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Techies - help please
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Techies - help please


Feb 22, 2022, 9:49 AM

I am getting set up on hundreds of email lists as I type. Someone is using my email address to set me up for this SPAM. I probably have hit one thousand by now.

From what I read, this is an effort to do something to my PayPal, or Venmo or similar that I will not see that email as they think I will just delete all these emails.

I am diligently marking each as SPAM (Gmail account).

Anything else I should do or am I just f'ed?

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Have you tried making deposits into


Feb 22, 2022, 9:54 AM

a handheld cylindrical object with a fake rubbery vadge?




That sounds awful. Death to that person.

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I'm not certain how you can do anything


Feb 22, 2022, 9:57 AM

other than what you are doing.

Change your email address? Other than that, there's not much recourse I can think of. Make sure you have a complicated password.

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I do. And I use dual authentication on Gmail


Feb 22, 2022, 9:59 AM

and every other account where $$ is involved.

Fun times.

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Honestly, if it's a free Gmail account then not much besides


Feb 22, 2022, 10:02 AM

marking SPAM and reporting phishing. If you want support from Google, you can buy a domain get a Google Workspace subscription, and set up an e-mail address there. There's little support from Google on the free accounts. If you know what lists you're being subscribed to, you can unsubscribe but my guess is that if it's bot-driven, you won't be able to keep up. Mail bombing is how they're hiding intent.

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Not a perfect solution, but I've set inbox rules to move any


Feb 22, 2022, 10:11 AM

email with the word "Unsubscribe" in it to my spam folder and disable notifications.

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Well, found it. They bought a Gucci handbag for $2,200


Feb 22, 2022, 10:35 AM

on my card.


Message was edited by: Father G®


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That sucks but glad you found it. Seems like you may be


Feb 22, 2022, 10:39 AM

getting all new card numbers as well.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LfJnj66HVQ&ab_channel=Lilpump

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Here's my approach to Gmail and spam


Feb 22, 2022, 10:39 AM

Gmail allows you to use periods in your email address and still recognizes it as your email...

so for my "real" stuff (bank, brokerage, personal, taxes, gov stuff) I use dawgh.hater.23

and for everything else I use dawghater23

then you can have a rule that looks for the send to, and have all that #### get archived and deleted.

it will take some time to slowly correct, but it has been very effective for me over the past 5 or so years that I've had this implemented.

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Also allows you to sign up for free trials of alot of things


Feb 22, 2022, 10:41 AM

after they expire.

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both of these gmail tips were worth the


Feb 22, 2022, 11:52 AM

cost of my ®

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I do use my email with or without dots, but hadn't thought


Feb 22, 2022, 11:15 AM [ in reply to Here's my approach to Gmail and spam ]

of this approach. Stealing it.

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The other thing you can do is a + sign


Feb 22, 2022, 12:15 PM [ in reply to Here's my approach to Gmail and spam ]

I know a lot of people who use gmail and, when signing up for websites, put their email in as

jroberts+tigernet@gmail.com - (jroberts isn't my gmail, so feel free to fire away at whoever owns that)

gmail ignores everything after the + sign, the email still comes to your gmail account, but the "to" address shows the full address as you had entered it.

Where that's helpful?

When you start getting tons of new spam messages, you know who sold your personal information.

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When we drink, we get drunk.
When we get drunk, we fall asleep.
When we fall asleep, we commit no sin.
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So, let's all get drunk, and go to heaven!


supes useful


Feb 22, 2022, 1:05 PM

thx

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that's pretty slick


Feb 22, 2022, 5:40 PM [ in reply to The other thing you can do is a + sign ]

gonna test that juan out too

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Re: Techies - help please


Feb 22, 2022, 10:55 AM

Make sure you have 2FA setup on your PayPal/Venmo accounts so more than a password reset will be required to get in.

You can also set a filter for PayPal/Venmo emails (let me know if you need the send to address) to star them or something, so that they're more easily identified when they come in.

As for the spam, not much you can do if it gets past the gmail filter except unsub/delete.

Good luck.

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drunk at the putt putt.


I recently had some online profiles hacked into


Feb 22, 2022, 11:13 AM

Someone went on a Panera Bread spree in NJ using my panera bread profile, and also did a gorcery pick up order in the middle of the night from walmart (I caught that because I happened to be awake)

Going forward I only use American express on websites since their security is top notch.

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We was hungry.


Feb 22, 2022, 11:20 AM



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Final count - about 1900 email lists/subscriptions I was


Feb 22, 2022, 12:34 PM

signed up for. LOL.

Now - I have the name and address that the fraudulent order was sent to. What to do lunge?

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Drive to the house.


Feb 22, 2022, 1:16 PM

Knock on door. Spray gasoline on the perp. Light fumes and walk away uttering a clever line while nonchalantly tossing lighter to the side in a low-angle rear camera shot.

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I think I am more mad about sending me spam vs. the $2200


Feb 22, 2022, 1:21 PM

charge on my card.

I have heard thieves send stuff to other people's houses, so I guess I cannot be sure the SOB lives here.

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damm... pretty nice place you got there, G... I assume you


Feb 22, 2022, 5:59 PM

rent out the other half for a little passive income?

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A drunk will run a STOP sign, but a stoner will wait for it to turn green.


LOL.***


Feb 22, 2022, 6:08 PM



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Re: Final count - about 1900 email lists/subscriptions I was


Feb 22, 2022, 7:04 PM [ in reply to Final count - about 1900 email lists/subscriptions I was ]

CC company is going to want you to do a police report or two. Probably up to you to try to run the perp to ground and snuff him out.

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I called Gucci and cancelled the order


Feb 22, 2022, 8:02 PM

he ain't getting that purse.

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Holy cow. What did you do about the spam? I'm not sure how


Feb 22, 2022, 7:08 PM [ in reply to Final count - about 1900 email lists/subscriptions I was ]

to handle that on a free gmail account.

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Move them to the spam folder and Gmail will now recognize


Feb 22, 2022, 7:47 PM

as spam is what I was told.

Will see.

But I had to 'look' at each one to be sure there were no more fraudulent charges.

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