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NotASurfer

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6. If you were really sure it was pfishing you could give them fake information

Reply to FormerDittoHead (Original post)

Tue Oct 22, 2019, 10:53 AM

Oct 2019

Just make up random login and password info at random and never go back?

Maybe someone does have the random character string AOL email address, and maybe the random string of numbers, letters, and special characters really is their password, but statistically not likely in the observable universe. Sure, it would gum up the pfishing database with junk that they would have to try with hundreds of logins to conclude it was junk that wasted their time, but I feel strangely guiltless about that possibility

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democraticunderground.ORG versus democraticunderground.COM? [View all] FormerDittoHead Oct 2019 OP

I wasn't even aware there was a .org. dewsgirl Oct 2019 #1

If I were you, I would change your password here. Nictuku Oct 2019 #2

I'm going with that one... FormerDittoHead Oct 2019 #4

Some cybersquatter, perhaps Cirque du So-What Oct 2019 #3

Both were created the same day dalton99a Oct 2019 #5

Smart move by the admins. JudyM Nov 2019 #8

If you were really sure it was pfishing you could give them fake information NotASurfer Oct 2019 #6

democraticunderground.org is owned by us. Elad Oct 2019 #7