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Identity Theft?

PostPosted: 20 Oct 2005, 13:40
by Bazz
Have just read this interesting topic over on FT. Please will all members be alert for this type of activity.

PostPosted: 20 Oct 2005, 14:38
by ChuckC
Bazz,
Wow, that's one I hadn't heard of before.

Chuck-

PostPosted: 20 Oct 2005, 14:43
by HighFlyer
Blimey!

Still, might help answer the other thread as to why some of us haven't recieved email notification of flights we had booked ;)

PostPosted: 20 Oct 2005, 18:01
by locutus
Originally posted by HighFlyer
Blimey!

Still, might help answer the other thread as to why some of us haven't recieved email notification of flights we had booked ;)


Seems like a simple case of a typo with an email address.

most of my email addresses do not resemble my name, does that make it suspicious? In fact, most of my emails have the name of the company that are sending me the email in the name, so I can identify where the email came from if sold on to a third party. I know all emails to [email protected] have come from Virgin or someone has access to their database.

PostPosted: 20 Oct 2005, 18:34
by McCoy
Yeah, it's an odd story that one.. a simple typo is the most likely explanation, but we'd need more info to know exactly.

locutus, that's a very good system, and if I had the patience to set it up, and keep check on all those email addresses, I would do the same. Instead, I have a few email addresses, each for a specific purpose - work, home, online shopping.. and all the spam ends up in the shopping one.. which is better than being in my personal Inbox.

PostPosted: 20 Oct 2005, 22:57
by buns
Bazz

Thanks for the link[y][y]

The fact that VS are concerned suggests this may be more than a simple "slip of the keyboard finger"