Has Genii been hacked?
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Has Genii been hacked?
I just got the following private message. How can this happen? Has anyone else got it?
[color:#CC0000]hello am Cynthia by name am very happy
to see your profile today at geniimagazine.com
i will be very happy if you contact
me in this my private email ok .
i will tell you all you need to know
about me including a picture of me .
remember that age did not matter
anything .the most important things
is love and caring .
(cynthia02real@yahoo.com )
Please contact me on my email so
i will give you my foto for you to know
me more ok please don't say no to me[/color]
[color:#CC0000]hello am Cynthia by name am very happy
to see your profile today at geniimagazine.com
i will be very happy if you contact
me in this my private email ok .
i will tell you all you need to know
about me including a picture of me .
remember that age did not matter
anything .the most important things
is love and caring .
(cynthia02real@yahoo.com )
Please contact me on my email so
i will give you my foto for you to know
me more ok please don't say no to me[/color]
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Yes, Paul;
It looks like Cynthia is after us both.
I'm hurt that she seems to be two-timing me already, this early in our relationship. Maybe we sshould share her?
It looks like Cynthia is after us both.
I'm hurt that she seems to be two-timing me already, this early in our relationship. Maybe we sshould share her?
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Not sure how this happened, but lots of people are getting these.
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I may be wrong, but I believe that "Cynthia" could be an anagram of "Mark Lewis."
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Maybe it would be nice to have someone with which we can discuss the merits of the diagonal palm steal in a mature and safe environment.
Just saying...
Just saying...
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I got the message too
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It was bound to happen, chix dig magic.
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I got it too and my wife saw it first and was not happy..I had to explain I did not know this person
Michael King
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This was done manually.
We have changed settings so this shouldn't happen again.
Our database was not compromised.
We have changed settings so this shouldn't happen again.
Our database was not compromised.
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Further proof that things haven't been the same since Close Up Magic Week.........
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I think Cynthia likes to meet all of us!! No matter what part of the world we are looking.
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Jeez...now I've got 20 bloody messages from her! She sure has good taste, but I wish she'd bugger off! :)
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And I thought it was my manly reputation that had proceeded me.. ah well....
A few moments with Google and we find that "Cynthia" is almost certainly a chap sitting in an Internet Cafe in Nigeria working what is known as a "419" scam.
Do not bite...do not write back...it is a hustle. There are several websites devoted to scamming the scammers. Some are extremely funny. Just Google "419 scam" and have a laugh at some of their messages.
A few moments with Google and we find that "Cynthia" is almost certainly a chap sitting in an Internet Cafe in Nigeria working what is known as a "419" scam.
Do not bite...do not write back...it is a hustle. There are several websites devoted to scamming the scammers. Some are extremely funny. Just Google "419 scam" and have a laugh at some of their messages.
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I have to make sure it's not my wife hitting on all you guys.
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That treacherous, conniving tramp Cynthia sent me the message too!
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I'm hurt, no message for me. I guess I'm not as hot as I thought I was.
Lonely Heart,
Joe
Lonely Heart,
Joe
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I got the message. It's why I got into the magic in the first place -- chicks.
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Don't think that'll be answering back. Flattering, I imagine...
Thanks David for the heads up!
Thanks David for the heads up!
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Got this from "her" and respond: Huh?
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I received the same message but not to the e-mail address I use for Genii. I did not follow the link.
Anthony
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You are all idiots. I emailed her and we made sweet, sweet love all afternoon and boy is she a go-er. Purley? Purley? Know what I mean?
I pity you all for missing the chance for this no strings fun.
I pity you all for missing the chance for this no strings fun.
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Really? I found her advocacy of the double undercut over a well timed pass to be simplistic and a bit old fashioned to be honest.
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I too heard from Cynthia.....
I just quit my membership on Jdate, Match & Plenty of Fish..
The Genii Forum is the new in-place to meet Babes!
Gotta go paypal Cynthia the $$ so she can fly over to meet me.
She could be "the one".......
Thanks Forum for making my dreams come true.
I just quit my membership on Jdate, Match & Plenty of Fish..
The Genii Forum is the new in-place to meet Babes!
Gotta go paypal Cynthia the $$ so she can fly over to meet me.
She could be "the one".......
Thanks Forum for making my dreams come true.
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mrgoat wrote:You are all idiots. I emailed her and we made sweet, sweet love all afternoon and boy is she a go-er. Purley? Purley? Know what I mean?
I pity you all for missing the chance for this no strings fun.
Apparently your screen name is appropriate.;-)
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Cynthia's a man, baby!
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Have not gotten my email yet, why? Am I not good enough for her...I'm so depressed.
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If you haven't received the PM already, you won't. We've changed a few things so this can't happen again.
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I googled the email address and it's associated with the 419 scam.
So ... dibs!
Gord
So ... dibs!
Gord
Re: Has Genii been hacked?
she emailed me too.
but since my email server has been down,
i didn't get any notifications.
but since my email server has been down,
i didn't get any notifications.
Private Message from "Cynthia" ............
I see many other members received private message from this "Cynthia" person.
Doing some research I just found out who this person is.
You'll never guess in a million years.
http://timnovate.wordpress.com/2010/05/ ... made-cell/
We need to get the word around that "Cynthia" has evolved and goes around magic forums looking for company :)
Doing some research I just found out who this person is.
You'll never guess in a million years.
http://timnovate.wordpress.com/2010/05/ ... made-cell/
We need to get the word around that "Cynthia" has evolved and goes around magic forums looking for company :)
Re: Private Message from "Cynthia" ............
That two timing whore! Never again! I was going to share my millions that await me from my inheritance from Nigeria... But now... NEVER!
RFA Productions yeah... It is cool stuff.
www.rfaproductions.com
www.rfaproductions.com
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Re: Private Message from "Cynthia" ............
For a few laughs about "Cynthia" and her ilk you might visit http://www.ebolamonkeyman.com/ This guy's hobby is scamming the scammers and then posting his adventures.
There are several other sites like this on the web. Just Google "Nigerian 419."
There are several other sites like this on the web. Just Google "Nigerian 419."
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Richard Kaufman wrote:Not sure how this happened, but lots of people are getting these.
Unfortunately, it appears ALL of us got these. What will Cynthia do with all these new friends to talk to?
PS Thanks for the fix, Richard
Greg
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No, all of you did not get them, nor could all of you have received them.
We have many thousands of members, and only 100 to 200 people got them before we patched the loophole.
We have many thousands of members, and only 100 to 200 people got them before we patched the loophole.
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Mr. Kaufman is certainly correct. I did not receive one and I don't feel left out. I am relieved that you dealt with the issue so quickly and competently. Very nice job!
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Due to the fact that I have, indeed, found my present wife on the internet, I must take umbrage to the TOTAL negativity to such happenings. I see and understand the funniness of the prospect as one of my nieces told us it was, "sick and wrong". Just know that the prospect has been gaining popularity steadily.
Bryan
Bryan
Bryan
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I know at least four people who met their spouse on the interwebs. And possibly more who haven't told me. There's no shame in it.
Ian Kendall Close up magician in Edinburgh and Scotland
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Bryan,
What does your story have to do with a targeted spamming intrusion of a private user list on the net? Did you meet your wife as a random recipient of an offer of her favors as long as you are a loving person? If so, then I see the connection. If not, what is the connection? Why post in this thread?
John
What does your story have to do with a targeted spamming intrusion of a private user list on the net? Did you meet your wife as a random recipient of an offer of her favors as long as you are a loving person? If so, then I see the connection. If not, what is the connection? Why post in this thread?
John