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11-02-2010, 05:27 PM
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Registered User
Country: Spain
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 1,726
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Virus scam on boatmad site?
Jon you can move or delete this if it's in the wrong place or irrelevant:- I received a private message today from GaFarozzMan on here (his date of boatmad membership commencement is today) stating that a virus had been detected from my pc. Is this some kind of scam?? I haven't opened the email on this site as I was able to read it on my mail server (yahoo). Any ideas anyone? Thanks, Nigel
(of course I may in fact have some kind of problem on my pc and that the message is genuine, but I prefer to be cautious!)
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11-02-2010, 05:30 PM
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Registered User
Country: UK
Join Date: Jun 2006
Posts: 1,237
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I received it too.
My advice is not to go to the link enclosed in the message and to ignore it.
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11-02-2010, 05:31 PM
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Registered User
Country: Guernsey
Occupation: Postie
Interests: Heavy Heavy Metal
Boat name: Slayer II, Slayer, Pen15
Boat make: Phantom 19G-R, Bernico F2 Extreme, Ring 15
Engines: Evinrude 115HO, Yam 90
Cruising area: Channel Islands
Join Date: Aug 2009
Posts: 1,460
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I had the same message a few minutes ago. Must be a scam of some kind as I use a mac and an iPod touch to view and post here. I didn't even bother clicking the link and just deleted the message
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11-02-2010, 05:40 PM
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Registered User
Country: england
Location: surrey
Occupation: home extension specialist
Interests: boats, boats and more boats
Boat name: The Edge
Boat make: p21
Engines: 2.5 260
Cruising area: hayling island/littlehampton
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: surrey
Posts: 888
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Paul E
I had the same message a few minutes ago. Must be a scam of some kind as I use a mac and an iPod touch to view and post here. I didn't even bother clicking the link and just deleted the message
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and me didnt open it tho
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11-02-2010, 05:41 PM
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Registered User
Country: Spain
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 1,726
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Sounds like Jon needs to delete his membership??
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11-02-2010, 05:47 PM
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Registered User
Country: Channel Islands
Location: Guernsey
Occupation: Plant Operator
Interests: Cars/Boats/Bikes/Women/Beer
Boat name: Paranoid
Boat make: Phantom 20
Engines: Merc 2.5
Cruising area: Herm/Sark
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Guernsey
Posts: 269
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yep i had it too!
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11-02-2010, 05:49 PM
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Registered User
Country: uk
Location: southampton'ish
Occupation: builder
Boat make: Mariah
Engines: volvo 4.3
Cruising area: hatchet pond
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: southampton'ish
Posts: 497
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same here!
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11-02-2010, 05:49 PM
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Registered User
Country: UK
Location: Portsmouth
Occupation: Marine Engineer
Interests: everything fast
Boat make: Phantom 28/phantom 18
Engines: 2x Mercury 3.0 225 optimax/yamaha 85
Cruising area: Solent
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Portsmouth
Posts: 1,352
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i had it too
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11-02-2010, 05:51 PM
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Registered User
Location: hayling island
Boat name: snow monkey
Boat make: extreme 24
Engines: mercruiser 6.2
Join Date: May 2004
Location: hayling island
Posts: 2,082
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me to and deleted it
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11-02-2010, 05:56 PM
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numbskull
Country: United Kingdom
Location: South
Occupation: none
Interests: none
Boat name: Leviathan
Boat make: Phantom 28
Cruising area: South Coast
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: South
Posts: 15,959
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Yes, a 'bot' i'm affraid. They're pain in the arse!
We get a few join literally every day. I usually spot em and delete the user before they reap havoc, not always, but usually. Todays got his mass PM scam in before I saw him. user now deleted.
I need to updte the forum software, hopefully the newer version will be better equiped to filter them out.
Sorry guys.
JF
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11-02-2010, 05:59 PM
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... sundowner anyone ?
Country: mauritius
Location: flic en flac
Boat make: some rings & phantoms
Engines: some mercs
Cruising area: indian ocean
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: flic en flac
Posts: 379
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... me too, deleted
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11-02-2010, 06:24 PM
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Registered User
Country: UK
Location: Somerset
Occupation: old bloke
Interests: Water Ski Racing, Basic Racing
Boat name: Bad Boy 717, Hotshot 777
Boat make: Phantom 21, Phantom 21
Engines: JSRE Merc 2.5 EFIss 280hp, Merc 2.5 x 2
Cruising area: Weymouth, Weston and rest of UK
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Somerset
Posts: 529
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didnt delete it . . . . now got a easten european, lady boy who supplies viagra, works on an online casino and has an uncle with funds stuck in a nigerian bank . . . . . .
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11-02-2010, 06:26 PM
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#13
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Registered User
Country: Northern Ireland
Location: Bangor Co Down
Occupation: Quantity Surveyor ( Retired )
Interests: Boating & classic speed boats
Boat name: Tremlett 15
Boat make: 1973 Gunning/Tremlett 15' & Ribeye 4.5m )
Engines: 1976 Mercury 500 50hp ( & Yam )
Cruising area: Ireland
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Bangor Co Down
Posts: 208
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me too.......
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11-02-2010, 06:28 PM
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Registered User
Country: Germany
Location: Rüdesheim
Interests: Powerboating
Boat name: Zoe
Boat make: Scarab 22 / Scarab29
Engines: Mercruiser 496 HO
Cruising area: River Rhein
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Rüdesheim
Posts: 284
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11-02-2010, 06:29 PM
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Registered User
Country: England
Location: Surrey
Interests: boats/bodybuilding/my boys
Boat name: Scarab Racing
Boat make: Scarab 27
Engines: Yanmar 315
Cruising area: South coast
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Surrey
Posts: 200
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Me to thought I had a friend at last.....now fouund its a scam.....
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11-02-2010, 07:41 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2009
Posts: 670
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jon Fuller
Yes, a 'bot' i'm affraid. They're pain in the arse!
We get a few join literally every day. I usually spot em and delete the user before they reap havoc, not always, but usually. Todays got his mass PM scam in before I saw him. user now deleted.
I need to updte the forum software, hopefully the newer version will be better equiped to filter them out.
Sorry guys.
JF
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nice one Jon
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11-02-2010, 07:50 PM
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JORDANIEL
Country: ENGLAND
Location: WEST MIDLANDS
Occupation: paying my kids bills
Interests: BOATS,MOTORCROSS,JET SKIS AND BEER LOTS OF BEER
Boat name: SIDEWINDER
Boat make: PHANTOM 20
Engines: XR2 MERCURY
Cruising area: BARMOUTH
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: WEST MIDLANDS
Posts: 163
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Yep Me Toooooooooo
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11-02-2010, 07:56 PM
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Registered User
Country: England
Location: Crayford, Kent.
Occupation: Electrical gezza!
Interests: Petrolhead
Boat name: Wayne Kerr
Boat make: Phantom xl
Engines: Mercury 2.5, 200(ish)
Cruising area: Essex, Hampshire, Mediterranean
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Crayford, Kent.
Posts: 1,199
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Me as well, spotted and dumped.
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11-02-2010, 08:11 PM
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Registered User
Country: uk
Location: cornwall
Occupation: princess yachts
Interests: power boats
Boat name: voodoo ,enforcer,assagai
Boat make: ring 21c ,frode 25 , class 2 cat assagai 46 pre
Engines: yam 200hp ,4 v8 cats, , 280 efi
Cruising area: saltash/plymouth sound
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: cornwall
Posts: 723
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Yes and me, but all he wanted was my "SORT CODE AND BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS") HAHA
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11-02-2010, 08:31 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2006
Posts: 509
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