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Knight UK Posts: 69

Okay so I got a weird email today, and when you read it you'll know why I decided to post it here.
Anyone else got anything like this?


From: Mercy Bassa (mercybassa1@yahoo.com)
You may not know this sender.Mark as safe|Mark as junk
Sent: 11 March 2009 16:40:00
To: mercybassa1@yahoo.com

Hello,It is my pleasure to contact you after going through your profile at www.esato.com on my search for friendship,p​​​lease contact me on this address so that i can send you my picture and tell you more about myself.I will be happy to know a little about you and hobbies.
Mercy

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Posted: 2009-03-12 09:45:54
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pmerryman Posts: > 500

Dont reply. I'm sure they are after some details from you.

I had someone skype me the other day saying something very similar. When I queryied it with the IS department, they advised me against it.
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Posted: 2009-03-12 10:11:48
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yea g Posts: > 500

Its probably a spam bot that says the site it finds your email on.
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Posted: 2009-03-12 10:14:56
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arien617 Posts: > 500


On 2009-03-12 10:14:56, yea g wrote:
Its probably a spam bot that says the site it finds your email on.


Not a breach in Esato security, is it?
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Posted: 2009-03-12 17:30:26
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yea g Posts: > 500

Nah, if you want, just set esato to not show your email, then only laffen can see it
Edit: and make your msn address without an @ symbol
[ This Message was edited by: yea g on 2009-03-13 07:05 ]

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Posted: 2009-03-13 08:03:52
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laffen Posts: > 500

It is almost for certain a human sending this email to you. Collecting Esato member email addresses is not very easy to do.

The Esato registration process now requires verification of a Captcha image
The registration email address must be valid because:
New members must click on a link in the welcome email to be activated and therefore able to post
Only signed in members will have access to the member list page
Members must activate the "Allow other users to view my Email Address" to have their email address listed on the member page or profile page
The email address is not listed as plain text. It is printed out by a javascript function, making it impossible for robots to collect.

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Posted: 2009-03-13 17:36:38
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Kamal9211 Posts: 7

Even i hv got the same email she says that she has left her home she is living in refugee camp and all that bullshit she wants to talk to me and asking for my pic..Address
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Posted: 2009-04-18 07:32:28
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