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Scam alert

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  • MikM Offline
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    Mik
    wrote on last edited by
    #1

    Latest scam? Got a text claiming to be the US Census Bureau requesting I take a COVID-19 survey. Riiiiight.

    But I could see how some folks would fall for it.

    "You cannot subsidize irresponsibility and expect people to become more responsible." — Thomas Sowell

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    • Doctor PhibesD Online
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      Doctor Phibes
      wrote on last edited by Doctor Phibes
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      I'm not answering any more questions until they reinstate my SS number.

      I was only joking

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      • L Offline
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        wrote on last edited by Loki
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        I don’t even open texts from people I don’t know… emails either.

        On the rare occasion that I am curious I send it to junk first where I am assured images aren’t loaded which cuts way down on odds that the sender can see that I open it because images aren’t loaded and then I can see clearly who the real sender is.

        A pro tip is to not have images load for all email.

        I never ever click on a link. If I am concerned I go right to the website and sign in to see if there is anything there relevant to the text or email.

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        • L Loki

          I don’t even open texts from people I don’t know… emails either.

          On the rare occasion that I am curious I send it to junk first where I am assured images aren’t loaded which cuts way down on odds that the sender can see that I open it because images aren’t loaded and then I can see clearly who the real sender is.

          A pro tip is to not have images load for all email.

          I never ever click on a link. If I am concerned I go right to the website and sign in to see if there is anything there relevant to the text or email.

          George KG Offline
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          George K
          wrote on last edited by
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          @loki said in Scam alert:

          I never ever click on a link. If I am concerned I go right to the website

          This.

          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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