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Scam or Not?? - Me thinks so.

Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2022 12:06 pm
by Russell Harris
Mark Berg's FishingAddiction
Mark Berg's FishingAddiction
Facebook
You're friends on Facebook
New Facebook account
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Mark Berg's FishingAddiction
Hi mate, Congratulations, you won $ 5,000
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Fantastic - Thank you - How do I collect????
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I am serious this is 100% real . You are officially chosen to be a random winner on Facebook. Register immediately to claim the prize that you won
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How do I register? - Can you please send me step by step instructions - TIA
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Register your name on my website, and complete the requirements, to claim your prize
REGISTER NOW Here: 👇 https://cutt.ly/aVnm7wj
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I have logged onto the above mention site with the intent of claiming my prize of $5,000 and have found that I need to disclose my "Card Number" - I am not in the habit of disclosing my "Card Number" to anyone via the Electronic Media - Please advise alternate method of collecting my prize - TIA
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have you registerd
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No because of the requirement to become a Member requires me disclose my "Card Number" which I will not do.
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Your credit card is required to confirm registration data. if you successfully register I will send a gift through the data you have registered
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As I have stated above - I will not disclose my "Card Number"
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Mark Berg's FishingAddiction
do you not want to take this prize
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Yes I do, but I will not disclose my "Card Number" - Can you send me a Cheque.
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Mark Berg's FishingAddiction unsent a message
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Please register so we can process the prize quickly
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I am getting the feeling that this is a Scam - Please provide tangible evidence that it is not.
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example when you have finished registering
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Re: Scam or Not?? - Me thinks so Mk2

Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2022 12:19 pm
by Russell Harris
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Note that Mark Berg's Fishing Addiction Site has a space between the g in fishing and the A in addiction. Mark Berg's FishingAddiction, as above post does not.
Are there any members of Mark Berg's Fishing Addiction on this forum who can help me by reposting my above post onto "Mark Berg's Fishing Addiction"

Re: Scam or Not?? - Me thinks so.

Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2022 12:33 pm
by rb85
I remember a few months back Al McGlashan was posting on instagram about a Mark Berg tackle addiction page using Als photos without permission or payment.

Re: Scam or Not?? - Me thinks so.

Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2022 12:34 pm
by Sebb
Definitely a scam.
Starlo had the same issue, someone told to the original Starlo and he reported it. Eventually stopped.

Re: Scam or Not?? - Me thinks so.

Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2022 5:22 pm
by Paulanderson
Definitely a scam but you should run a system scan with your anti-virus just in case you were left a "present" on your computer!

Re: Scam or Not?? - Me thinks so.

Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2022 6:14 pm
by fisho999
seems sus af, yeah do a system scam, I heard somewhere they get you to talk for as long as possible so they can access you computer or phone on their computer or phone if that make sense.

Re: Scam or Not?? - Me thinks so.

Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2022 8:06 pm
by cobby
It's just the usual Facebook page/group giveaway scam that Facebook do absolutely nothing to stop no matter how much you report it as a scam

Re: Scam or Not?? - Me thinks so.

Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2022 9:39 pm
by fisho999
it happens with a lot of stuff, not only fishing.

Re: Scam or Not?? - Me thinks so.

Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2022 4:38 pm
by Paulanderson
Fisho if you open an email or internet site that has malicious intent it takes literally milliseconds to transfer a virus or other software to your computer. As someone who uses a computer very frequently my simple rule is that if you do not know the sender do not open! While this will not completely protect you as an email from someone you know may have an attachment that the sender does not know is there, it will certainly help a lot.

Re: Scam or Not?? - Me thinks so.

Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2022 6:16 pm
by rb85
Paulanderson wrote:
Sun Sep 25, 2022 4:38 pm
Fisho if you open an email or internet site that has malicious intent it takes literally milliseconds to transfer a virus or other software to your computer. As someone who uses a computer very frequently my simple rule is that if you do not know the sender do not open! While this will not completely protect you as an email from someone you know may have an attachment that the sender does not know is there, it will certainly help a lot.
In your experience are these viruses more attributed to adult sites? If so I’m ******