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'I am vivian I saw your email address today and found you worthy to be mine as some one whom i can lay on his armsas long as love is concern, caring and teassing you all the nightlong, If you are interested in knowing more and for me to send you some pictures of mine please contact me thus,,,,(vivian_willias@yahoo.com) awaiting to hear from you.'
thats what the email said.
im not sure if i give you guys the link if it'll open for you, so i put it there^^
~Josh~
Feeling: Creeped out...
Music: TIA: Ryuusei
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Love who you want to.
~Josh~
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I got exactly the same thing. Probably a spammer testing whether your address works. I'd ignore it.
David
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thanks. but it still creeps me out...
~Josh~
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Love who you want to.
~Josh~
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hmmmm wow that one is getting around, I got it too though just deleted it without opening.
People will tell you where they've gone
They'll tell you where to go
But till you get there yourself you never really know
Where some have found their paradise
Other's just come to harm
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Josh, dont creep out. It is either a spamer or a come on for a porn site. I have gotten some like this on AOL, but this is the first time for Yahoo. it seems they are expanding thier reach. Just delete it and dont answer. Your safe, we wont let anyone hurt you 
If you stand for Freedom, but you wont stand for war, then you dont stand for anything worth fighting for.
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thanks^^ im glad^^ *hugs you*^_^
~Josh~
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Love who you want to.
~Josh~
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I got that exact same email. I reported it as spam. You should do this before deleting them. Perhaps you will save others from getting the same piece of garbage in their mail. I hate spam, it's not even good with eggs!
Youth crisis hot-line 866-488-7386, 24 hr (U.S.A.)
There are people who want to help you cope with being you.
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I got this message too and bounced it. I'm glad it wasn't personal.
Hugs
N
[Updated on: Tue, 24 April 2007 21:21]
I dream of boys with big bulges in their trousers,
Never of girls with big bulges in their blouses.
…and look forward to meeting you in Cóito.
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Jedediah
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Registered: March 2006
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Looks like everyone in the world has been getting that email - even here.
Busy girl that vivian
cheers
E Te Atua tukuna mai ki au te Mauri tauki te tango i nga mea
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Well you can count me in too. I saw it and had to open it cause I really do have a friend called Vivian.
Sill Girl if only she knew...hehehe
"And so the lion fell in love with the Lamb"
"What a stupid Lamb"
"What a sick, masochistic lion"
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timmy
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Location: UK, in Devon
Registered: February 2003
Messages: 13796
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Spam. Delete unread, and ignore
Author of Queer Me! Halfway Between Flying and Crying - the true story of life for a gay boy in the Swinging Sixties in a British all male Public School
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Now I know that I should not have done it, but I had to. Me and my curiosity. So I found out that there is no need to worry abot Vivian, she is a a 25 Year old refugee in Senegal, Dakar...
Need I say ANYMORE...
So Josh now you can sleep sound knowing that it was just another mass hoax/spam/money grabbing email.
Well have a good day, and should any of you wish to know what the whole email said feel free to drop me a mail and I will let you "have it"
Luvies ME
"And so the lion fell in love with the Lamb"
"What a stupid Lamb"
"What a sick, masochistic lion"
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timmy
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Location: UK, in Devon
Registered: February 2003
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And she is setting up to run the Nigerian 419 Scam, or the Russian Bride scam
Author of Queer Me! Halfway Between Flying and Crying - the true story of life for a gay boy in the Swinging Sixties in a British all male Public School
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Josh, I got it too. Just deleted it. But felt frustrated. I have reported spam for years and nothing changes. So I just delet them. Yes it takes up my time when I could be doing something else (what??? ha ha)but no one listens so I quit reporting and just delete. Sorry you and all your friends got this crap to deal with.
Tad Durham
Belfast, Maine U S A
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Reporting spam can only prompt the ISP to update its spam filters. It'll never stop it, because there's no way to block spammers from abusing the resources of other naive or legitimate people. It's high time that we scrapped the SMTP protocol and moved to a better one.
David
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Since this spam has been received, it would seem, by everyone who is a registered user of this forum, this may have been where the email addresses were collected. This will always be a problem whenever you post your email address on the net. It is just something to accept I suppose. I guess I can live with it as long as it is just spam for the purpose of selling something and not some virulent virus being forwarded. Just maintain good firewall protection and keep your virus programs up to date. And be quick to post a warning here when something nasty is sent your way. We will just continue to do some mutual back scratching.
Youth crisis hot-line 866-488-7386, 24 hr (U.S.A.)
There are people who want to help you cope with being you.
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Paul Schroder wrote:
> Since this spam has been received, it would seem, by everyone who is a registered user of this forum, this may have been where the email addresses were collected.
That's pretty certain - the address that I received this bit of spam on is one that I've only used on this site, and that only for the past few months. I think the couple of people from here who e-mail me from time to time have a different (permanent) address for me, so it is rather unlikely to have been a question of anyone's mail program having been got at by a virus.
It is one of the risks of being part of an on-line community: as always, mails where neither the subject nor the sender are familiar should be treated with suspicion!
"The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral, begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy. ... Returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night devoid of stars." Martin Luther King
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Jedediah
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So why is a female sending that message to members of THIS forum? Not very bright, is she?
cheers
E Te Atua tukuna mai ki au te Mauri tauki te tango i nga mea
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jack
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Messages: 304
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perhaps a she man?
life is to enjoy.
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timmy
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Location: UK, in Devon
Registered: February 2003
Messages: 13796
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The address was harvested by a bot. She is setting people up to lose money with her.
Guys, it is hardly worth discussing, except to publish "her" email address as a scammer and spammer.
these people are paid by gangmasters to send this stuff out. It;s a living.
Author of Queer Me! Halfway Between Flying and Crying - the true story of life for a gay boy in the Swinging Sixties in a British all male Public School
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and I thought I was special to be considered "...you worthy to be mine as some one whom i can lay on his armsas long as love is concern, caring and teassing you all the nightlong..."
david
It's always the old to lead us to the war
It's always the young to fall
Now look at all we've won with the sabre and the gun
Tell me is it worth it all
~Phil Ochs "I Aint Marching Anymore"
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so fuckin stupid. xDD
~Josh~
21.
Love who you want to.
~Josh~
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agreed.
She could have atleast proofread her email.
david
It's always the old to lead us to the war
It's always the young to fall
Now look at all we've won with the sabre and the gun
Tell me is it worth it all
~Phil Ochs "I Aint Marching Anymore"
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Hey Josh, your siggie just gets me to photobucket, not to your page.
Hugs
N
I dream of boys with big bulges in their trousers,
Never of girls with big bulges in their blouses.
…and look forward to meeting you in Cóito.
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oh. lol
thats strange^^ i'll have to try and fix that^^
~Josh~
21.
Love who you want to.
~Josh~
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It still says "page not found".
Youth crisis hot-line 866-488-7386, 24 hr (U.S.A.)
There are people who want to help you cope with being you.
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Here is a thought. Why not spam the spammers? Save all the spam mail you receive in a special spam folder. Everytime you receive some new spam, forward all the other spam you've received to the bugger.
Har, Har! Perhaps eventually they will only have one another's addresses and can spend their time spamming back and forth!
Youth crisis hot-line 866-488-7386, 24 hr (U.S.A.)
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Spammers almost always forge the addresses, frequently with the addresses of real people. I've had my address forged in the past, and it's bad enough getting a huge number of bounces, returns, "out of office" messages and so on without people sending me spam and abusive messages back about messages I never sent in the first place.
This is why email is so broken: anyone can forge anyone else's address!
The only occasional exception is the Nigerian scam, whereby the spammer actually wants you to reply. But they only make up a small percentage of spam -- almost all of the ones selling Viagra and related drugs are completely obfuscated and forged so that they can never be returned to the spammer. And if you do reply to an unforged address you can rest assured that your email address goes straight from the "not sure if this is a working address" list to the "guaranteed working and responsive" list.
David
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Sorry -- didn't mean to be so forceful, but I have had direct experience of people doing this, both personally and professionally. It never helps.
David
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timmy
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Location: UK, in Devon
Registered: February 2003
Messages: 13796
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A few years ago that might have worked. Spammers are organised gangs who use the spam as the source of a very lucrative income.
The best thing to do is to ignore them totally.
Author of Queer Me! Halfway Between Flying and Crying - the true story of life for a gay boy in the Swinging Sixties in a British all male Public School
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timmy
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Has no life at all |
Location: UK, in Devon
Registered: February 2003
Messages: 13796
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the address is "proven to be working" if it does not bounce, mainly. Best bet is to ignore them totally, as you say.
Author of Queer Me! Halfway Between Flying and Crying - the true story of life for a gay boy in the Swinging Sixties in a British all male Public School
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Thanks Deeej that's good to know. I just wish there were a way to strike back at the buggers.
Youth crisis hot-line 866-488-7386, 24 hr (U.S.A.)
There are people who want to help you cope with being you.
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timmy
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Has no life at all |
Location: UK, in Devon
Registered: February 2003
Messages: 13796
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You can join SpamCop as a "spam reporter", and report spams. It is not entirely effective, but it is immensely satisfying.
Author of Queer Me! Halfway Between Flying and Crying - the true story of life for a gay boy in the Swinging Sixties in a British all male Public School
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jack
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Location: England
Registered: September 2006
Messages: 304
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everyone on this site has received it, best put it in a box and shut the door & move on.
It is interesting that you all think vivian is a female, it could well be a bloke.
life is to enjoy.
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This is interesting. I have not rec'd this.
aqua
There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love. Washington Irving
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Jedediah
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Location: Made in NZ
Registered: March 2006
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Awww! I'll send you mine if you like aqua.
No, wait - jack might be right! Need to think about this ;-D
cheers
E Te Atua tukuna mai ki au te Mauri tauki te tango i nga mea
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An e-mail from a girl ?  ? YUK !!! No thanks, mate.
aqua
There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love. Washington Irving
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