@ and abuse@ anymore ? eppur_se_muova Nov 2020 #20

Yeah. I got one 2. roamer65 Nov 2020 #21

My neighbor got a very similar email yesterday womanofthehills Nov 2020 #22

I got a couple of those recently--in my SPAM folder. GoCubsGo Nov 2020 #24

Worse than your threatening stalker... Tracer Nov 2020 #26

Off someone else's hacked e-mail contact list. Keep no online contact lists. marble falls Nov 2020 #30

Just delete it. It's bogus. MineralMan Nov 2020 #28

It's bogus on all levels. marble falls Nov 2020 #33

It is a scam. Delete it and don't worry about it. SoonerPride Nov 2020 #29

Not worried. Miffed and looking for a punching bag. The people who take our information don't ... marble falls Nov 2020 #32

This is a classic. WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2020 #31