30 November 2005 @ 10:54 am
 
Does anyone seriously still fall for the old "Pleaze update your banking detials!" emails? (spelling mistakes deliberate)

I don't have an account with Barclays, sending me the same email four times within two minutes is not going to make me suddenly think "Hey, I have an account with them? Guess I better click on this link and give them my personal details then!"

*sigh*

I've yet to have any spam go to my gmail account(s) and if it weren't for some silly legal dispute in the UK over the name gmail I'd probably switch all my email over to them.

(plus, new icon! By me - for snagging if you want it - it's from a still of Serenity which I felt a little guilty about using because it's from the movie, meaning the person who capped it got an illegal copy, then I looked at the "TV Shows" folder on my computer and realised how hypocritical I was being... *g*)

ETA Dale? (noisy neighbour). My household insurance is up to date. Is yours? If you come through that wall - which is becoming more and more likely with each passing second (and with every hammer strike/drill-hole/weird scraping thing I still haven't identified) - you're going to find yourself with a hefty claim, a complaint to Environmental Health against your name, and a very grumpy Sho on your hands. *eg*

second edit I think I get it now. I think he's re-wiring his house. He's not a sparks (electrician), he's a postman/decorator/lawnmower-repairman/Jack-of-all-trades. Crap.
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[identity profile] ludditerobot.livejournal.com on November 30th, 2005 04:37 am (UTC)
Now I want that legend on pictures of Angel and Buffy. Icons!!
[identity profile] whiskyinmind.livejournal.com on November 30th, 2005 04:44 am (UTC)
*grin* I was actually thinking it would fit with them as well - as soon as I get back from the opticians this afternoon (hopefully with new glasses) I'll fire up Photoshop again and see what I come up with!
[identity profile] whiskyinmind.livejournal.com on November 30th, 2005 08:28 am (UTC)
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I'm not completely happy with them and will probably rework them later on. :)
[identity profile] ludditerobot.livejournal.com on November 30th, 2005 08:41 am (UTC)
I shall have to take and use those.
[identity profile] jgracio.livejournal.com on December 2nd, 2005 06:15 am (UTC)
Ditto what luddite said. :)
[identity profile] velvetwhip.livejournal.com on November 30th, 2005 07:10 am (UTC)
I don't even HAVE a bank account and I still get those emails! Hee Hee Hee!

Dale needs a serious and severe beating...with the proper tools.


Gabrielle
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[identity profile] dimlondeiel.livejournal.com on November 30th, 2005 08:25 am (UTC)
I keep getting those emails too, and now I'm getting the "buy viagra"/"penis enlargement" crap too. I never used to have a problem with it in my yahoo account but now I seem to get 10 or more of them a day.
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[identity profile] smhwpf.livejournal.com on November 30th, 2005 08:50 am (UTC)
I read an article recently, can't remember where unfortunately, about the Nigerian 419ers, and it said that they actually can make quite a bit of money out of their scams, so there must be enough incredibly stupid people out there to make it work. I think they said they get a response rate of something like 1% to their emails? Actually I find it hard to believe it's that high. But it wouldn't need to be.

Love those 'hero' icons!

By the way, (gentle nudge), how's that betaing going?
[identity profile] whiskyinmind.livejournal.com on November 30th, 2005 09:08 am (UTC)
Gah! You just made me frown to myself and say "but I finished that beta..."

I did finish it, on paper. I will get it all typed up and sent back to you right now - totally thought I'd already done it. Give me an hour.