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I just got an e-mail that purported to be from a colleague of a friend of mine. I recognised his name immediately, though I've never seen him use this e-mail address (it was a Hotmail.com address). The text of the e-mail said:
Followed by the colleague's full name, profession and home address, which I trust to be real. For privacy reasons I won't give them here.
Now my first thought was that this is phishing and/or a scam. Besides, the person it purported to be from is Finnish and speaks Finnish fluently, and he should know I also do. So why would he be writing to me in English?
Of course I didn't reply to the e-mail. Does anyone know whether this is a well-known attempt at phishing and/or a scam? JIP | Talk 19:26, 14 January 2015 (UTC)
It's basically a variant of the common "Ore-Ore" scam seen in Japan, except the scammer apparently had real info. Your friend might want to change his or her passwords. —/ Mendaliv/ 2¢/ Δ's/ 20:47, 14 January 2015 (UTC)
I got one once from a friend who apparently had been caught in the riots in Ukraine and deprived of their passport and all their money.Which was somewhat startling as they'd only gone into the kitchen to make a cup of tea... Lemon martini ( talk) 11:34, 15 January 2015 (UTC)
I just got another e-mail. It was from the same address, but this time it seems to really be from my friend's colleague. It is in Finnish, and he tells that his e-mail was hacked from Nigeria, and he has sorted the problem out with his ISP. JIP | Talk 19:44, 15 January 2015 (UTC)
Excuse me how do i share articles on facebook? there is no handy button like so many other websites! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sidmac1981 ( talk • contribs) 22:13, 14 January 2015 (UTC)
Does anyone know when humanity first learned of the hemispheres of the brain divisions? If so, can you refer me to a more or less authoritative place to confirm such as the name of a book, web site, or other place? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2605:E000:5FC0:39:9DA:E808:195C:5D77 ( talk) 22:18, 14 January 2015 (UTC)
I have shared an apartment with two roommates since November 2013, but I have been the only one with a real job and the only one who pays for anything. I have fully paid utilities, rent, groceries, and gas because I'm a spineless coward who can't confront anyone about anything. None of us are related to each other biologically. Can I claim them as dependents, and/or can I file as Head of Household? 50.51.202.80 ( talk) 23:19, 14 January 2015 (UTC)
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I just got an e-mail that purported to be from a colleague of a friend of mine. I recognised his name immediately, though I've never seen him use this e-mail address (it was a Hotmail.com address). The text of the e-mail said:
Followed by the colleague's full name, profession and home address, which I trust to be real. For privacy reasons I won't give them here.
Now my first thought was that this is phishing and/or a scam. Besides, the person it purported to be from is Finnish and speaks Finnish fluently, and he should know I also do. So why would he be writing to me in English?
Of course I didn't reply to the e-mail. Does anyone know whether this is a well-known attempt at phishing and/or a scam? JIP | Talk 19:26, 14 January 2015 (UTC)
It's basically a variant of the common "Ore-Ore" scam seen in Japan, except the scammer apparently had real info. Your friend might want to change his or her passwords. —/ Mendaliv/ 2¢/ Δ's/ 20:47, 14 January 2015 (UTC)
I got one once from a friend who apparently had been caught in the riots in Ukraine and deprived of their passport and all their money.Which was somewhat startling as they'd only gone into the kitchen to make a cup of tea... Lemon martini ( talk) 11:34, 15 January 2015 (UTC)
I just got another e-mail. It was from the same address, but this time it seems to really be from my friend's colleague. It is in Finnish, and he tells that his e-mail was hacked from Nigeria, and he has sorted the problem out with his ISP. JIP | Talk 19:44, 15 January 2015 (UTC)
Excuse me how do i share articles on facebook? there is no handy button like so many other websites! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sidmac1981 ( talk • contribs) 22:13, 14 January 2015 (UTC)
Does anyone know when humanity first learned of the hemispheres of the brain divisions? If so, can you refer me to a more or less authoritative place to confirm such as the name of a book, web site, or other place? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2605:E000:5FC0:39:9DA:E808:195C:5D77 ( talk) 22:18, 14 January 2015 (UTC)
I have shared an apartment with two roommates since November 2013, but I have been the only one with a real job and the only one who pays for anything. I have fully paid utilities, rent, groceries, and gas because I'm a spineless coward who can't confront anyone about anything. None of us are related to each other biologically. Can I claim them as dependents, and/or can I file as Head of Household? 50.51.202.80 ( talk) 23:19, 14 January 2015 (UTC)