WARNING: scam site will steal your account [UPDATE]

#221 kieron1o1

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Posted 29 December 2008 - 11:04 AM

the site didnt work can you give correct link?

#222 Ddraiggoch06

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Posted 29 December 2008 - 11:23 AM

kieron1o1 said:

the site didnt work can you give correct link?

What?

The idea is that the link is invalid to stop people from clicking on it and landing in the scam site. Why on earth would you want to actually visit it?

#223 Jopie211

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Posted 29 December 2008 - 11:43 AM

kieron1o1 said:

the site didnt work can you give correct link?

Lol, just lol. :lol:

Anyway, people should just always check URLs in forum posts before clicking them.

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#224 vapour

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Posted 29 December 2008 - 07:12 PM

Ddraiggoch06 said:

kieron1o1 said:

the site didnt work can you give correct link?

What?

The idea is that the link is invalid to stop people from clicking on it and landing in the scam site. Why on earth would you want to actually visit it?

Well we already know the next person who's going to get hacked. >_>

I think you should do him a favour and ban his IP address so he will not get hacked.

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people who get rich and do it legit like joob and I always get f'd over in the end.

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Posted 29 December 2008 - 11:06 PM

kieron1o1 said:

the site didnt work can you give correct link?

Thanks for the laugh. :thumbup:

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#226 kieron1o1

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Posted 30 December 2008 - 12:36 AM

vapour said:

Ddraiggoch06 wrote:

kieron1o1 wrote:

the site didnt work can you give correct link?

What? :shock:

The idea is that the link is invalid to stop people from clicking on it and landing in the scam site. Why on earth would you want to actually visit it?

Well we already know the next person who's going to get hacked. >_>

I think you should do him a favour and ban his IP address so he will not get hacked.

I would like to know the link so i can look at site it will be intresting , and i log on see what fuss is about

#227 sbrideau2000

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Posted 30 December 2008 - 12:40 AM

kieron1o1 said:

vapour said:

Ddraiggoch06 wrote:

kieron1o1 wrote:

the site didnt work can you give correct link?

What? :shock:

I would like to know the link so i can look at site it will be intresting , and i log on see what fuss is about

Haha, you're making me laugh, you want to get your account scammed to see what the fuss is about?! :lol:

#228 kieron1o1

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Posted 30 December 2008 - 12:46 AM

sbrideau2000 said:

Haha, you're making me laugh, you want to get your account scammed to see what the fuss is about?! :lol:

my account is forever banned , so i dont mind losing this account

anyone know the link please?

oh and do you guys know how i download viruses i need to find out how to download them so i dont download them.

#229 sbrideau2000

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Posted 30 December 2008 - 02:34 AM

Just to say, one way to get a virus, simply going to a website. Yes, some sites are made to give viruses to people.

#230 kieron1o1

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Posted 30 December 2008 - 03:43 AM

does this site have viruses , i hope not , i been on internet now for 3 years without one virus

#231 pryomancer

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Posted 30 December 2008 - 03:49 AM

99% of webpages won't give you a virus, they are perfectly legitimate sites.

The best solution to avoid getting a virus or other malware is to learn about them, be aware that not everything on the internet is trustworthy, that there are people out there who want to hack your computer.

Should this be moved off global announcement now? The scammers have more or less stopped, I haven't noticed any for the last week or two.

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Posted 04 January 2009 - 02:39 AM

i demand it stays forever.

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#233 infam0us911

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Posted 04 January 2009 - 06:54 AM

A good way to make sure if a site is trustworthy or not is to use WOT (Web of Trust).

It's an add-on to your internet browser which can tell you a bit about the site's Trustworthiness, Vendor Reliabity, Privacy and even Child Safety. It doesn't cover all the sites, but it's a good way to see about a site's history before even setting foot in the actual site. If you do however click into a flagged site, SiteAdvisor warns you before you enter but you can still enter regardless.

Link: http://www.mywot.com/

For those who don't want to add something onto your browser, you can simply go to www.siteadvisor.com and type in the site you're visiting before entering it. You can usually find user reviews and even tested download reviews from the site itself.

My rule of thumb is that if a site is phishy, (Get the pun? :mrgreen: