From The Padded Cell

Monday, March 13, 2006

Subject: FW: I Love It When A good Plan Comes Together . . .


Okay, here's the plan:
Back off and let those men who want to marry men, marry men.
Allow those women who want to marry women, marry women.
Allow those folks who want to abort their babies, abort their babies.
In three generations, there will be no Democrats!!!
Damn, I love it when a good plan comes together. signed Zarc



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Monday, March 06, 2006

SCAM ALERT!!!!!!!!!SCAM ALERT!!!!!!!!!SCAM ALERT!!!!!!SCAM ALERT!!!!! I received these two e-mails a few days ago and being suspicious of them I copied them and sent them to Paypal Security Center.In both cases I was asked to submit info such as my credit card account number and passwords, pin numbers and etc. This I would never do under any circumstances and I would advise anyone not to. This is the first e-mail I received. Subject: Paypal Consumer Notice Date: Mar 4, 2006 9:55 PM
Protect Yourself Against Fraud

Dear Paypal customer,

We recently noticed one or more attempts to log in your Paypal online account from a foreign IP address and we have reasons to believe that your account was hijacked by a third party without your authorization.
If you recently accessed your account while traveling, the unusual log in attempts may have initiated by you.
However if you are the rightful holder of the account, click on the link below and submit, as we try to verify your account:
https://www.paypal.c0m/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_login-submit
The log in attempt was made from:
IP address: 159.255.11.185ISP host: 159.255.11.1.prov.T1fast.net
If you choose to ignore our request, you leave us no choice but to temporally suspend your account.
We ask that you allow at least 48hrs for the case to be investigated and we strongly recommend not making any changes to your account in that time.
If you received this notice and you are not the authorized account holder, please be aware that is in violation of Chase policy to represent oneself as another Paypal account owner. Such action may also be in violation of local, national, and/or international law. Paypal is committed to assist law enforcement with any inquires related to attempts to misappropriate personal information with the Internet to commit fraud or theft.Information will be provided at the request of law enforcement agencies to ensure that perpetrators are prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
* Please do not respond to this email as your reply will not be received.
For assistance, log in to your Paypal account and choose the "HELP" link.
Thanks for your patience as we work together to protect your account.
Regards,
Copyright © 1999-2005 PayPal. All rights reserved. Member FDIC. Equal Housing Lender Following is the second one I received:(I noticed several errors in this one for example:it shows the cart total as $230.05!It should be $239.95. and it misspells "full refund" as full refound!!) Receipt of Your Payment Date: Mar 4, 2006 5:27 PM Dear Customer,
This email confirms that you have paid PHONEDEPOTUSA (sales@phonedepotusa.com) $239.95 USD using PayPal.
This credit card transaction will appear on your bill as "PAYPAL PHONEDEPOT*"...........................................................................PayPal Shopping Cart Contents
Item Name: New MOTOROLA V3 PINK RAZR RAZOR QUAD-BAND CELL PHONE Quantity: 1 Total: $219.95 USD Cart Subtotal: $219.95 USD Shipping Charge: $20.00 USD Cart Total: $230.05 USD ..........................................................................Shipping Information
Shipping info: Bill Chang 202 N Magnolia Dr. Saco, ME 04072 United States Address Status: Unconfirmed ..........................................................................If you haven't authorized this charge, click the link below to cancel the payment and get a full refound.Dispute Transaction . Here is the answer I received from Paypal: Thank you for contacting PayPal. We appreciate you bringing this suspicious email to our attention. Commonly referred to as phishing, these emails are sent by fraudsters inan attempt to collect sensitive personal or financial information from the recipients. PayPal takes phishing threats seriously. Our fraud prevention specialists are working 24/7 to help protect you and enable the community to stay safe.
After review, we can confirm that the email you received was not sent byPayPal. Any website which may be linked to this email is not authorized or used by PayPal.
Our fraud prevention team is working to disable any website linked to this email. In the meantime, please do not enter any information into this website. If you have already done so, you should immediately log into your PayPal account and change your password, as well as your security questions and answers. We also recommend that you contact your bank and credit card company immediately.
If you notice any unauthorized activity on your PayPal account, please report it to us by following the instructions below:
1. Log in to your account only from the PayPal website. Do not use links provided in any email.
2. Click on the Security Center link at the bottom of the page.
3. Click on the 'Unauthorized Transaction' link under the Report a Problem column.
4. Follow the instructions on this page in order to access the appropriate form.
Lastly, we recommend taking a few steps to protect yourself from identity theft:
> Download the SafetyBar, a toolbar for Outlook and Outlook Express, which identifies known spoof emails.> Get eBay Toolbar with Account Guard which warns you when you're on a potentially fraudulent (spoof) Web site.> Frequently monitor your account for suspicious activity.
For additional tips please visit the PayPal Security Center at http://www.paypal.com/security.
Once again, thank you for reporting this suspicious email. Your vigilance helps us in our efforts to protect the PayPal community. If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact us again.
Sincerely,
PayPal______________________________
Important: PayPal and its representatives will NEVER ask you to reveal your password. There are NO EXCEPTIONS to this policy. If anyone claiming to work for PayPal asks for your password under any circumstances, by email or by phone, please refuse and immediately contact us via our secure webform online.
************************************************************************Thisemail is sent to you by the contracting entity to your User Agreement, either PayPal Inc or PayPal (Europe) Limited. PayPal(Europe) Limited is authorized and regulated by the Financial Services Authority in the UK as an electronic money institution.
THIS IS WHAT I THINK OF WHAT OUR CONGRESS SHOULD BE DOING.***********************************************************************
I believe it is high time that our elected public officials get serious about stopping this sort of fraud, and pay less attention to getting reelected. Signed Zarc

Friday, March 03, 2006

SCAM ALERT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!READ THIS NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This was sent to me by a friend.



90# on the telephone
PASS ON TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW I received a telephone call last evening from an individual identifying himself as an AT&T Service technician who was conducting a test on telephone lines. He stated that to complete the test I should touch nine(9), zero(0), the pound sign (#), and then hang up. Luckily, I was suspicious and refused. Upon contacting the telephone company, I was informed that by pushing 90#, you give the requesting individual full access to your telephone line, which enables them to place long distance calls billed to your home phone number. I was further informed that this scam has been originating from many local jails/prisons I have also verified this information with UCB Telecom,Pacific Bell, MCI, Bell Atlantic and GTE. Please beware.
DO NOT press 90# for ANYONE. The GTE Security Department requested that I share this information with EVERYONE I KNOW. After checking with Verizon they said it was true, so do not dial (9),zero(0), the pound sign # and hang up for anyone.


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