topic Re: marketing emails in Get Support

marketing emails

lrcaron — Wed, 05 Jan 2022 21:12:53 GMT

I just received an email from "heats" asking me to enter a contest for an iphone. The link took me to a page asking for payment of $1.00 to enter the contest and subscribe to Influence credit. After 3 days I would be charged $69 for this subscription. Is this something that should be emailed from our community members? It seems like telemarketing or soliciting to me. I thought the community was for helping each other out.

Re: marketing emails

computergeek541 — Sun, 22 Nov 2020 22:07:50 GMT

@lrcaron wrote:
I just received an email from "heats" asking me to enter a contest for an iphone. The link took me to a page asking for payment of $1.00 to enter the contest and subscribe to Influence credit. After 3 days I would be charged $69 for this subscription. Is this something that should be emailed from our community members? It seems like telemarketing or soliciting to me. I thought the community was for helping each other out.

You can report the member to the moderators. Also, if you click on the member's profile information, you can select the option to ignore this user.

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HALIMACS — Sun, 22 Nov 2020 18:17:12 GMT

@lrcaron I would ignore it and delete it.

EDIT: I don't usually add to items to this extent, but the following is important:

Please don't click on any suspicious link as it could harm your device.

If you HAVE clicked on a phishing link:

Do not enter and data
Disconnect from the internet
Scan your device using an anti-virus/anti-malware software - do a full scan
Change your passwords
Make sure you've backed up your files somewhere safe.

Re: marketing emails

lrcaron — Sun, 22 Nov 2020 14:13:22 GMT

Thanks so much. I will do that!

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Danchvn — Sun, 22 Nov 2020 14:44:28 GMT

@lrcaron I received the same private message from "Hottie". First time I got one of those from here. I deleted as well.

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treefarm — Sun, 22 Nov 2020 14:55:59 GMT

Got same offer. Deleted it.

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Anonymous — Sun, 22 Nov 2020 15:09:08 GMT

People finding this thread and posting should be reporting the usernames to the moderator_team.

Don't click on links you don't know to trust...anywhere...anytime.

Funny how this obvious spam hasn't brought up the same feelings as the last one that was an innocuous little invitation but just as obvious.

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hyT — Sun, 22 Nov 2020 15:33:42 GMT

Looks like spam. Baits like spam. Smells like spam. It is spam.

Don't bother clicking on it.

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beakbird — Sun, 22 Nov 2020 16:33:31 GMT

Got the same from Alfalfas.

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LurganIeUk — Sun, 22 Nov 2020 17:39:49 GMT

Me too at 4am.

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kb_mv — Sun, 22 Nov 2020 17:42:59 GMT

@LurganIeUk The grammar almost makes me contact them and offer my services for a fee lol. They are certainly not believable as is.

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gpixel — Mon, 23 Nov 2020 02:31:05 GMT

I applied for it! I hope I win! 🥳