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Gilbert-Ratchet
Not quite a Newb
Joined: 21 Dec 2006
Posts: 44
Location: Crashed & burnin' on the learnin' curve.
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Mon Jan 08, 2007 9:27 pm |
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Hi,
I just received a 419 where the mugu put a load of addressees in the To: field. I replied to all, except the mugu, and put the recipients in the BCC field, just saying that the mail was from a criminal and not to respond. I used babel fish to translate my message for all the domains I could see in the address list.
Was this the right thing to do?
BTW I don't mind my addy going out to a mass of people 'cos I only use it for baiting anyhow. |
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persephone
Baiting Guru
Joined: 05 Jun 2006
Posts: 2846
Location: land of cloggies
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Mon Jan 08, 2007 9:30 pm |
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^The best thing to do in future is PM one of the moderators here. They have the means and the expertise to follow up on the information. |
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JMRazor
Baiting Guru
Joined: 03 Mar 2006
Posts: 7103
Location: Yes
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Mon Jan 08, 2007 9:37 pm |
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Yeah - it's not a per se "bad" thing to do, but you run into various issues, the most pressing being the various victims forwarding your warning to the lad, which makes him savvy and basically serves to educate the lad (a no-no in a general sense). You also never know when a lad has cc'd himself or a cohort in that mass mailing -- again adding to the risk of the lad catching on. Last, many victims might start asking you questions, assuming you have all the answers -- if you're not prepared for that onslaught, it can also get tricky.
Still -- your heart was certainly in the right place! |
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Don
Baiting Guru
Joined: 25 May 2004
Posts: 3045
Location: Italy, 87.2.222.132
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Mon Jan 08, 2007 9:39 pm |
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I don't mean to dampen your enthusiasm and your intention was pure gold but if I got a "don't buy it, it won't work"-warning for every penis enhancement scam in my inbox I'd be rather irate. |
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Jayhawk
Baiting Guru
Joined: 07 Jul 2006
Posts: 5727
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Mon Jan 08, 2007 9:47 pm |
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^^^ Don, I'm not gonna touch that one with a ten foot pole.
Your heart was in the right place, but, as was said before, it's best to send that info to a mod. |
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Gilbert-Ratchet
Not quite a Newb
Joined: 21 Dec 2006
Posts: 44
Location: Crashed & burnin' on the learnin' curve.
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Tue Jan 09, 2007 3:36 pm |
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Thanks for the tips, I'll bear it in mind in future. |
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jojobean
Baiting Guru
Joined: 01 Dec 2005
Posts: 7586
Location: YOU WILL DRINK YOUR URINE IN A COMERCIAL BUS
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Tue Jan 09, 2007 3:45 pm |
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Jayhawk wrote: |
^^^ Don, I'm not gonna touch that one with a ten foot pole.
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Have you been using those enhancements Don is talking about? |
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Jayhawk
Baiting Guru
Joined: 07 Jul 2006
Posts: 5727
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Tue Jan 09, 2007 3:54 pm |
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^^^ You know, I thought of that right after I made my post.
In the interest of not bringing this thread down any lower than it already is, I'll be quiet. |
_________________ x8 < slacking?
just checked the site for update now, shipment smurfs in Porto Novo. Yes!! - Stanley
i will not share my smurfs with anybody again - Stanley (again)
Yes pets are allowed as far as you will occupy the apartment alone, you can release the Kraken.
i will kill you even if it take me to go to jail i will do that because i hate you with all my life....
assisin killer to Feathers McGraw
PLEASE I BEG YOU TO LET ME KNOW THAT PIGGIES OF YOURS PLEASE... assisin killer to Feathers again
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4X1X9
Baiting Guru
Joined: 17 Sep 2006
Posts: 5905
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Tue Jan 09, 2007 5:07 pm |
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Also someone you sent a warning to might come up with the idea, "he is saying that because it's genuine and he wants to eliminate the competition." |
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Baldrick
Master Baiter
Joined: 15 Mar 2006
Posts: 193
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Tue Jan 09, 2007 5:20 pm |
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Also, it might have been better to ask here BEFORE doing it rather than after.
Whatever the wisdom or otherwise of your actions, its too late to do anything because you asked after the event. |
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