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Lets Paint The Kettle Black,Do You Have A Bitch On Whats Going On Around The Site Or Any Thing Negative To Report

Discussion in 'Safety valve' started by ireland, Mar 28, 2006.

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  1. Pop_Smith

    Pop_Smith Regular member

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    Thanks Neverhap and blivetNC. I didn't do a domain check as the headers say its from "www.bankofamerica.c0m" so its obviously fake and won't lead anywhere.

    Oh, cool about 2 seconds after I forward the mail to the BoA abuse department I got this email from them (AutoResponder obviously).

     
  2. ZippyDSM

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    unless you use paypal or another service they dosent like to use peoples names *L*

    altho the address is always a give away I rarely use the links in emails anyway I rather just use my links that I know are safe log in and see whats up.
     
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    Yeah I knew the address was fake. The job was semi-professional except they forgot to spoof the address bar. :p

    I forwarded the email to the abuse team for BoA as well as visited (manually) the site and reported the web forgery via Firefox. Hopefully the site will get taken offline soon.

    Time for bed!

    Peace
     
  4. aabbccdd

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    this is good info Ireland posted it in another theard i already had it

    1. >>>>> > ATTORNEY'S ADVICE -- NO CHARGE
    >>>>> >
    >>>>> > Read this and make a copy for your
    >>>>> > files in case you need to refer to it someday. Maybe
    >>>>> > we should all take some of his advice! A corporate
    >>>>> > attorney sent the following out to the employees in his
    >>>>> > company.
    >>>>> >
    >>>>> > 1. Do not sign the back of your
    >>>>> > credit cards. Instead, put "PHOTO ID REQUIRED".
    >>>>> >
    >>>>> > 2. When you are writing checks to pay
    >>>>> > on your credit card accounts, DO NOT put the
    >>>>> > complete account number on the "For" line. Instead,
    >>>>> > just put the last four numbers. The credit card company
    >>>>> > knows the rest of the number, and anyone who might be
    >>>>> > handling your check as it passes through all the check
    >>>>> > processing channels won't have access to it.
    >>>>> >
    >>>>> > 3. Put your work phone # on your checks
    >>>>> > instead of your home phone. If you have a PO Box use
    >>>>> > that instead of your home address. If you do not have a
    >>>>> >PO Box, use your work address. Never have your SS#
    >>>>> > printed on your checks. (DUH!) You can add it if it is
    >>>>> > necessary. But if you have it printed, anyone can get it.
    >>>>> >
    >>>>> > 4. Place the contents of your wallet
    >>>>> > on a photocopy machine. Do both sides of each
    >>>>> > license, credit card, etc. You will know what you had in
    >>>>> > your wallet and all of the account numbers and phone
    >>>>> > numbers to call and cancel. Keep the photocopy in a
    >>>>> > safe place. I also carry a photocopy of my passport
    >>>>> > when I travel either here or abroad. We've all heard
    >>>>> > horror stories about fraud that's committed on us in
    >>>>> > stealing a name, address, Social Security number,
    >>>>> > credit cards.
    >>>>> >
    >>>>> > Unfortunately, I, an attorney,
    >>>>> > have firsthand knowledge because my wallet was stolen
    >>>>> > last month. Within a week, the thieve(s) ordered an
    >>>>> > expensive monthly cell phone package, applied for a
    >>>>> > VISA credit card, had a credit line approved to buy a
    >>>>> > Gateway computer, received a PIN number from DMV to
    >>>>> > change my driving record information online, and more.
    >>>>> > But here's some critical information to limit the damage in
    >>>>> > case this happens to you or someone you know:
    >>>>> >
    >>>>> > 5. We have been told we should cancel our
    >>>>> > credit cards immediately. But the key is having the toll free
    >>>>> > numbers and your card numbers handy so you know whom
    >>>>> > to call. Keep those where you can find them.
    >>>>> >
    >>>>> > 6. File a police report immediately in the
    >>>>> > jurisdiction where your credit cards, etc., were stolen.
    >>>>> >This proves to credit providers you were diligent, and this
    >>>>> > is a first step toward an investigation (if there ever is one).
    >>>>> >
    >>>>> > But here's what is perhaps most
    >>>>> > important of all: (I never even thought to do this.)
    >>>>> >
    >>>>> > 7. Call the 3 national credit
    >>>>> > reporting organizations immediately to place a fraud
    >>>>> > alert on your name and also call the Social Security
    >>>>> > fraud line number. I had never heard of doing that until
    >>>>> > advised by a bank that called to tell me an application
    >>>>> > for credit was made over the Internet in my name. The
    >>>>> > alert means any company that checks your credit knows
    >>>>> > your information was stolen, and they have to contact
    >>>>> > you by phone to authorize new credit.
    >>>>> >
    >>>>> > By the time I was advised to do this,
    >>>>> > almost two weeks after the theft, all the damage had
    >>>>> > been done. There are records of all the credit checks
    >>>>> > initiated by the thieves' purchases, none of which I knew
    >>>>> > about before placing the alert. Since then, no additional
    >>>>> > damage has been done, and the thieves threw my
    >>>>> > wallet away this weekend (someone turned it in). It
    >>>>> > seems to have stopped them dead in their tracks.
    >>>>> >
    >>>>> > Now, here are the numbers you always
    >>>>> > need to contact about your wallet, etc., has been
    >>>>> > stolen:
    >>>>> >
    >>>>> > 1.) Equifax: 1-800-525-6285
    >>>>> >
    >>>>> > 2.) Experian (formerly TRW):
    >>>>> > 1-888-397-3742
    >>>>> >
    >>>>> > 3.) Trans Union: 1-800-680-7289
    >>>>> >
    >>>>> > 4.) Social Security Administration
    >>>>> > (fraud line): 1-800-269-0271
     
  5. Domreis

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    aabbccdd,

    Good info! Thanks buddy...
     
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    Just seen the vid.... They deserved every bit of that.. They might think twice next time before they steal from someone else....
     
  7. Domreis

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    I am wondering where the police are. It looks like they are in a third world country though. Any one know where that was shot? That will probably be the last time the steal, I bet the one guy won't even use his hand again.
     
  8. tranquash

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    police was probably the one who filmed it.

    seems like somewhere in asia
     
  9. ireland

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    they sure love there puppy

    NYC couple hail cab for 2,400-mile ride


    NEW YORK - Betty and Bob Matas have retired and are moving to Arizona, but like many New Yorkers they don't drive, and they don't want their cats to travel all that way in an airliner cargo hold.


    Their solution: "Hey, cabbie."

    They met taxi driver Douglas Guldeniz when they hailed his cab after a shopping trip several weeks ago.

    They got to talking about their upcoming move, and "we said 'Do you want to come?'" said Bob Matas, 72, a former audio and video engineer for advertising agencies. "And he said 'Sure.'"

    It was initially a gag, Matas said, but as they talked over the ensuing weeks it became reality.

    They plan to leave Tuesday on the 2,400-mile trip to Sedona, Ariz., with Guldeniz driving his yellow SUV cab 10 hours a day for a flat fee of $3,000, plus gas, meals and lodging.

    They're getting a break. The standard, metered fare would be about $5,000 — each way, according to David Pollack, executive director of the Committee for Taxi Safety, a drivers' group. But city Taxi and Limousine Commission rules direct drivers and passengers to negotiate a flat fare for trips outside the city and a few suburban areas.

    It's also a good deal for Guldeniz.

    "This job is not easy, and I want to do something different," said Guldeniz, 45, who has been driving a taxi for two years. "I want to have some good memories."

    The Matases will ride in relaxed comfort in Guldeniz's sport utility vehicle while their cats ride in the back in their travel cases. A mover will haul their belongings.

    "It's a little unusual, but it will be fun," said Betty Matas, 71, a retired executive administrative assistant.
     
  10. Estuansis

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    I can't believe you guys. I can definitely understand the initial beating but those people weren't fighting back. They were screaming for their lives:(

    Using concrete blocks was way out of line.

    Human brutality scares the sh*t out of me. No one deserves that. I don't care what you say.
     
  11. ireland

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    cool clip ireland, and yeah the impala is fast, but that lamborghini driver doesn't know how to drive. that was one of the worst launches i've ever seen.
     
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    Second Generation DVD sales are pants

    Neither side wins the war

    By Nick Farrell: Monday 09 April 2007, 15:01
    NEITHER Blu-ray nor HD-DVD are close to winning any new format wars, according to research compiled by Sony.

    Figures for both technologies are total toilet with minuscule disk sales for both. In fact since it hit the shops Blu-ray have only managed to sell a fairly pathetic 844,000 disks. HD-DVD sales were even works, only selling 708,600 during the same period.

    The figures seem to show that on a good week the best a second generation title can manage is about 1,000 a week. Apparently Casino Royal is famous for breaking all records on disk sales by managing to get 100,000 in total.

    X-men the Last Stand sold 21,504 second generation disks so far, in comparison the same flick sold 2.6 million old style DVD units in the first day. OK, it is new technology. However the figures show that it is so far away from unseating DVD as the technology of choice it might as well be in a distant galaxy.

    A lot More here. µ
    http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/show/564
     
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    RIAA and movie industry want to pretext

    A law for us and one for the world+dog

    By Nick Farrell: Monday 09 April 2007, 07:27
    THE RIAA and the movie industry are lobbying lawmakers in a bid to get it excused from tough laws on pretexting.

    According to the LA Times, the law which is in response to the fiasco HP bought upon itself by pretending to be other people to spy on hostile journalists, is likely to first see the light of day in California.

    But the RIAA and the Motion Picture Association of America say the law should not apply to them as they need to use subterfuge to deal with pirates.

    Spokespeople for the organisations say that they are not talking about trying to go in and get customer information.

    Specifically the trade group asked that any owner of a copyright, patent, trademark or trade secret be able to use "pretexting or other investigative techniques to obtain personal information about a customer or employee" when seeking to enforce intellectual property rights.

    However, consumer groups are alarmed at the RIAA's proposed changes as they do not see why the recording industry shouldn't have to follow the same laws that everyone else.

    The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) said that if the RIAA gets away with its changes it will create a loophole which is so big that nobody else has to follow the law either.

    It seems that the RIAA believes that is allowed to break any law it likes if it is defending against trademark infringement.

    More here. µ

    more here
    http://p2pnet.net/story/11919
     
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    Outlook on the Desktop 1.3.3

    Size: 428KB

    Publisher: Visit Website

    Release Date: 2007-04-09

    Submit Date: 2007-04-09

    OS: Win 2000/XP/2003/Vista


    Publisher's Description
    Put the Microsoft Outlook calendar right on your desktop so that it´s visible and useable all the time without actually having to open Outlook.

    Features:

    * Places fully functional Microsoft Outlook Calendar on your Desktop.
    * The Oulook Calendar is pinned to your desktop so that no windows can get stuck behind it.
    * The Calendar´s position, size and opacity are all adjustable via a very intuitive GUI.
    * A tray Icon is provided to get to the preferences or close the application if desired.

    Requirements:

    * Microsoft Outlook 2000 or higher
    * Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1

    download here
    http://www.freewarefiles.com/program_8_80_20867.html


     
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  16. Auslander

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    hd-discs are still unnecessary. people, besides those with cash falling out of their hinnies, just aren't ready for that in their home. dunno what these companies are thinking, to be honest.
     
  17. janrocks

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    Grah.. school holidays and an internet full of

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  18. blivetNC

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    @Estuansis,
    If you really want to see the great inhumanity of man, do a little study into the German-Soviet theater of operations in the Great Patriotic War, (AKA WWII to non-Soviets) Some things are totally beyond comprehension there.
     
  19. Auslander

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    THIS pisses me off! good god! WTF!
     
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    Way Too Funny!
    Unfortunately this is how many political actions get started, make something sound much more threatening than it is, then prey on the fear of Ignorance!


    Thanks Ireland for the Outlook on the Desktop program, Too cool.
     
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