DON'T CLICK ON STRANGE LINKS.

jagavahn · Post by **jagavahn** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 12:49 pm

Greetings, looks like bartertown has become big enough to attract the attention of spammers. This has happened on a few local boards(one of which closed down because of it).

Don't click on strange links. There is a posibility they may lead to your machine being infected with viruses, dialers, and spyware.

They will typically advertise : Dating, Casino, Porn, Cruises, and Viagra.

Just a word of warning.

John

Alsiaie · Post by **Alsiaie** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 10:34 pm

Actually here is another tip. With html, a person can mask the the appearance of a link. It could say http://photobucket.... but really the link goes elsewhere. If you are unsure on a link, hover your mouse over it. Then look at the bottom of your IE window (status bar). It will show you the link's true address. I do this for my email too. There are tons of fake paypal emails out there that exactly mimic real ones.

Enigma Nostra · Post by **Enigma Nostra** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 10:39 pm

Yep. Some found my webstore recently, which has my email on it. Thus, they have been spoofing my email with fake ebay and paypal items for about a week. It just amuses me, I simply forward it all. Im currently collecting them all, to see just how many attempts they are going to waste on me.

-E