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Negative experiences - 3/16/2009 8:36:22 PM

KDom9

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i think we need one of those too to vent and share with others so they wont fall for scams or other problems like i have and im sure others too..

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RE: Negative experiences - 3/16/2009 8:44:10 PM

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Usually those are allowable in the random stupidity section, provided identifying info is omitted.

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RE: Negative experiences - 3/16/2009 10:07:20 PM

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that kinda defeats the purprose i have had 3 fake profiles come to me to join a site and to text a pay service....others that are new might fall for it and get charged we need to help each other

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RE: Negative experiences - 3/16/2009 10:27:38 PM

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You and everybody else on the site. Most of us just delete and block.

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RE: Negative experiences - 3/16/2009 10:30:34 PM

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This site needs a lot of things, but I don't think that's one of them. If anyone emails you out of the blue other than to strike up a conversation or reply to a question/concern in your profile or journal, report the message to the admins, then block the sender and delete the message. Very, very easy rule to remember.

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RE: Negative experiences - 3/16/2009 10:33:02 PM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: KDom9

i think we need one of those too to vent and share with others so they wont fall for scams or other problems like i have and im sure others too..

No, we don't.

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RE: Negative experiences - 3/17/2009 5:26:29 AM

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The best thing about negative experiences is that you learn what to avoid and therefore increase your ratio of positive to negative experiences. Hence negative experiences are GOOD!

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RE: Negative experiences - 3/17/2009 5:33:01 AM

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i think we need one of those too to vent and share with others so they wont fall for scams or other problems like i have and im sure others too..

What we need is some freaking common sense...

which brings forth the question
Why do they call it common when it's so rare?

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RE: Negative experiences - 3/17/2009 2:01:16 PM

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TN, if that's true, then I've been having a lot of "learning experiences" of late...

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RE: Negative experiences - 3/17/2009 2:22:21 PM

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that kinda defeats the purprose i have had 3 fake profiles come to me to join a site and to text a pay service....others that are new might fall for it and get charged we need to help each other

The question is, did you fall for it?

If you didn't, you've lost nothing. It does not create a 'need' to create a section to warn people about.

If you did, you need to pay attention to that big red banner that says:

"Don't send money."

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RE: Negative experiences - 3/17/2009 3:27:02 PM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: Kana

quote:

ORIGINAL: KDom9

i think we need one of those too to vent and share with others so they wont fall for scams or other problems like i have and im sure others too..

What we need is some freaking common sense...

which brings forth the question
Why do they call it common when it's so rare?

QFT.

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RE: Negative experiences - 3/17/2009 3:32:52 PM

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I will have to go along with Mod 11 here, we are supposed to be adults here and as such we should be quite capable of avoiding scams.

I could recite my CC number right now, 5424 1804, oh but wait, I am an adult so I don't give the rest. It is that simple. Just don't give money away.

You need money for food, we can go get you some food, if you don't want to do that you probably want the money for drugs or some wine or whatever. If you had asked for that there is a chance I might say yes, but I detest lies.

It's simple matter to just keep your money in your pocket. If you can't do that, don't even leave the house.

Now in another case brought up, where a guy sliced up a girl with a knife, well I might take an interest if it were kin or chosen family, but other than that let the law handle that. If the law gets involved CM will recieve a court order to release records of corresponence and all that, with which I am sure they will comply, or there will be no CM. Other than that the mails exchanged on Cmail are more private than regular email in that they cannot be scanned by the DHS. However when a crime is commited things change in a hurry.

As someone stated, the first line says "Don't send money for any reason" or something like that. It is still your perogative to send money, but if things don't go well you simply can't go crying to them, they told you so.

If for example my dream come true mails me and needs a ticket to get here, I can use my card and get it, and have it waiting for them at the terminal. If they are a noshow I can expect to maybe get a refund or at least a credit in that case. Even if they do show nobody touches my cards, wallet, money or PC unless they are chosen familty. That will not happen the first day to say the least.

In short, nobody can effectively protect you but yourself.

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RE: Negative experiences - 3/17/2009 3:35:22 PM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: LadyPact

quote:

ORIGINAL: KDom9

that kinda defeats the purprose i have had 3 fake profiles come to me to join a site and to text a pay service....others that are new might fall for it and get charged we need to help each other

The question is, did you fall for it?

If you didn't, you've lost nothing. It does not create a 'need' to create a section to warn people about.

If you did, you need to pay attention to that big red banner that says:

"Don't send money."

This is exactly what I was thinking..

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RE: Negative experiences - 3/17/2009 3:55:31 PM

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TN, if that's true, then I've been having a lot of "learning experiences" of late...

Haven't we all. Just keep telling yourself "it's all about the ratio". *g*

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RE: Negative experiences - 3/19/2009 9:36:07 PM

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if you fell for it i think you may need more help than this forum can offer you. seriously Everyone wants money no one wants to give you any out of there free hearts apon meeting you.. i fear the internet may reach a crisis of stupidity in the near years. i leave you with an old japanese proverb. dont read youtube comments looking for faith in humanity..

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