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icon5.gif  What is Orafaq?? [message #356678] Fri, 31 October 2008 22:12 Go to next message
fairgame
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Early this morning I received a mail from AngelDiroh. I don't know how members are using this forum...

Email..
Quote:
Hello Dear
My name is Angel Dioh i saw your profile at(http://www.orafaq.com)today and became intrested in you,i will also like to know you the
more,and i want you to send an email to my email address so i can give you my picture for you to know whom i am.
Here is my email address
(angeldiroh@yahoo.com)I believe we can move from here!
I am waiting for your mail to my email address above.
I love you
Miss Angel.
angeldiroh@yahoo.com


I wonder anybody else in this forum received such kind of mails.
Re: What is Orafaq?? [message #356686 is a reply to message #356678] Sat, 01 November 2008 00:40 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Frank Naude
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Hi,

Your identity (email address) is safe as long as you don't reply to this mail. To prevent users from sending you mail via the forum, disable "Allow E-mail Messages" in your profile.

Best regards.

Frank
Re: What is Orafaq?? [message #356703 is a reply to message #356686] Sat, 01 November 2008 03:36 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Frank
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I don't know if this is done already, but it might be a good idea to scan users for excessive use of the email functionality.
Maybe hold emails for 10-15 minutes before sending and, if a user appears to be bulk-mailing, don't send any of the mails held.
Re: What is Orafaq?? [message #356706 is a reply to message #356703] Sat, 01 November 2008 03:58 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Frank Naude
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Great idea. How is your PHP skills?
Re: What is Orafaq?? [message #356713 is a reply to message #356706] Sat, 01 November 2008 05:41 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Frank
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touche Smile
Re: What is Orafaq?? [message #356715 is a reply to message #356713] Sat, 01 November 2008 05:53 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Littlefoot
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My PHP skills? Less than zero.
Re: What is Orafaq?? [message #356717 is a reply to message #356678] Sat, 01 November 2008 06:09 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Littlefoot
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Oh, yes - Google says that this Angel Dioh person visits different sites and sends the same type of an e-mail all around.

So - it appears that you are just one of many.
Re: What is Orafaq?? [message #356948 is a reply to message #356717] Mon, 03 November 2008 05:49 Go to previous messageGo to next message
callme_harry
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OMG i replied her message.

Is any other member replied her message to ?

I wanna know what she said.

She said she in Senegal and have a lot of money.
Re: What is Orafaq?? [message #356965 is a reply to message #356948] Mon, 03 November 2008 06:25 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Littlefoot
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Right; probably her father was murdered, she had fled the country and now needs your bank account number to save that money.

My advice: /forum/fa/4568/0/ (i.e. forget it; let your first reply also be the last).
Re: What is Orafaq?? [message #357049 is a reply to message #356678] Mon, 03 November 2008 12:48 Go to previous message
joy_division
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Just another reason not to put your email address in a post or your profile.
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