This is topic PSA: Suspicious emails requesting info sent to hatrackofficial@live.com in forum Books, Films, Food and Culture at Hatrack River Forum.


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Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
 
I await confirmation from the purported sender of the email (who I believe is probably not really), but to all the rest of you who probably got similar emails, I have never known this person to use the email address above, and consider it highly unlikely.

As for requesting my password . . .

O_o

Nice try.
 

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Posted by Xann. (Member # 11482) on :
 
I got one too, i don't even undersand what they would do with my hatrack info. i can't think of anything to do with it.
 

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Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :
 
I just got a similar email, which claimed to be from Papa Janitor, asking me to email my email and password to them.
 

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Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
 

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Originally posted by mr_porteiro_head:
I just got a similar email, which claimed to be from Papa Janitor, asking me to email my email and password to them.

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Originally posted by Xann.:
I got one too, i don't even undersand what they would do with my hatrack info. i can't think of anything to do with it.

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Spreading spam with a known legitimate account.
 

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Posted by Jeni (Member # 1454) on :
 
I got one also. I rather like the part where they specifically request that you don't mention the supposed special powers you will receive.
 

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Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
 
Pop confirms that they are NOT from him.
 

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Posted by Xann. (Member # 11482) on :
 
I hope i get lazer vision.
 

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Posted by Lyrhawn (Member # 7039) on :
 
Aw I feel left out. I didn't get one.
 

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Posted by Papa Janitor (Member # 7795) on :
 
I did not send any such e-mails. Thank you, rivka, for posting this thread. It's not like we're a bank here or anything, but I will never (Lord willin' and the creek don't rise) ask you for your password. And if I'm acting as Papa Janitor, I'll use the Papa Janitor public e-mail address.

--The real PJ
 

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Posted by Xann. (Member # 11482) on :
 

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Originally posted by Boris:
Spreading spam with a known legitimate account.

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Originally posted by Lyrhawn:
Aw I feel left out. I didn't get one.

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The real PJ

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How do we know that the scammer didn't steal your password and this is HIM posting in an attempt to earn our confidence that the real PJ is in fact posting?

I mean hey, the guy could be a diabolical mastermind.
 

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Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
 
On second thought, you can't have mine.

You is nuts.
 

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Posted by Lyrhawn (Member # 7039) on :
 
Whoops, accidentally deleted the post.

Insert this post in between rivka's:

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Originally posted by rivka:

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Originally posted by Lyrhawn:
Aw I feel left out. I didn't get one.

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Want mine?

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Originally posted by Lyrhawn:
Aw I feel left out. I didn't get one.

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me neither



Edit to add: yes, you are going completely crazy.
 

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Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
 

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Originally posted by Lyrhawn:
Or I'm going completely crazy...

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*nods knowingly*
 

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Posted by Xann. (Member # 11482) on :
 
What is the papajaintor public email adress, because i thought it came from you, that given it is 2 in the morning and i probably can't even read right now.


*edited to say i am still hoping for lazer vision*
 

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Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
 
What appeared to be the incoming address on the email is Pop's public PJ address; it's that the email wanted us to send info to this other email address that was the problem. Well, that and what it requested to have sent.
 

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Posted by Xann. (Member # 11482) on :
 
Still, i was hoping for some awesmoe forum power, i could have leveled to become

{X}A[nn]
 

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Posted by Samprimary (Member # 8561) on :
 
Thread needs dobie "Cooking phish?"
 

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Posted by Kama (Member # 3022) on :
 
I didn't get an e-mail

my password is "ender"
 

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Posted by Alcon (Member # 6645) on :
 
This is the email I got, it came from: PapaJanitor@hatrack.com

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Hey there, as a frequent poster in hatrack we would l like to give you a couple executive abilities there. I will send you a list of the after it is completed, but first I need you to send me the email and password on the account to verify.
Send it here so my email doesn’t get clogged. But also don’t mention this around we don’t need anyone getting upset at not being chosen. Hope to see you soon,
PJ

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Originally posted by C3PO the Dragon Slayer:
That is one hilariously pitiful attempt at spam! Do the guys who do this kind of thing really think they'll find such unintelligence at Hatrack?

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Originally posted by Alcon:
*quietly waits for someone to shamefacedly admit that they did, in fact, send in their password*

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Uhhhh!

Just kidding. I didn't get the e-mail.
 

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Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
 
Interestingly, mine didn't have the weird characters -- I must have a different character set defaulting than Alcon does.
 

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Posted by Wendybird (Member # 84) on :
 
Well I'm deeply offended that I didn't get an email. I know my posting numbers aren't high but I do have a very low user number and if you are going to pick people for executive powers you really should play fair and pick people who have been here longer
 

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Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
 
But your email address isn't publicly visible!
 

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Posted by Zalmoxis (Member # 2327) on :
 
Wow. Who knew PJ had such poor grammar skills?
 

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Posted by Alcon (Member # 6645) on :
 
I especially liked the bit about not mentioning it around so people wouldn't get jealous, very discrete
 

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Posted by T:man (Member # 11614) on :
 
Awww I thought I was special, I was waiting for somone else to post this thread, boy would I look stupid if it really was real.
 

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Posted by Raia (Member # 4700) on :
 
I got one too, and I totally fell for it, despite the bad grammar.
 

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Posted by Wendybird (Member # 84) on :
 

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Originally posted by rivka:
But your email address isn't publicly visible!

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Posted by Papa Janitor (Member # 7795) on :
 
Culprit (method used only -- I'm not singling out a person). I guess it works.

I'm assuming this was mischievous rather than malicious, and probably "masterminded" by someone here (and please don't do it again, thanks). But anyone who sent their password should probably change it.

--PJ (or is it?)
 

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Posted by Teshi (Member # 5024) on :
 

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in hatrack we would l like to give you

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