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    New email scam

    Just want to warn everyone about this. I got an email from "YAHOO TEAM" that I'd exceeded my email limit and they were going to suspend my account if I didn't contact them within 24 hours through a link. I'm quite sure that I'm nowhere near any limit, even if there IS one. I figured out that the email is actually from someone called "blackirishman"@bellsouth.n--". Probably amounts to "phishing". If you click on the link, it likely captures your email address. Just delete the email without clicking on the link.

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    I never respond to those . I have had a yahoo acct for years and they are never real .
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    I won't click any link in any email regardless if I know you or not, or if I'm familiar with a website or not. Just not worth it imo.
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    If you list on cl be sure to state in ad that name and contact # must be included in response...no emails will be returned. I got a lot of spam emails when I first started. Now its only call backs to potential customers, plus I would rather speak to a human rather than guess what I am dealing with...jmo
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    Kijiji had the same thing going on a month ago. You click it and then it asks for your email password. YA Right, darn idiots out there.

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    Yes never respond them,there is also PayPal emails going around but they usually easy to spot it's there email that's the clue it will be like PayPol study there email address first.


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