tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196547498235237605.post4182244711464322935..comments2023-08-22T09:13:46.308-04:00Comments on Computing Ignorance: I Get Email (Scams)Mozglubovhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04803674886685831282noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196547498235237605.post-78351213308666319662009-06-22T18:17:59.117-04:002009-06-22T18:17:59.117-04:00Assaf, I hadn't actually seen either of those ...Assaf, I hadn't actually seen either of those before. I did quite enjoy the story of the p-p-p-power book.Mozglubovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04803674886685831282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196547498235237605.post-19776083205064701232009-06-22T16:41:27.336-04:002009-06-22T16:41:27.336-04:00In case you're not familiar with this classic ...In case you're not familiar with this classic story of love, hate and ebay, I highly recommend checking it out:<br /><br />http://www.zug.com/pranks/powerbook/<br /><br />The p-p-power pc. It's about someone who scammed the scammer, and it's just a funny read. Once you've had your fun, you can go over to Youtube and watch what is perhaps the greatest revenge ever extracted upon scammers:<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IQqd17p9_0Assafhttp://www.physicallyincorrect.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196547498235237605.post-91571066576709985472009-06-22T12:37:39.111-04:002009-06-22T12:37:39.111-04:00I really like this one. They went to a reasonable...I really like this one. They went to a reasonable amount of trouble to make it sound 'legitimate' and yet they couldn't even bother to make a gmail account to send it from. Highly amusing, I have to say.S.C. Kavassalishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01326429306907885422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196547498235237605.post-71455045347486645352009-06-22T11:09:26.769-04:002009-06-22T11:09:26.769-04:00I think this is actually a pretty good scam. For ...I think this is actually a pretty good scam. For someone with no knowledge of how companies handle email accounts, and what they might responsibly do, I think this would make some sense to some people. This is better than most I get.<br /><br />Yes, the yahoo email account is funny.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04103446055814911491noreply@blogger.com