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• SkyMan Posts: 9,592 ✭✭✭✭✭

  January 28, 2007 11:08AM

  
  
  << <i>I often type in the FOAD reply... >>
  
  
  
  What's FOAD stand for?

  Toned Franklins
  
  U.S. Type Set

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• RichieURich Posts: 8,620 ✭✭✭✭✭

  January 28, 2007 12:23PM

  SkyMan, I think the last 3 initials mean "Off And Die".

  An authorized PCGS dealer, and a contributor to the Red Book.

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• JoeLewis Posts: 1,913 ✭✭✭✭

  January 28, 2007 12:27PM

  
  
  << <i>SkyMan, I think the last 3 initials mean "Off And Die". >>
  
  
  
  Flee off and die?
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

  US and British coin collector, and creator of The Ultimate Chuck E. Cheese's and Showbiz Pizza Place Token & Ticket Guide

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• SkyMan Posts: 9,592 ✭✭✭✭✭

  January 28, 2007 1:15PM

  
  
  << <i>SkyMan, I think the last 3 initials mean "Off And Die". >>
  
  
  
  
  Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!! Now I understand. Thanks for the help. It is amazing the things one can learn on the boards...

  Toned Franklins
  
  U.S. Type Set

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• RichieURich Posts: 8,620 ✭✭✭✭✭

  January 28, 2007 1:28PM

  You're welcome, SkyMan. Sometimes the most obvious acronyms aren't that obvious to someone. It took me 3 months to figure out what "ttt" meant.

  An authorized PCGS dealer, and a contributor to the Red Book.

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• RegistryCoin Posts: 5,129 ✭✭✭✭

  January 28, 2007 2:49PM

  
  
  << <i>It is amazing the things one can learn on the boards... >>
  
  
  Almost as amazing is all these type of acronyms can be googled too.
  That's how I keep abreast of the new ones and those I've forgotten.

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• garsmith Posts: 5,894 ✭✭

  January 28, 2007 4:02PM

  Got one of those this morning, sent it to spoof@ebay.com but it doesn't seem to have realy done much good because I got another one from the same phisherman a couple of minutes ago

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• notwilight Posts: 12,864 ✭✭✭

  January 28, 2007 5:00PM

  Hope I didn't offend anyone.

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• RegistryCoin Posts: 5,129 ✭✭✭✭

  January 28, 2007 5:08PM

  Didn't offend me. I appreciate the "heads up". I do worry about responding to any spoof though, because (probably through lack of knowledge) I'd wonder if they could get any info from my email back to them. Otherwise I'd respond in a similar manner.

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• notwilight Posts: 12,864 ✭✭✭

  January 28, 2007 5:41PM

  
  
  << <i>Didn't offend me. I appreciate the "heads up". I do worry about responding to any spoof though, because (probably through lack of knowledge) I'd wonder if they could get any info from my email back to them. Otherwise I'd respond in a similar manner. >>
  
  
  
  I generally don't send the response back to them as that would give them satisfaction in knowing that I actually read it. I forward it to ebay so they know my attitude and they can send it if they think the phisherman would benefit from it.
  
  Responding confirms you're reading the note and will just get you more of them.
  
  --Jerry

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• RegistryCoin Posts: 5,129 ✭✭✭✭

  January 28, 2007 5:59PM

  I send each and every one to either Spoof@Paypal.com or Spoof@eBay.com, but I sure haven't seen any evidence that this serves any purpose. I'll continue to forward them, but I definately would like to hear something positive about it helping to stem the flow of phish.
  In the meantime, all we can do is keep each other apprised of new phishing techniques. I guess keeping one another informed is just about our only defense at this time.

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