IF you get an email telling you that I have left a message for you on Badoo, especially if it says "Fred" left a message for you with my email addy, disregard.
Because we have a difficult-to-contact landlord who is periodically out of the country a lot, I believed the message directing me to go to this site to read a message left for me (I know-- gullible).
Give me extra stupid points because I believed I had to register to read it. I did register as Fred Flinstone with a bogus birthday and refused to give a password to my email account (thank you Lord for the limited brain cells I have left) and moved on to my "message".
Of course there was none, so I then went on to delete my account.
However, when you try to leave they want to know why. I skipped that and got this obnoxious message:
"We can't believe it's come to this, Fred… There are people that can help you make everything better. But if you're going to just go ahead and end it all anyway, the least you can do is tell us why in the space below.
We think you owe us at least that much after all we've been through! We can change! We'll become better, we swear!".
That may be cute and funny in their world, but it made me angry-- especially when they require a password to leave. Password? I never set up a password!
So, please spread the word. This is a scam. They get private information from you and then contact unsuspecting people in your address book who will think you've actually tried to make contact. DON'T DO IT.
Don't say I never did you any favours,
Love Fred.
Oh dear. Thanks for the warning, Fred. ;)
ReplyDeleteYou have to think there's a special corner in h*** for that someday. Maybe.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the info...now if it happens to me, I hope I remember what to do!
ReplyDeleteUgh. This stuff gets so old. That's crappy. Thanks for the heads up.
ReplyDeleteYou think that's gulllible? Let me tell you about a company that (for a small fee) will call you Every Simgle Day to remind you that you are AWESOME. No, really. Because sometimes, we all need to be reminded about our Awesomeness. By complete strangers. Complete strangers who are paid to do it. Paid to do it by us. AWESOME.
ReplyDeleteWow, good grief--that must have been annoying. Unfortunately now you will have to listen to the "Fred" jokes for awhile.
ReplyDeleteWhat's dumb? You checked it out with a phoney name. Bet that made them cross!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the heads up Fred.
ReplyDeleteFred, I think Barney is out to get you. It's because you never share your fruity pebbles with him doncha' know!!
ReplyDeleteSeriously, thanks for the heads up. Things like this are so irritating.
Maybe there is something to be said about not bothering to read e-mails.
ReplyDeleteWouldn't you think people would have better things to do with their time? Thanks for the warning, J. I haven't received any such messages, but I'll be on the lookout. Hope you are having a good week. Hugs to you from Barney. :)
ReplyDeleteI don't understand these people. What, do they not have anything better to do? Because they could come to my house and do laundry or clean toilets or mow lawns or, or or. Seriously...
ReplyDeleteThanks for the heads up!
Thanks Fred for the heads up. Do think it's that alien troublemaker The Great Gazoo?
ReplyDeleteHa ha! Fred Flinstone needs to send these people a swear word laced diatribe of an angry email!
ReplyDeleteToo bad the only curse words he knows is "yabba dabba doo!'
Thank you Fred. :)
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