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Scam accusation says I commited a scam on TechSpot.

Discussion in 'Site Feedback and Suggestions' started by Marnomancer, Apr 21, 2012.

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  1. Marnomancer TechSpot Booster Posts: 801   +46

    Just as the thread title says. I haven't deleted the message in case it's needed. I've already reported the message to the moderators, but here's a screenshot:
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    Marnomancer, Apr 21, 2012
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  2. Leeky TS Special Forces Posts: 4,353   +68

    We've got a copy of it in your reported post, Marnomancer.

    I'm certainly not aware of any incidents, but we'll investigate the matter further. In the meantime I strongly recommend against clicking that link -- It looks rather suspect to me, especially with the Java request as soon as the page loads.
    Leeky, Apr 21, 2012
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  3. Marnomancer TechSpot Booster Posts: 801   +46

    Yes, which is why I got Avast! to sandbox it for me. I tried viewing the user profile "Alena whatever-it-is", but it says it's unavailable.
    Marnomancer, Apr 21, 2012
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  4. Julio Franco TechSpot Editor Posts: 6,089   +130

    She's been banned, fishy site.
    Julio Franco, Apr 21, 2012
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  5. Marnomancer TechSpot Booster Posts: 801   +46

    Aye. Now that I got a close look at the page's behaviour in sandbox mode, I've concluded this whole scam accusation itself is a scam. Accusing someone of a scam, and when the nervous soul clicks the provided link, it effectively installs some kind of backdoor client in his/her computer.
    Marnomancer, Apr 22, 2012
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