Soldato
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Pretty long that you have to buy a bitcoin to get rid of the video!
An interesting email
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Gmail should offer a offer an automatic bad grammar/spelling folder
Moreover - new to me - radio4 article yesterday about the PDF substitution scam where bank payment details in emailed receipts had been modified, after recipients email password had been gained.
Moreover - new to me - radio4 article yesterday about the PDF substitution scam where bank payment details in emailed receipts had been modified, after recipients email password had been gained.
Man of Honour
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I had three of these emails the other day all of which had slightly different wording but were all the same subject. 1. I don't have and never have had a webcam or anyother video device connected to my pc. 2. I am a sad old git and don't have any contacts for my Hotmail account anyway. 
On a side note I am now getting a shed load of spam emails supposedly from myself which I can't block!!
On a side note I am now getting a shed load of spam emails supposedly from myself which I can't block!!
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I suspect that one of the real issues with the well-known email services is that many users use some variant of their name as their email Id - e.g. [email protected]
To compound this, it is amazing how many people use easily guessed words as their pa55w0rd or qwertyuiop.
Mine is up to pa55w0rd13 now.
My passwords are all long randomly generated strings. However, in one of the many leaks over the past few years, one of my passwords and my casual internet email got out there. It wasn't a big deal, I just changed my password. However, I now get multiple attempts a week to login to my social media accounts using the correct email, but the wrong password. I guess they're trying the one that was originally leaked. Strong passwords and 2FA on everything does the trick though.
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2FA is an absolute pain if you are regularly logging in and out of an account / accounts
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The lark is on the wing; over the fields of ripening corn Tovarisch.
Dear Sender,
I don't know who you are. I don't know what you want. If you are looking for ransom, I can tell you I don't have money.
But what I do have are a very particular set of skills; skills I have acquired over a very long career.
Skills that make me a nightmare for people like you.
If you stop sending stupid emails to me, that'll be the end of it. I will not look for you, I will not pursue you.
But if you don't, I will look for you, I will find you, and I will kill you.
Hugs and Kisses XXX
I don't know who you are. I don't know what you want. If you are looking for ransom, I can tell you I don't have money.
But what I do have are a very particular set of skills; skills I have acquired over a very long career.
Skills that make me a nightmare for people like you.
If you stop sending stupid emails to me, that'll be the end of it. I will not look for you, I will not pursue you.
But if you don't, I will look for you, I will find you, and I will kill you.
Hugs and Kisses XXX
Soldato
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You missed the send bitcoin to this address
."Bald and Barely Legal", a public information film about the hazards of worn tyres.
2FA is an absolute pain if you are regularly logging in and out of an account / accounts
It's getting better, many site / authentication app combos allow a one tap authentication instead of having to type in numbers now. Well worth a couple of taps to stay secure even if logging in frequently. (Most sites will use a cookie to remember you anyway on trusted PCs)
