Identity Theft
Nov 10th 2003, 2:04 am
#16
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OzTennis formerley known as TennisOz can you not click on forgot password enter your email address and you will then be sent a link to change the password.
Even if you dont use old ID again its best for you to have control of it.
Even if you dont use old ID again its best for you to have control of it.
Nov 10th 2003, 2:14 am
#17
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I dont think this is the first time this has happened - I reported to the moderator a post on one of the forums about a nazi-australia post that took you to their web page...Im certain that was someone using someone elses name because at the time I thought it was odd that the person had made such a blatantly pro-nazi link.
Bunch of T##ts if you ask me.
Sue
Bunch of T##ts if you ask me.
Sue
Nov 10th 2003, 2:15 am
#18
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Originally posted by Jirrupin
OzTennis formerley known as TennisOz can you not click on forgot password enter your email address and you will then be sent a link to change the password.
Even if you dont use old ID again its best for you to have control of it.
OzTennis formerley known as TennisOz can you not click on forgot password enter your email address and you will then be sent a link to change the password.
Even if you dont use old ID again its best for you to have control of it.
) has set as the new password so I had to re-register under a new name. If I spot TennisOz being used anymore (or anyone else for that matter) just report it to the moderator. OzTennis - (the GB will never guess my new password
)
Nov 10th 2003, 2:17 am
#19
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Originally posted by OzTennis
Thanks for that. This doesn't work because the GB effectively now has control over TennisOz by changing the password. I can't guess what he/she (see I'm not sexist and suggest it is a he
) has set as the new password so I had to re-register under a new name. If I spot TennisOz being used anymore (or anyone else for that matter) just report it to the moderator.
OzTennis - (the GB will never guess my new password )
Thanks for that. This doesn't work because the GB effectively now has control over TennisOz by changing the password. I can't guess what he/she (see I'm not sexist and suggest it is a he
) has set as the new password so I had to re-register under a new name. If I spot TennisOz being used anymore (or anyone else for that matter) just report it to the moderator. OzTennis - (the GB will never guess my new password
)
If you look under the member list there isnt a TennisOz, only tennisoz!! your shadow has been eliminated!!!!!!!
Sue
hang on a minute Im confused now (I know, I know!) were you a capital T or lower case t!?!?
Last edited by tiredwithtwins; Nov 10th 2003 at 2:19 am.
Nov 10th 2003, 2:17 am
#20
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okay, you've got me too curious now!
as much as I don't want to give this person the satisfaction, could someone just give me a general idea of what this idiot was saying? Obviously don't repeat the details, but this is worse than the Prince Charles thing!
anti-gay rubbish I presume?
as much as I don't want to give this person the satisfaction, could someone just give me a general idea of what this idiot was saying? Obviously don't repeat the details, but this is worse than the Prince Charles thing!
anti-gay rubbish I presume?
Nov 10th 2003, 2:19 am
#21
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Oz
Maybe he has got a passowrd cracker. I think that you can buy these as my devious Brother in law was secretly checking my sisters emails and now they are getting divorced he is trying to use them against her.
How some people stoop so low is beyond me.
Debs
Maybe he has got a passowrd cracker. I think that you can buy these as my devious Brother in law was secretly checking my sisters emails and now they are getting divorced he is trying to use them against her.
How some people stoop so low is beyond me.
Debs
Nov 10th 2003, 2:19 am
#22
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OZTennis-is your mail a/c ok?(the one you were using)just to make sure they are not going to be using it
Nov 10th 2003, 2:19 am
#23
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was your password a very obvious one? should we all be thinking about changing them?
Nov 10th 2003, 2:21 am
#24
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Re: Identity Theft
I thought your 'attack' on WBB was a bit out of character!!!
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Nov 10th 2003, 2:23 am
#25
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I dont understand because unless they changed your registered email address you only have to enter your email address and it will send you your username and a link to reset your password so you dont need old one.
You will get this message
Your password has now been reset and emailed to you. Please check your email to find your new password. To change your password,
You will get this message
Your password has now been reset and emailed to you. Please check your email to find your new password. To change your password,
Nov 10th 2003, 2:28 am
#26
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it is a worry to know someone is out there assuming our identities and giving us all a bad name. Oztennis, do you have an idea how they did it? was it just through an easy to guess password?
If anyone suspects this is happening to anyone else, maybe it's worth just creating a thread and making them aware! Obviously a PM wouldn't work if their identity has been hijacked.
If you ever see anyone using mine let me know. You'll spot them a mile off, they'll be the ones sounding intelligent, being funny and spelling correctly. report them immediately!
stick together people. they're out there and they tend to multiply!
If anyone suspects this is happening to anyone else, maybe it's worth just creating a thread and making them aware! Obviously a PM wouldn't work if their identity has been hijacked.
If you ever see anyone using mine let me know. You'll spot them a mile off, they'll be the ones sounding intelligent, being funny and spelling correctly. report them immediately!
stick together people. they're out there and they tend to multiply!
Nov 10th 2003, 2:31 am
#27
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Originally posted by scutterUK
it is a worry to know someone is out there assuming our identities and giving us all a bad name. Oztennis, do you have an idea how they did it? was it just through an easy to guess password?
If anyone suspects this is happening to anyone else, maybe it's worth just creating a thread and making them aware! Obviously a PM wouldn't work if their identity has been hijacked.
If you ever see anyone using mine let me know. You'll spot them a mile off, they'll be the ones sounding intelligent, being funny and spelling correctly. report them immediately!
stick together people. they're out there and they tend to multiply!
it is a worry to know someone is out there assuming our identities and giving us all a bad name. Oztennis, do you have an idea how they did it? was it just through an easy to guess password?
If anyone suspects this is happening to anyone else, maybe it's worth just creating a thread and making them aware! Obviously a PM wouldn't work if their identity has been hijacked.
If you ever see anyone using mine let me know. You'll spot them a mile off, they'll be the ones sounding intelligent, being funny and spelling correctly. report them immediately!
stick together people. they're out there and they tend to multiply!
But how do we know its you Scutter!!!!? Youve gone and changed your avatar!?!! (bring back the old one!!)
Nov 10th 2003, 2:34 am
#28
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Originally posted by tiredwithtwins
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If you look under the member list there isnt a TennisOz, only tennisoz!! your shadow has been eliminated!!!!!!!
Sue
hang on a minute Im confused now (I know, I know!) were you a capital T or lower case t!?!?
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If you look under the member list there isnt a TennisOz, only tennisoz!! your shadow has been eliminated!!!!!!!
Sue
hang on a minute Im confused now (I know, I know!) were you a capital T or lower case t!?!?
OzTennis
Nov 10th 2003, 2:46 am
#29
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Originally posted by tiredwithtwins
But how do we know its you Scutter!!!!? Youve gone and changed your avatar!?!! (bring back the old one!!)
But how do we know its you Scutter!!!!? Youve gone and changed your avatar!?!! (bring back the old one!!)
...i was thinking it wasn't as amusing as babyhulk....
i'll think about it.
Nov 10th 2003, 2:55 am
#30
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Re: Identity Theft
Originally posted by tennisoz
Some gutless bastard just made a post in a thread using my name. I suppose it is a case of correctly guessing my password and logging on. As a result I am going to re-register under a different name and with a less transparent password. So if anyone else purports to be TennisOz from now on you will know they are the aforementioned gutless bastard.
Last post as TennisOz
Some gutless bastard just made a post in a thread using my name. I suppose it is a case of correctly guessing my password and logging on. As a result I am going to re-register under a different name and with a less transparent password. So if anyone else purports to be TennisOz from now on you will know they are the aforementioned gutless bastard.
Last post as TennisOz
that explains a few thing's
