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This comes from security@visa.com, clicking on the link does screw it up a little for them since the URL is clearly a redirect but the page is done pretty well I think, all the links direct to the actual Visa site and it all matches. The email has lovely logos on and everything - really does look quite genuine.

Only one problem here, I don't have a Visa card or any Visa anything.

Still, this is about the best I've seen and I'd guess it takes some people in.

Have you ever been defrauded?

In any way?

For me, the membership fees I pay to Nationstates feel a bit fraudulent.

For me, the membership fees I pay to Nationstates feel a bit fraudulent.

Heh. Very good. :p

Nah, never been defrauded. The e-mail spoofing (I think that's what it's called) that makes the email appear to be coming from Visa or the IRS or whatever is probably going to get some people, I imagine. I get a ton of them.

Heh. Very good. :p

It's not the fees I mind so much as the threatening TGs I receive from Ardchoille if I'm but a day late in paying.

Honestly, she should wash her mouth out with soap.

If they want information from me, they call me, or better yet, tell me to go to their office. Otherwise they're shit out of luck because I won't tell them anything online.

That or I will fill in completely false information!
Fraud the fraudists!

As an example.

I was looking for a restaurant in Beijing so I hailed a taxi driver and asked directions. 'No problems', he said, 'hop in'.

So I did, he set the meter and drove forward literally 10 meters round a corner before stopping and saying 'here you are'.

I paid, I even gave him a tip for the cheek.

I have a Visa card, so I about shit a brick when I found one of these in my spam folder.

Then I realized it was probably in the spam folder for a reason, and that it did not give me my card number or anything. So I ignored it rather gladly.

Honestly, she should wash her mouth out with soap.
I'd watch.

Bah, you just don't understand Australian slang.

I never get fraud emails anything close to this level of sophistication. I purely get "ridiculously large sum of money waiting for you to collect from xxx please contact" or "you've won xxx lottery for large sum of money". I wish someone would go to that amount of effort to get my money. I feel unimportant.

Bah, you just don't understand Australian slang.

Whatever it means, I, for one, do not want to be 'rooted' by a 'boomer'.

Whatever it means, I, for one, do not want to be 'rooted' by a 'big red'.

Stickybeak prude.

Stickybeak prude.

Dammit, quoted before edit!

Dammit, quoted before edit!
It's my way.
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That second one is good too. :)

I hope your chooks turn into emus and they kick your dunny down.

Now see if you can figure out a way to wrench this thread back on topic, before I have to yell at myself.

I hope your chooks turn into emus and they kick your dunny down.

Now see if you can figure out a way to wrench this thread back on topic, before I have to yell at myself.

So...amm...anyone been defrauded?

Anyone?

I bought these chicken eggs once...

I emus and they kick your dunny down.

seen one do that

what next well be done

I hope your chooks turn into emus and they kick your dunny down.

Now see if you can figure out a way to wrench this thread back on topic, before I have to yell at myself.

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