I'm sharing a room here in Dublin with another person...

Few days ago as I was moving a drawer chest I found a piece of paper behind it. It was probably left there by people who lived there before I moved in...

... it had usernames and passwords written to emails and several other websites. Moreover it had a two bank account numbers written and PINs for them. It was all neaatly written; Username: Password: Account number: PIN: so if someone stumbles across it knows what's what :rolleyes: .

Can't believe people can be so stupid. Writing all this on a piece of paper. and moreover not searching for it properly after realizing it's lost. The person's lucky it was I who found it and not somebody else [img]graemlins/heee.gif[/img] . Though I'm still pondering the idea of pinning it to a notice board somewhere [img]graemlins/hehe.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/showoff.gif[/img] .

That's really stupid but check this out:

http://survey.mailfrontier.com/survey/quiztest.html

I had 70% but for the ones I got wrong the site didn't give proper proof for me. I suppose they know what's real but some arguments are a bit weak.

I got 70% too. And all I got wrong were really legitimate emails I thought to be frauds. I guess I'm just paranoid.

I got 9 out of 10 correct, (or 90 %)

I missed the last one.
I am surprised that I did not get it right.

I think I'd delete all ten of those without even reading the contents.

Seven of ten here as well... and I was also just more skeptical. No frauds got past me, but legit stuff was rejected.

Realistically, though, I use more than just the email to determine if I'm going to believe it. I look at the source code of the email, check the links that are used in the email, and also consider whether or not I have a business relationship with them.

aye me too man, got 10 out o 10 tho think that calls for a beer ;)

Talking of stupid spam emails - I just got one from a friend:

Hey it is Andy the director of MSN, Tim Buiski, sorry for the
> > >>>interruption
> > >>>but MSN is closing the system down because too
> > >>>many inconsiderate people are taking up all the names, we only
> > >>>have 578
> > >>>names left, if you would like to close your account, then do not
> > >>>send this
> > >>>message out, if you would like to keep your account, then copy and
> > >>>paste and
> > >>>send
> > >>>this message to everyone on your
>contact list. This is no joke, we
> > >>>are
> > >>>really
> > >>>shutting down the servers. Send it, thanks,
> > >>>
> > >>>Tim Buiski,
> > >>>
> > >>>WHO EVERY ONE WHO DOES NOT SEND THIS MESSAGE,YOUR ACCOUNT
> > >>>WILLBE CLOSED AND WILL COST $10.00 A MONTH TO USE,
> >SEND THIS TO
> > >>>EVERYONE ON
> > >>>YOUR LIST
> >
>
>
>
>DONT HATE YOURSELF IN THE MORNING, SLEEP TILL NOON..TONI

Anyone else get this? What kind of a stupid person would fall for this anyway? [img]graemlins/idontagreeatall.gif[/img]

aye me too man, got 10 out o 10 tho think that calls for a beer ;) </font>[/QUOTE]sounds like a great idea, I got me 10 out of 10 too ;)

you know it man get them cold an frosty beers cracked open

<font color=8fbc8f>ROFLMAO!!! I got 9 of 10 correct, or 90%. I missed 1! Ha, Ha. I missed the 1 that I get every month from my own bank!!!!ROFLMAO. It just looked so "fraudulent" from that perspective.</font>
You got 9 out of 10 correct, or 90 %

[ 11-30-2005, 08:24 PM: Message edited by: Felix The Assassin ]

9 out of 10 here.

I didn't respond to any of them, tsunami victims be damned!

I got 1 out of 10. I said they could all bugger off.

I got 8 of 10, but erred to the side of caution...The two I missed were legitimate, but I said they were frauds...Of course, if they actually made it to my inbox, they'd all get deleted.

Me too. That test is so damn stupid that it actually irritates me.

I whole heartidly agree

Phishing I think:

Dear ebay member,

For the User Agreement, Section 9,

We may immediately issue a warning, temporarily suspend, indefinitely
suspend or terminate your membership and refuse to provide our
services to you if we believe that your actions may cause financial
loss or legal liability for you, our users or us. We may also
take these actions if we are unable to verify or authenticate
any information you provide to us.


We regret to inform you that your eBay account could be suspended
if you don't re-update your account information. To resolve this
problems please use the link below and re-enter your account information.
If your problems could not be resolved your account will be suspended
for a period of 48 hours, after this period your account will
be terminated.


Due to the suspension of this account, please be advised you are
prohibited from using eBay in any way. This includes the registering
of a new account. Please note that this suspension does not relieve
you of your agreed-upon obligation to pay any fees you may owe
to eBay.


To update your record please click here:


Security id of this notification : 5013394817-E

Absolutely.
At least they have a sense of humour claiming they might terminate your eBay account if "your actions may cause financial loss or legal liability for you, our users or us."

There is, of course, no section 9 in the user agreement at all.