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SageTech
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Posted: 13th Apr 2009 21:57
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I received this email today:




Judging by the terrible English it might be some form of a Nigerian 419 scam. I'm just curious if I'm the only one to get this.


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Keo C
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Posted: 13th Apr 2009 21:59
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Quote: "well i saw your profile/email id today at (forum.thegamecreators.com)and i love it,"


That pretty well says it all. I didn't get it however, probably because my email isn't listed


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NeX the Fairly Fast Ferret
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Posted: 13th Apr 2009 22:00
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Yeah, your email is in plaintext on your profile so it was picked up by a bot which just echoed the domain.

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Sid Sinister
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Posted: 13th Apr 2009 22:10
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Yup, got that today too. I lol'd.

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Omega gamer 89
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Posted: 13th Apr 2009 22:11
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lol, just got that a minute ago. Scam fail.

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Tom J
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Posted: 13th Apr 2009 22:17
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I haven't got it, I feel so lonely
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Grandma
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Posted: 13th Apr 2009 22:20
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I didn't get it either.

This is a very sad day indeed. Not even bots are interested in me.

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xplosys
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Posted: 13th Apr 2009 22:24
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If I known that you share my desires with all friend I never have contact you. I am now shy with embarrassed of face. I will never send photo or mail again. Good by!

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Mr Bigglesworth
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Posted: 14th Apr 2009 04:10
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I got it, epic 419 fail, is someone doing that 419 scambait thing from that website, if they are they should do it with this.

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Toasty Fresh
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Posted: 14th Apr 2009 04:13
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Yeah, I got it too.

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White Fang 12
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Posted: 14th Apr 2009 05:25
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The person read this post



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Benjamin
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Posted: 14th Apr 2009 07:15
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I received it a while ago also, interestingly. So it looks like some bot has harvested our e-mail addresses on these forums.

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Veron
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Posted: 14th Apr 2009 07:53
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I got the email and cried.

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JLMoondog
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Posted: 14th Apr 2009 09:57
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...so we're not supposed to contract her? She seems nice, all she really wanted to know about me was my checking account numbers so she could send me a gift...I mean come on, she said I could trust her

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Black Rebel Heart
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Posted: 14th Apr 2009 10:48
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Wow I'm sure nobody has gotten that e-mail before! I'm sure those kind of e-mails are rare!
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Michael P
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Posted: 14th Apr 2009 11:26
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I got mine just now

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Rudolpho
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Posted: 14th Apr 2009 12:09
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Wow, I'm not left out, for once!

Or wait... it's a bad thing, isn't it?

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Toasty Fresh
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Posted: 14th Apr 2009 12:30
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Quote: "Or wait... it's a bad thing, isn't it?"


No, no, go ahead and reply...

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Shaun Of The Dead
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Posted: 14th Apr 2009 13:30
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I got it, i feel so loved XD



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Paul Johnston
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Posted: 14th Apr 2009 14:51
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Quote: "Yeah, your email is in plaintext on your profile"


Damn it! Forgot about that. I've modified the profile page to mess up the email address as well. If you find a page where the email address is still in plain text (in the source) please email me.
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kaedroho
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Posted: 14th Apr 2009 15:08 Edited at: 14th Apr 2009 15:12
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i got 3 emails from this girl.

Quote: "Hello My Dear,
Compliments of the day to you.
how are you doing today?
hope you are fine and in perfect condition of health,I am Miss Faith, I am single, I went through your profile at (www.forum.thegamecreators.com) and after reading it i took intersest in it,if you don't mind i will like to know you more better,although i came online to look for a true and loving man that is ready for a true,honest and loving relationship that will be able to take good care of me,i also want to make friend, if you are the kind of man am talking about or the kind of friend i need then you can send me a mail now on my private email([email protected]) so that i will tell you all about myself and send you a picture of myself.looking forward to hear from you,thanks and God bless .
Best Regard,
Miss Faith."


And there is a link on there to some Pakistani/Indian dating website.

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TheComet
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Posted: 14th Apr 2009 18:06
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I have been checking my inbox regularly, but nothing came... Should I be happy or sad?

TheComet

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Strelok
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Posted: 14th Apr 2009 18:36
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They only send to people that have money.


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Seppuku Arts
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Posted: 14th Apr 2009 18:45 Edited at: 14th Apr 2009 18:47
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Has anybody had her sister, Sonia? I had both of them asking for me, how dirty. It sounds like a pervert's dream, but given the title is 'Hello my dear' they don't sound very much like young and attractive 20 year old sisters looking for a hot and attractive, courageous and heroic bloke like me. People who tend to be call me dear are my Nan and those lovely residents at the old people's home I've been working at.

I can smell the cabbage and stew as I read their emails, imagine an Oxo cube advert or something advertising gravy, even with the soundtrack playing the background. Mmm, Grandma's roast.

But if they only want to be friends? Well, that's great! Lets all go round theirs for a Sunday roast.


[For clarification, this post contains no euphemisms]

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Alucard94
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Posted: 14th Apr 2009 18:50
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Quote: "Has anybody had her sister, Sonia? I had both of them asking for me, how dirty. It sounds like a pervert's dream, but given the title is 'Hello my dear' they don't sound very much like young and attractive 20 year old sisters looking for a hot and attractive, courageous and heroic bloke like me."

Well when I got the emails they started with "Hey sexy"... Actually no, I didn't get an email.


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Yodaman Jer
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Posted: 14th Apr 2009 21:04
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Dang it!!

Quote: "hi my dear,
how are you.my name is Sonia,
i am a young girl full of passion,love and caring,
well i saw your profile/email id today at (forum.thegamecreators.com)and i love it,
i think we can click together and be good friends ,

i will like to show you my photo and at the same time you will know more about me.
contact me with my email address([email protected]) so that we can talk more .
i expect to hear from you in my email box for easy conversation.extend my regard to your well wishers.

thanks for your understanding
your sincerelly
Sonia

contact me through my email address ([email protected])"


And the sad thing is, that's the first email I've gotten in a week!


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Demon Air 3D
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Posted: 14th Apr 2009 21:17
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I got it, Die spam
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Zdrok
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Posted: 14th Apr 2009 21:40
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I also got it. I deleted it because I read this thread

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kaedroho
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Posted: 14th Apr 2009 21:50
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I got 2 from faith and 1 from sonia.

I feel very loved.

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Uncle Sam
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Posted: 15th Apr 2009 06:06
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Someone oughta write back with fake interest.

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Siddy
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Posted: 15th Apr 2009 07:48
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Yeah, Faith and Sonia are keen on me, im thinking about making a move on one of them - which one should i choose? Sonia sounds sexier ;p
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Cyborg ART
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Posted: 15th Apr 2009 20:18
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I got it, as all other kind of spam. But since spammers are the only ones who write to me I often write back.
Last time it was some guy in Africa called Mohammed Azimura or something who wanted to give millions of $. So why not? Money is allways money...

...not. Actually I told him/her/it to go to and then I said I had tracked his I.P. and if he/she/it/them would stop sending me that kind of e-mail ("Hi, I am a laywer and my client is ded. Do you want his money?") I would send international police to his appartment.

He/she/it has not replied yet

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AlexI
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Posted: 15th Apr 2009 20:52 Edited at: 15th Apr 2009 20:53
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All they to do is write a bit of php to convert our email addresses into images not plain text. Its very easy to do with PHP GD. I will eve write if you want...

Thats 98% of spam bots gone


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Roger Wilco
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Posted: 16th Apr 2009 02:07
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I also got this. Spam mail in horrible english's always fun to read.
Also, if you hover over the TGC Forums-link in the email, it actually redirects to another site. Some english education site or something like that (didn't click it, of course, but googled it.) Ironic, aye?

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Black Rebel Heart
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Quote: "...not. Actually I told him/her/it to go to and then I said I had tracked his I.P. and if he/she/it/them would stop sending me that kind of e-mail ("Hi, I am a laywer and my client is ded. Do you want his money?") I would send international police to his appartment."


oh my god
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Grandma
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Posted: 16th Apr 2009 03:27
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Quote: "Spam mail in horrible english's always fun to read."



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bitJericho
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Posted: 16th Apr 2009 03:31
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Quote: "I can smell the cabbage and stew as I read their emails, imagine an Oxo cube advert or something advertising gravy, even with the soundtrack playing the background. Mmm, Grandma's roast."


Old people need loving too.

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Yodaman Jer
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Posted: 16th Apr 2009 03:33
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Quote: "I got 2 from faith and 1 from sonia."


Same here, although the two from Faith didn't come until the day after Sonia wrote to me.


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Omega gamer 89
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Posted: 16th Apr 2009 06:15
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I've gotten one of these every day for the past week. Sonia and Faith must really want me, huh?

If the good lord had intended us to go outside or have a social life, he wouldn't have invented the internet.
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Robert F
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Posted: 16th Apr 2009 06:18
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Faith is my Ex. She still try's to get with me but I dont like her because she likes to put herself out their for other people.


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Bendak11
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Posted: 16th Apr 2009 06:35
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The true writer of those e-mails...

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DB PROgrammer
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Posted: 16th Apr 2009 16:26
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Woot! I got one!


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Benjamin
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I received another today.

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Cyborg ART
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Posted: 16th Apr 2009 17:14
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Hahaha! Good one!

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Pus In Boots
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Three of these and counting.

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Grandma
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Posted: 16th Apr 2009 18:19
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None of these and counting.

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Insert Name Here
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Posted: 16th Apr 2009 19:49
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Two of these and counting backwards.

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tha_rami
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Some smart guy found TGC and thought, Geeks, mmm, how can I get to their wallets...?

It was a good try, though.


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Insanity Complex
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Posted: 16th Apr 2009 23:38
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Same as Grandma, I've gotten none of these


www.aeriagames.com <-They have some decent ones
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Antidote
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Posted: 17th Apr 2009 00:40 Edited at: 17th Apr 2009 00:42
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I just got my second one today.
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