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05-01-2009, 08:43 PM
| | |  SPAM Scam Alert (UPDATED)
We have recently been made aware of an email scammer who seems to have figured out some member email addresses (which are set so that they can ONLY be viewed by FULL members - no newbies or guests are allowed to see them). I assure you that we are doing everything we can to ensure our members's safety and security and urge you to report any emails to your email client that you may receive from 'Juliet' as spam or phishing. Do not reply to these emails!!
If you are concerned about your privacy, feel free to change your email settings in the User CP under Edit Options. If you uncheck the box that says 'Receive Email from Other Members' your email address will be completely hidden from view. However, it appears this particular spammer is merely guessing at email addresses, putting usernames in front of the popular email clients so this may not alleviate all unwanted email if your username (like mine) happens to be the first part of your email address.
Again, we are aware of this issue and will do what we can to prevent this in the future, but unfortunately this is just one of those things that even the best security measures can't always prevent. I sincerely apologize for the inconvenience because I know how you feel (apparently Juliet doesn't realize I'm a happily married female  ).
~The SnitchSeeker Site Elves (aka Technical Support Team) Note: This particular spammer doesn't seem to have taken addresses from profiles. I just merely pointed out that you could ensure that your email address is not viewable to other members (it is NEVER viewable to non-members, newbies, suspended, or banned members) if you so wished. SnitchSeeker.com will NEVER EVER use your email address for anything other than contacting you about site-related things and will NEVER EVER give your email addresses out to anyone for any reason and we take steps to ensure your privacy is secured, though given the nature of the internet we cannot guarantee it. UPDATE: It has been brought to my attention that if you have your email addresses listed in your profile for IM information that might have led you to receiving one of these emails, as well. I highly recommend you keep your contact information private and PM your IM usernames and addresses to those you wish to have it.   | |
05-01-2009, 08:44 PM
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| | Sphinx
Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Saw New Moon..Luff
Posts: 23,123
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Elan Constantine
Fourth Year
Ministry RPG Name:
Edward Lennox
Ministry Security | Bella's Edward Snape on a Stick
That's not cool that someone would do that...but I know you guys work very, very hard to take care of us. Thank you. 
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05-01-2009, 08:46 PM
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|   SS Quill JournalistErkling
Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Ontario, Canada
Posts: 8,079
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Ryder Montgomery
Fifth Year
Ministry RPG Name:
Liliana Hunter
International Cooperation | One fish, Two fish...
I got an email like that too, I sent it through onto the junk mail and reported it like that
EDIT: I may take my email off here for awhile... 
__________________ & a beautiful song you can sing along to, good news that'll make you cry ♥
I see a couple kissin' huggin' & a-lovin; Man, thats just what I've been missin'
I know I'm dreamin' like a child but some things just don't go out of style like;
All the little things that money can't buy, no wars, no more, just a big rainbow outside my window
You still need stars when you're wishin' at night, a best friend to set you right, a good laugh, a warm bath
Outside my window I see a red bird singin' sittin' on a wire; wish I knew what he's thinkin' outside my window
La la la la la la, outside my window; La la la la la la, everybodys' lookin outside my window♥
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05-01-2009, 08:54 PM
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|    Library & Site Notices Mod
Platform 9 3/4 Mod
Yearbook Junior Writer Kelpie
Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Clicking.
Posts: 23,730
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Raiden Jae Kururugi
Fourth Year
Ministry RPG Name:
Hiroki Naoto
Diagon Alley | Mrs. Ikuta Toma Sneaky Sounds
Oh dear. =[ People on the nets just CANNOT be nice, can they. Thank you for letting everyone know, Kris.
EDIT: Apparently I've gotten one as well. Might be a good idea to take your MSN/Yahoo/etc. accounts off your profile temporarily? It's quite possible that's what she/it's using, as my username and emails are utterly and completely different. Has most everyone else gotten them to the email they have for MSN?
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Hey insomniac Pepsi-drinking MSN Buddy. HEY. HEY. Look here.
I'm glad we're buddies too. Happy Birthday. <3
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05-01-2009, 08:56 PM
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| | Pygmy Puff
Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Bad Mood
Posts: 10,709
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Leticia (Lettie) Darya Dubois
Fifth Year
Ministry RPG Name:
Frida G. Bok
Accidents & Catastrophes | My Very 1st Tag
Eek! I got that email too!
I'm glad I didn't open it. I sent it to my junk mail and deleted it... 
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05-01-2009, 08:59 PM
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| BWFC/A&MWFC/STFC Pres
ADFC Pres/RGFC VP Erkling
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: looking for lisa ^_^
Posts: 8,243
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Ross Milloy
Fifth Year
Ministry RPG Name:
John Milloy
Magical Transportation | Fan Club Keeper SuperCoolDudeMan
Thank you for posting this Kris and i hope my information helped you.
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05-01-2009, 09:00 PM
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|   Ministry RPG/KA/FC Mod
LV/DEFC Prez/DP Journalist
Yearbook EditorRunespoor
Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: In Your Dreams
Posts: 30,242
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Antonio Dumont
Graduated
Ministry RPG Name:
Samantha Rose
Minister's Office | SS Featured Writer Lovely Lady
Yes, definitely report this to your ICP if you receive an e-mail like that and don't reply back. I know on AOL it's TOS, so forward it on to them (or whoever takes care of this sort of thing for your ICP).
I truly hope no one falls victim to this scam, and am shocked they would choose SS for this sort of thing. Thanks, Kris, for letting the members know! And thanks, Ross, for being on top of things!
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05-01-2009, 09:03 PM
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| | Sphinx
Join Date: Aug 2007
Posts: 22,558
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Kiri Starstalker
Fourth Year
Ministry RPG Name:
S. Pepper Xiao
Daily Prophet | Black Hole Stalkerr!!
Rawr! Go Site Elves!
Although I can't believe anyone would fall for that e-mail, seriously. 
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05-01-2009, 09:13 PM
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|  HEFC Co-PresLeprechaun
Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Cloud 9,000
Posts: 19,527
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Winnie Ferguson
Fifth Year | *snortles*
*screech* ACK thanks!! ^______^
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05-01-2009, 09:32 PM
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|  Technical Assistance HeadmasterManticore
Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: New Hampshire
Posts: 25,006
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Reynard Bontecou
Graduated | Technically technical all the time Bookaholic
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Originally Posted by Thumper  I got an email like that too, I sent it through onto the junk mail and reported it like that
EDIT: I may take my email off here for awhile... Actually, this particular scammer didn't get emails off profiles. pparently this is something happening on other sites and they are merely taking usernames and adding @hotmail or @yahoo etc to the end in the hopes of finding a live email address. My email happens to have my username before the @ of my email address so I got one as well. I've double checked our settings to ensure that the member list is not viewable to guests, but member names are viewable next to posts for everyone so, this particular spammer couldn't have necessarily been stopped (rather ingenius of them). However, should we find that this is a member of the site doing this then we will, of course, take appropriate disciplinary action (ie: automatic, permanent, ban).
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05-01-2009, 09:34 PM
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| SBFC Promotion Officer
Erumpent
Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: @ ShruckleNoofer<3
Posts: 13,259
| Zonko's Fanatic Forever! | Sirius Stalker | Misguided but Sweet
Dude, that was so disturbing to read. *shudders*
My email is nothing like my screen name so I'm just gonna run off and remove it. Fwaaank you. =]
__________________ You make me smile like the sun
Fall out of bed, sing like a bird
Dizzy in my head, spin like a record
Crazy on a Sunday night..
You make me dance like a fool
Just the thought of you can drive me wild
Ohh, you make me smile.
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05-01-2009, 09:34 PM
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| | Pygmy Puff
Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Bad Mood
Posts: 10,709
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Leticia (Lettie) Darya Dubois
Fifth Year
Ministry RPG Name:
Frida G. Bok
Accidents & Catastrophes | My Very 1st Tag
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Originally Posted by Biochemkris Actually, this particular scammer didn't get emails off profiles. pparently this is something happening on other sites and they are merely taking usernames and adding @hotmail or @yahoo etc to the end in the hopes of finding a live email address. My email happens to have my username before the @ of my email address so I got one as well. I've double checked our settings to ensure that the member list is not viewable to guests, but member names are viewable next to posts for everyone so, this particular spammer couldn't have necessarily been stopped (rather ingenius of them). However, should we find that this is a member of the site doing this then we will, of course, take appropriate disciplinary action (ie: automatic, permanent, ban). PACHOW!  Disciplinary action!
Thanks for the updates and clarifications.  | |
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05-01-2009, 09:37 PM
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|  RoR/LC/HH Mod
Hufflepuff Mod
Centaur
Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: midterming. '_'
Posts: 24,543
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Constantine "Neo" Masterson
Graduated
Ministry RPG Name:
Chad Luthien Stryker
Magical Creatures | *swishes tail* Streetracer
Phew. My email and my username have nothinggg in common.
However, it sounds like someone needs something better to do...
__________________   We are stronger here together, than we could ever be alone.
So hold on to me, don't you ever let me go. | |
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05-01-2009, 09:41 PM
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|  SS Quill Journ.
NLFC VP/Matt’s Prez
Yearbook Jr WriterBasilisk
Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Chi-Town ★
Posts: 40,110
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Jack Tyler Fritzera
Sixth Year  x9
Ministry RPG Name:
Benjamin Peter Cobblesten
Accidents & Catastrophes | Team Taylor & Jacob
BOOOOOOOOOO to spammers 
They'll never crack mine  Hopefully they'll give up eventually. Thanks for the heads up Kris!
__________________ I want your love and I want your revenge
you and me could write a bad romance   
I want your love and all your lovers revenge
you and me could write a bad romance ♥ | |
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05-01-2009, 09:44 PM
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|  LPFC Act. OfficerDemiguise
Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Neptune, California
Posts: 5,249
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Rachel Danielle Rider
Sixth Year x4
Ministry RPG Name:
Ronald Jacob "Jake" Rider
Magical Education | Not all there Looky, it's a Star!
EEEP! I got one too!  Scary stuff I tell you - especially when coming from a site such as this one!
My email couldn't be more different from my email address though, so maybe you guys should look into members as well (no idea how...).
Thank you so much for protecting us though! *snuggles you* <-- you  <-- them. *bares teeth*
__________________ Write it, cut it, paste it, save it,
Load it, check it, quick - rewrite it.
Plug it, play it, burn it, rip it,
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05-01-2009, 09:45 PM
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|   Yearbook Copy Cat
WWW ModeratorOccamy
Join Date: May 2007 Location: HOMESWEETHOME
Posts: 28,782
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Anastasia R. Bunbury
Graduated
Ministry RPG Name:
Enrico Antonio Serio
Daily Prophet | Professor Pink | | I'm on a Goat
Yeah......that scammer.....actually, all spammer scammers are irritating. Ugh.
I haven't gotten any emails but go SS elves! Kris and everyone is awesome. 
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05-01-2009, 09:45 PM
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|  MEMFC/MMFC Secretary
GWFC/RLFC Activities
JKRFC NewsPoltergeist
Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Twilight is ♥
Posts: 17,079
| Neville's Bravery
Thanks guys, for letting us know.
My emails are totally different from my username, so hopefully I won't get such an email.
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05-01-2009, 09:46 PM
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| FC Mod & Sponsor
LC & TP Moderator
DP Journalist Runespoor
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The Shack
Posts: 31,877
Ministry RPG Name:
Cole Finnegan Parker
Daily Prophet | Mrs. Macmillan SS Featured Author
Well ... my username and e-mail address are NOTHING alike and I have recieved one of these e-mails from the said "person." The e-mail got to meet my lovely e-mail delete button simply because I had no idea who the sender was (and that's where everything else from scary people I don't know go too).
But thank you for the update on that!
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05-01-2009, 09:50 PM
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| | Kneazle
Join Date: Oct 2008
Posts: 3,187
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Melanie Faith Lockhart
Third Year
Ministry RPG Name:
Alice Leigh Sumner
Department of Mysteries | Bah-tley!
I got one too... I didn't answer it though. Thanks TONS for the warning though. That had me worried... 
I think I'll take my email address too off too...My name on MSN and e-mail is completely different as well so there's no way she could guess it by looking off my username...at least not my username on SS...
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05-01-2009, 10:12 PM
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| | Skrewt
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 1,264
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Olena Tymoshenko
First Year |
I don't know why anyone would WANT to spam...
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05-01-2009, 10:17 PM
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| Library & Site Notices Mod
Platform 9 3/4 Mod
Yearbook Junior Writer Kelpie
Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Clicking.
Posts: 23,730
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Raiden Jae Kururugi
Fourth Year
Ministry RPG Name:
Hiroki Naoto
Diagon Alley | Mrs. Ikuta Toma Sneaky Sounds
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Originally Posted by Padfoot7 I don't know why anyone would WANT to spam... It's a sad fact of the world that some people just have nothing better to do, sweetie. They figure 'why not? It'll get me some attention." And it sure has... they'd better hope that Kris doesn't catch them though. Not even the Incredible Hulk can beat her when it comes to SQUISHING POWAAAAH.
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Hey insomniac Pepsi-drinking MSN Buddy. HEY. HEY. Look here.
I'm glad we're buddies too. Happy Birthday. <3 | |
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05-01-2009, 10:18 PM
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|  Language Support Witch
9¾, WWW & Spanish Mod Giant Squid
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in your closet
Posts: 18,944
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Sara Rios
Fifth Year | Mrs. Jace Wayland Person I don't know
Ohh, I just checked my Hotmail account (I only use it for MSN and saw that email! Thankfully is in the Junk folder because I have my non contact emails sent to my junk folder. And She did it by using the MSN contact bit, since my hotmail account and my username have nothing in common.
Thank you for handling this, Kris!
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05-01-2009, 10:22 PM
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| Technical Assistance HeadmasterManticore
Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: New Hampshire
Posts: 25,006
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Reynard Bontecou
Graduated | Technically technical all the time Bookaholic
Yeah, it seems there could have been a number of different ways this was done (neither my email address nor my msn address are viewable on my profile, though it is on the staff page, I think). We've got the technical team on this though and hopefully we'll be able to at least suss out the problem and ensure it doesn't happen again. Unfortunately, this IS the internet and no security measures are foolproof. That's why we try to encourage safe internet practices on this site since we attempt to be family-friendly (and many of our staffers are parents which helps to ensure that). | |
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05-01-2009, 10:27 PM
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| Ginny's Co-Prez
Sirius' Activities Officer Shrake
Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Bad Fur Day
Posts: 12,697
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Cy Andrus
Second Year | Jess' Keeper || DrooDaddeh
My email and UN are quite different as well. Thank Merlin. That is sooo disappointing that people just decide to go do stuff like this. :/
Thanks for all the hard work tech team! <3
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05-01-2009, 10:30 PM
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| | Dementor
Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Volterra
Posts: 55,780
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Adrienne Renée Mercer
Sixth Year
Ministry RPG Name:
Brenna Rose Blackthorne
Diagon Alley | RP Therapist Confundus Queen
 I haven't become a victim yet, but maybe I'll go take my msn off my profile just to be safe.
Since the tactic of using my SS username wouldn't work for me, since it's nothing like my email (Actually, even the tactic of adding @hotmail, @ yahoo, etc. wouldn't work either.) And any emails from people I don't recognize go directly to spam anyway.
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