Reasons why the Internet freaks me out....

The People's Republic of Clogher

06-08-05

I've just been sent this email and it's kinda....well....unsettled me -

Hi
I found your e-mail address that search by Google. You must used to be a member of ***** ***** (band name withheld by Tacitus to protect the embarrassed ). I have been looking for your records for ages so if you have got some records and CD for sale. Please let me know.

Regards
Kanazawa from Tokyo Japan

Now, is this an elaborate scam which just happened to hit the right idiot, or has this sad person really been trawling through the internet for hours because he's a fan of a band I used to sing with.

10 years ago...

If it's the latter, it really is freaky. I know it's a long shot, but has anyone else had a similar email? Is it an extension of the 'Nigerian money laundering' scam?

Help!

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Pyro Tramp

got mad game, yo

06-08-05

This got me worried, thank god i don't have that much money to be taken out my account

Originally Posted by Peoples Bank

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The dubious link sends me to a page where i can enter my account number, sort code and atm pin number......

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Tacitus

The People's Republic of Clogher

06-08-05

hehehehe! I've managed to avoid those emails.

The one I got seems genuine though, been doing a bit of digging and it seems this poor guy actually listened to some of the trash we put out in the early 90s.

What intrigues me is that -

a. We never had any promotion (and rarely played) outside the NW of England.

b. This guy's Japanese.

c. And likes snowboarding.

Y'know the feeling you get when an ex turns up in your local just as you're buying a drink for the pretty girl in the corner?

Pyro Tramp

got mad game, yo

06-08-05

That is odd, sure it's not someone taking te piss?

Oh, and do share your band name

Tacitus

The People's Republic of Clogher

06-08-05

I honestly dunno. Made a couple of phonecalls and got laughed at...

Don't think MoFo would be ready to discover that I am, in fact, Phil Collins.

Pyro Tramp

got mad game, yo

06-08-05

Ah-ha

SamsoniteDelilah

Standing in the Sunlight, Laughing

06-08-05

Hmmm.... "***** *****"
Twisted Sister?
Quiet Riot?

hey, DURAN DURAN has the right number of letters!!!

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Pyro Tramp

got mad game, yo

06-08-05

My money says he's the one on the left

Tacitus

The People's Republic of Clogher

06-08-05

I've got much better legs than Nick Rhodes...

Sedai

A system of cells interlinked

06-08-05

They may have had a gig or two out of the NW or England

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Tacitus

The People's Republic of Clogher

06-09-05

OK, I've managed to work this out:

My new 'friend' managed to connect my email addy (which includes my name, silly me) with a post I made on a forum 2 years ago. I googled the band name and my forum screen name, which led to the forum and then my profile.

What are the chances of a knock on my door accompanied by the sound of clicking Nikons sometime in the future?

Hopefully nil.

Piddzilla

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I am having a nervous breakdance

06-09-05

Originally Posted by Tacitus

Hi
I found your e-mail address that search by Google. You must used to be a member of ***** ***** (band name withheld by Tacitus to protect the embarrassed ).

BANAN ARAMA!!! Ha!! Gottcha!!! Yo, Siobhan! How's Dave?

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Tacitus

The People's Republic of Clogher

06-09-05

I divorced him years ago...

Told you I had better legs than Nick Rhodes.

Gregair

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Registered User

06-14-05

you can learn anything from the internet.

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