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 Bungawatta
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| posted on January 12th, 2006 at 12:00 PM |
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Email from Banks
The email address I used for AVD member registration here was used to send me 2 emails recently from "Westpac" and "National Australia" banks that
urged me to update my profile online by accessing to the URL link given in the emails.
I don't use the email address any other place and I do not have accounts with Westpac or National. (lol)
So, did anyone get the same emails???
Shigeru
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ColumBUS
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| posted on January 12th, 2006 at 12:01 PM |
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yup i get them all at least once a month. a scam, nothing more.
delete them asap.
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Midlife crisis
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| posted on January 12th, 2006 at 12:04 PM |
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Yep had both of those and the Commonwealth has well and I don't A/C's with any on them.They must think we all are stupid
I never follow links to anything in emails I just delete them.
Marc
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PrettyBlueBug
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| posted on January 12th, 2006 at 12:09 PM |
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I've never had emails like this.... wah! 
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shaihulud
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| posted on January 12th, 2006 at 01:11 PM |
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NEVER OPEN ANY EMAIL FROM ANY BANK EVER.
Banks do not email their clients for that information. They already have it and if there are any problems they will ask you to fix it inside their
bank office.
These are scams. By opening the email you are vulnerable to all sorts of worms. trojan horses and other nasties.
Repeat after me three times
I WILL NEVER OPEN ANY EMAIL FROM ANY BANK EVER.
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WA Volksrodder
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| posted on January 12th, 2006 at 03:17 PM |
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I was getting about 40 of those per DAY last week and the week before... First week was saying it was from National, second week saying Wespac..
I blocked and bounced them, which seemed to make them try even harder... Bloody idiots...
People that do that shit need Killing.. Plain and Simple...
So do hackers and virus makers.... l
The opinion of The Village Idiot, only matters to those that would have him Ring The Bell....
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shaihulud
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| posted on January 12th, 2006 at 03:32 PM |
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A while ago I was watching in a TV program about internet email spam. The man being interviewed said that we should declare open season on spammers
and that we should be allowed to "kick their doors down and slap them around."
It's all a numbers game. There are always people who will open those emails and then give them the information that they ask for. Send out millions
of such emails and get access to one bank account in 10,000 and you can steal big money.
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