Michael Barbero Military Scam

I reside in Australia. On 29 May 2015 I received a request for Contact on Skype from "Michael Barbero - Houston Texas" with accompanying photo of man in military fatigues. When I checked these details on the internet, the photo provided was one of Michael Barbero, a former Lieutenant General of the United States Army. There are also listings in the Skype directory for numerous Michael Barbaros with US and Iraq locations, and with legitimate photos of Lieut. Gen. Michael Barbaro in military uniform. Needless to add, I am not accepting this contact!

report that user to [email protected] for possible misuse of Skype services.
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Ltg. Mark Milley scam warning

Someone is poseing as Ltg Mark Milley on Skype & Yahoo messeger. Please be aware and don't accept this person.

loveyn wrote:
Tell me more if you know it. My sister is communicating with this guy and I keep telling her the real Mark Milley is too busy and important to keep talking to her
again, this is a very common scam and it is strongly advised just to ignore any communications/instructions from that fake user. Remove them from your contact list and block them.
if still in doubt, just enter the key phrase military scam in the search box to check similar threads/reports.
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Don't take the low cost IPAD scam.. they are nearly 4 years old!

When I upgraded my iphone 4 to an iphone 6 three weeks ago, I was offered a low cost mini ipad. I took the deal only to find out later that the ipad you are given is an ipad 1, approx 4 years old now. The mini ipad 3 is now available. I heard something about 30 days return, but when I tried to return it today, was told...no its only 14 day return and I am 9 days over the limit. They willl not take back this obsolete piece of equipment. They would, with a $170 cancellation fee, plus a $70 return fee, or I could cancel my entire service for only $700.00 plus fee! ATT is providing mini ipad 3s at a discount, but I decided that since I had used Verizon since pre Alltel days, I would stay with them. I will be gone in 2 years. Will post to my facebook tomorrow! Scam alert!

Twilly wrote:
This is not a philosophical discussion on hindsight, rather an observation of dirty, and underhanded practices condoned by a large conglomerate that no longer cares about there customers and continues to take advantage of there position. The same goes for there pseudo company that are set up for collect or prepaid calls to people in dire straights such as prison or military. Evil underhanded snakes.
Or a discussion that sales people do what they have done for centuries, even millennium, try to make you buy things you really don't want or need.

I received this email; can i assume it's a scam?

I received this email; is it a scam?
Confirm Your Account Information
iTunes Store ([email protected])
3/06/14
https://bay179.mail.live.com/default.aspx?id=64855#
To: Recipients
From:
iTunes Store ([email protected]) Your junk email filter is set to exclusive.
Sent:
Thu 3/06/14 2:24 PM
To:
Recipients ([email protected])
Microsoft SmartScreen has blocked this message for your safety and we'll delete it after ten days.
Show content
Dear iTunes Customer,
This is an automatic message sent by our security system to let you know that you have 48 hours to confirm your account information.
Your itunes account has been frozen because we are unable to validate your account information.
Once you have updated your account records, we will try again to validate your information and your account suspension will be lifted.
This will help protect your account in the future. This process does not take more than 3 minutes.
To proceed to confirm your account details please click on the link below and follow the instructions.
Click Here To Validate Your Account
We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
Your sincerely,
Apple Security Department
© 2013 Apple.com All rights reserved.

Michael Black wrote:
Also, if you actually look at the HTML behind that "Click Here to Validate Your Account" link, it actually goes to some web site in Russia (specifically h-t-t-p-colon-doubleslash raven.tvercity.ru/hw/upload/redirect/rd.htm).
Clearly a site out to steal identities and compromising personal information
And then it's redirected to a site in the Netherlands. Clearly the crooks are trying to obfuscate their trail to avoid being caught.

A scamer using Skype

Hi,Yesterday This man contacted me: Lut.Gen Curtis Michael Scaparroti. I did not accept him at first as I accept only family and really friends in my Skype. But I got curious because of his title. I Google his name and found this impressive profile, in Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtis_Scaparrotti I was so surprised. and wonder Why in the world this mand wanted to contact me. I thought: Is the State Department checking me out or something. I don't have nothing to hide, I accepted and message him to see why He was contacting me.
Then he start talking like babe etc. I knew right away he was an scamer and told him.
Any how at the end He wanted to propose a 60 40 deal, I told him get out of here! And blocked him. He Has this skype name: Lut.Gen Curtis Michael M. Scaparroti.
I searched more in the internet and found this link about a scam.
[Link deleted.]
After I saw this link I remember a report on CNN or NBC News. He uses pictures from soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan..
Now He is using Skype as his tool to scam women. Hopefully you will be able to do something to prevent people to fall victims.
Thank you very much
[Edited for privacy.]
P.S.. Will be nice if Skype would create a feature when you block a user to report in case of abuse. like other programs like face boo and YouTube have.

Hi, mpilar225, and welcome to the Community!
Thank you for your research, and for reporting this to the Community. As you know, Skype does have the Block and Report as Abuse feature; you may also report this to Skype Customer Service. Either of these methods will alert Skype directly to this version of the scam.
I would recommend changing your account password and performing routine maintenance for your computer as proactive measures, including running your preferred anti-virus/malware/spyware program using the latest virus signature files.
Please note, while I appreciate you including the additional link, I could not verify that every other link on the website page did not inadvertently lead a reader elsewhere and expose them to malicious software. Thank you for understanding!
Here is the link to use to report this Skype Customer Service: https://support.skype.com/en-us/faq/FA1170/how-can-i-contact-skype-customer-service
With regards,
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Teamviewer scam

Today my Dad and I fell for the infamous "Teamviewer scam." We were trying to fix our NETGEAR wireless extender, and instead of mywifiext.net, Dad tripped across mywifiextnet.com. Both of us let our computers get accessed for probably a half hour or so (his is a Windows, and mine is a Mac running Mavericks), and I just want to make sure I'm taking all steps necessary to get rid of anything that might have put on my computer.
I changed all financial-related passwords (Paypal, bank account, Amazon account, iTunes, etc.) and decided to just go whole-hog and do a 7-pass Erase on my whole system (I will also be calling my bank in the morning for a new debit card and to set up fraud alert, since my info has been accessed before, and I'll probably call to have a new credit card issued as well). I backed up a few personal files to Google Drive, but I was wondering if there was any way those files might be compromised or corrupted? I don't want to download them and have them put something into my computer.
Since my laptop is currently undergoing the Erase process, I can't check, but he ran something in Terminal. Has anyone else had this happen before? I'm not sure what he brought up, but he tried selling me on the "people are accessing your network through you clicking ads while online shopping" or something (which was about when the warning bells finally started going off; unfortunately, Dad wasn't quite so receptive to the idea of it being a scam, so we downloaded Teamviewer onto his computer as well). I'm assuming if some sort of a program was run on my laptop, the 7-pass Erase will eliminate it?
Basically, I've never run headfirst into a scam like this before, and I'm absolutely terrified. My Dad insisted he didn't give the guy any credit card information, and I think he was on the phone with the same person the entire time, but I'm worried they may have downloaded files off of my computer. Is there anything more I can do?
Also, is there anything I can tell my Dad to convince him to take some of the same steps? I don't know what he uses his laptop for, but he thinks he'll be fine just running anti-virus/anti-malware software, and I know some of those can go undetected by programs. Please help if you can!

Ok. If you have been scammed by this company like I was, here are some resources for you to prosecute them:
Domain name is registered to: Holger Felgner, Kuhnbergstr. 16, Goeppingen, Province: BW, Postal code 73037, Country: DE. Admin Phone: 49.7161606925. e-mail: hostmaster#teamviewer.com; US Corporate address is Teamviewer US LLC (Limited liability company) 3001 North Rocky Point Drive East, Suite 200, Tampa FL 33607. Contact in us 1-800-951-4573 for sales; 800-264-1437 for tech support. Fax #: 1-855-891-0177. There are some 0mail addresses on their website under contacts. Phone number from which scam against me originated was 323) 322-6719 (Los Angeles number) and speaker identified self as Michael Wilson. Second person I spoke with was identified as David Phillips (760-363-5750) (San Diego number) companies they use for fraudulent wire transfers were Bank of America and Western Union. Payees on charges were named Fernando Mancebo Ramirez and also Enrique Santiago, and payments were made through Western Union New York Address. Western union ignored notice that charges were fraudulent and cashed them anyway and pocked the service charges, all of which went through my checking account and caused my accounts to go into overdraft.
File legal complaints against them immediately if they try to scam you. Do not allow them to drop their remote bot on your computer. Check to make sure. It shows up in your programs box as a bot. If you find one, eject it immediately. If they access your credit cards or bank accounts, immediately report this to your bank credit card fraud department. Your bank may return the money to your account if this is a true fraud. Western Union refuses to refund anything. File a charge against all involved companies with the Federal Trade Commission. AARP also told me to report the fraud through www.ftc.gov, which will forward the complaint to the appropriate local, state and federal police forces. If you live in another country, check your local resources for reporting crime and do not hesitate to file a complaint against that agency. For US Customs and Boarder Protection issues re people impersonating customs agents, use www.cbp.gov. Also file with the Better Business Bureau at www.bbb.org. Canadian Anti-Fraud Center can be reached at www.antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca. Consider also filing a complaint with the Federal Internet Fraud Police website. And don't just go against the criminals, go against the Board of Directors of the wire transfer corporation if they keep the fees from these illegal transactions. If the charges are successfully prosecuted, the corporate CEO may go to jail. Don't let embarrassment at being scammed get in the way of prosecuting these people. The more you hesitate, the more people who get cheated by them. And if you are an elderly person, also file charges of Elder Abuse.
File a complaint against the website through the Domain Name registry, and if you have the necessary contact info, file a complaint also with the FCC for illegal use of the telephones. You want these charges to go to a Federal level because of the multiplicity of jurisdictions involved and to get the Federal agencies involved in the investigation and prosecution of these scammers.
Above all else, don't let the bastards get you down or get away with what they are doing. Make it expensive and give them the legal headaches from ****. Good luck.

Attempted scams - IM text-contact requests

HI, since 2 days I am getting message on my Skype from men mostly military that are not in my contact list and the fact that my privacy setting is set to off they still can sent me IM text with introduction
I don't care as much about 1 guy , but it started again this morning, what will happen if I get 1000 scam messages per day ? since they use Robots to do that .
What make a sense for Skype Privacy setting if strangers can post IM message without authorization . And no matter what the content is , today romance tomorrow sales .
Beside I just read a tread from 1 year ago in this forum about the same issue , it seems like nothing was done into the direction of secure users from scams and strangers and phones in the middle of the night from India selling US college adverts.
I did what I could from my side as that is all I can do with the privacy setting

unfortunately, there is no option yet to block/filter contact requests, regardless if they are requests from legitimate users or from possible spammers/scammers. The only things you can do at the moment is indeed to ignore and block them (and report them to abuse@skype,net).
The Privacy Settings in Skype can only prevent/stop unwanted calls/instant messages from non-contacts, not contact requests (where they can attach a short message).
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General Michael T. Flynn IMPERSONATOR on Skype

Here is the whole conversation - and for the record, whomever this is has violated two federal laws by: 1) impersonating this decorated military man by using his personal details and picture and 2) assumed his identity - STAND FOREWARNED - I have reported him here and will be reporting him to the FBI, CIA and NCIS as this is DISGUSTING BEHAVIOUR!
[11/21/2011 2:58:00 PM] Gen.Michael t Flynn: HI
[7:34:36 PM] *** Call to Gen.Michael t Flynn ***
[7:35:09 PM] Gen.Michael t Flynn: HI
[7:35:33 PM] Lara (Larabella) Stregoni: Hello - you sent me a contact request =D Do I know you?
[7:36:05 PM] Gen.Michael t Flynn: We're not allowed to speak or to be seen due to security reason going on here in Afghanistan
[7:36:08 PM] Lara (Larabella) Stregoni: Lara (Larabella) Stregoni has shared contact details with Gen.Michael t Flynn.
[7:36:08 PM] Lara (Larabella) Stregoni: Hi gen.michael.t.flynn1! I’d like to add you on Skype. Lara (Larabella) Stregoni
[7:36:34 PM] Gen.Michael t Flynn: I can see you if you wish to
[7:36:43 PM] Lara (Larabella) Stregoni: Do we know each other?
[7:36:48 PM] Gen.Michael t Flynn: You look pretty nice on your pic
[7:37:15 PM] Lara (Larabella) Stregoni: *rolls eyes* That was a good side step ... can you please identify how we might know one another?
[7:37:38 PM] Gen.Michael t Flynn: I am General Michael Ted Flynn United States Army here in kabul,Afghanistan
[7:38:19 PM] Gen.Michael t Flynn: You lives in Canada
[7:38:20 PM] Lara (Larabella) Stregoni: Hello from Canada =D So you still have not answered my small question though ... how might I know you?
[7:38:35 PM] *** Call ended, duration 04:00 ***
[7:38:45 PM] Gen.Michael t Flynn: I saw you online ok
[7:38:51 PM] Lara (Larabella) Stregoni: I ended the call since we cannot speak =D
[7:39:03 PM] Lara (Larabella) Stregoni: Saw me? Where please ...
[7:40:05 PM] Gen.Michael t Flynn: I saw you online,I have never chat with a female online,You're the first i met
[7:40:49 PM] Lara (Larabella) Stregoni: Hmmm this is most unusual LOL   And what made you decide to speak with me? Just another friendly face? *giggles*
[7:40:51 PM] Gen.Michael t Flynn: You are so beautiful,please pardon me
[7:41:21 PM] Lara (Larabella) Stregoni: *rolls eyes* Oh bother ... that's just silly ... it's what's on the inside that counts ... external beauty fades with time
[7:41:24 PM] Gen.Michael t Flynn: Is that you on the pic
[7:41:44 PM] Lara (Larabella) Stregoni: Of course - who would you expect it to be?
[7:42:04 PM] Lara (Larabella) Stregoni: And isn't a little late to be on the net from Afganistan?
[7:43:04 PM] Gen.Michael t Flynn: Honestly we're not allowed to chat on social netword due to security reason going on here,
[7:43:27 PM] Gen.Michael t Flynn: No,its 05hrs15 here
[7:43:28 PM | Edited 7:43:59 PM] Lara (Larabella) Stregoni: Well this is not social networking ... this is a telecommunications teleconferencing tool =D
[7:43:40 PM] Lara (Larabella) Stregoni: Ah then I should have said earlier riser? LOL
[7:44:13 PM] Gen.Michael t Flynn: Yes off course
[7:44:24 PM] Gen.Michael t Flynn: Can i ask you
[7:44:36 PM] Lara (Larabella) Stregoni: Ask me?
[7:44:46 PM] Gen.Michael t Flynn: Are you married/kids
[7:44:58 PM] Gen.Michael t Flynn: Just asking ok
[7:45:31 PM] Lara (Larabella) Stregoni: Hmm that's rather personal LOL   I hope you will understand that I only share this information with my friends ... and well you're not even an acquantance yet LOL
[7:46:44 PM] Lara (Larabella) Stregoni: I am happy to message you about all kinds of things until I get to know you better but until then, I hope you will be understanding of my cautiousness =D
[7:46:46 PM] Gen.Michael t Flynn: It's ok,You have ever right to say what ever you wish
[7:47:49 PM] Lara (Larabella) Stregoni: Thank you for your understanding ... I know you must be in a spot over there and might just like to talk to someone "normal" ... well sort of LOL I'm not sure if I'm normal LMAO
[7:48:51 PM] Gen.Michael t Flynn: hope i am not disturbing you
[7:49:12 PM] Lara (Larabella) Stregoni: So which branch of the military are you associated with? Stand forewarned I have a limited knowledge beyond Navy, Air Force and Army LOL
[7:49:47 PM] Lara (Larabella) Stregoni: Not at all ... just relaxing after a long day at work ... happy to unwind and make someone else *smile* too
[7:50:17 PM] Lara (Larabella) Stregoni: I sincerely admire military personnel for their fortitude, courage and honour
[7:50:37 PM] Gen.Michael t Flynn: thank you
[7:51:01 PM] Gen.Michael t Flynn: So what do you do for living
[7:52:17 PM] Lara (Larabella) Stregoni: Now if I told you that I'd have to kill you ... ooops did I say that out loud? LOL Sorry just being a jokester *blush* I manage people and resources =D
[7:53:12 PM] Gen.Michael t Flynn: You are joking honestly
[7:54:16 PM] Lara (Larabella) Stregoni: Yes I am ... my poor attempt at military humour *FAIL*
[7:54:35 PM] Gen.Michael t Flynn: Well I am divorce 2 sons living with their mom.I graduated from the University of Rhoda Island,form bachelor of science drgree in management science,And I am the cj2 to NATO and AFGHNA Officers here in Afghanistan.I am a honest person,I came from a chrisitian family.
[7:55:31 PM] Lara (Larabella) Stregoni: That is quite the curriculum vitae ... what do you enjoy most about your job?
[7:55:47 PM] Gen.Michael t Flynn: How old are you
[7:55:50 PM] Lara (Larabella) Stregoni: And we share ChristianityD
[7:56:36 PM] Lara (Larabella) Stregoni: Now a gentleman never asks a woman her age *poke*   Let's just say too young to take over ... too old to ignore? (a.k.a. over 35 *winks*)
[7:57:33 PM] Gen.Michael t Flynn: I love your voice,when i heard you
[7:57:34 PM] Lara (Larabella) Stregoni: So why the Army? Not the Navy?
[7:57:47 PM] Lara (Larabella) Stregoni: Or the Air Force?
[7:57:58 PM] Lara (Larabella) Stregoni: And thank you I used to do radio in uni LOL
[7:59:23 PM] Lara (Larabella) Stregoni: I am assuming ... your post is operational?
[7:59:29 PM] Gen.Michael t Flynn: I know you are such a smart,intelligent,pretty lady,Everyone love to be what ever he or she want to be in future
[8:00:15 PM] Gen.Michael t Flynn: I love my job,to protect the citizen round the world just like you
[8:00:55 PM] Gen.Michael t Flynn: What is your time there
[8:01:04 PM] Lara (Larabella) Stregoni: So what medals are pinned on your chest in the picture?
[8:01:58 PM] Lara (Larabella) Stregoni: 20:00 =D
[8:02:21 PM] Gen.Michael t Flynn: ok
[8:02:44 PM] Gen.Michael t Flynn: You lives alone there
[8:03:26 PM] Lara (Larabella) Stregoni: You didn't answer my question about your medals of honour ...
[8:06:44 PM] Lara (Larabella) Stregoni: And you do realize that it is an international crime to impersonate a decorated officer in the US Military? I just want you to understand the seriousness of this ...
[8:06:57 PM] Gen.Michael t Flynn: Assistant Chief of Staff,also Joint Special Operation commander
[8:07:16 PM] Lara (Larabella) Stregoni: Those are not medals of honour ...
[8:07:43 PM] Gen.Michael t Flynn: Tell me ok
[8:08:12 PM] Gen.Michael t Flynn: You are in the miitary
[8:09:00 PM] Lara (Larabella) Stregoni: You should know the medals you have received ... and honestly I am not sure why you would choose to impersonate this decorated solider ... honestly it is not right to do this ... especially to someone who has given so much to the world
[8:09:59 PM] Gen.Michael t Flynn: You are smart,thank you
[8:10:09 PM] Gen.Michael t Flynn: How old are you
[8:10:54 PM] Lara (Larabella) Stregoni: Yes I am ... and you should know that this is a federal offense ... so if I were you I would change my name here and just be who you are ... can't be that bad =D
[8:11:37 PM] Gen.Michael t Flynn: Thanks
[8:11:57 PM] Lara (Larabella) Stregoni: You understand this is a form of identity theft?
[8:12:11 PM] Gen.Michael t Flynn: thank you
[8:12:20 PM] Gen.Michael t Flynn: You're good
[8:13:17 PM] Gen.Michael t Flynn: Do you have anything to say to me
[8:14:14 PM] Lara (Larabella) Stregoni: I can report you to NCIS, FBI and CIA ... as I suspect you are under age I am suggesting you remove the REAL General's picture and stop using his biography before you land in SERIOUS hot water ... are you agreeable?
[8:14:27 PM] Gen.Michael t Flynn: If you are ready to answer my question,i will answer your too ok
[8:14:49 PM] Gen.Michael t Flynn: You can report to who ever you wish
[8:14:55 PM] Lara (Larabella) Stregoni: Hmm and you feel you are in a position of negotiation? LOL
[8:14:57 PM] Gen.Michael t Flynn: thank alot
[8:15:33 PM] Gen.Michael t Flynn: Negotation for what
[8:15:34 PM] Lara (Larabella) Stregoni: Now to the essence of this matter - why did you contact me?
[8:15:56 PM] Lara (Larabella) Stregoni: You are negotiating with me ... question for question or answer for answer =D
[8:16:04 PM] Gen.Michael t Flynn: You can delete me now
[8:16:38 PM] Gen.Michael t Flynn: Why don't you join the CIA
[8:16:41 PM] Lara (Larabella) Stregoni: No I will not be ... if I can't make some sense with you I will be reporting you as I consider this offensive
[8:17:22 PM] Lara (Larabella) Stregoni: I don't wish to join the CIA ... that is for specialists ... not my style at all
[8:17:24 PM] Gen.Michael t Flynn: You can report me now
[8:18:33 PM] Gen.Michael t Flynn: :x:xIf you're ready ok
[8:18:44 PM] Gen.Michael t Flynn: I love your voice
[8:20:43 PM] Gen.Michael t Flynn: I am waiting
[8:21:16 PM] Gen.Michael t Flynn: (rofl)

monabradley wrote:
I too have had contact with this person. I do not undersatnd why he is still able to post under the name Michael Flynn and get away with posting his picture. He actually had me feeling sorry for him, telling me he had just come back from a tour of the city and there were children dying from the cold all over the streets. I talked to him for over a week on here and whenever I tried to get off the chat he would beg me not to leave and I didn't know whant his life was like. Then yesterday morning he starts telling me he is in love with me and last night wanted to get married and he wanted to get married now. One screwed up man, so this is when I gogled him and saw this information. It is too bad Skype is letting him get away with taking the real General identity. I can't seem to get into [email protected] I am curious as to where you other women live. This man is a creep, using a man's identity and praying on peoples sympathy.
Actually it's [email protected], you can also send your report/email to [email protected] if you are having problems sending a message to the first address mentioned.
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I have received a number of emails saying I ordered somethign at the itune or istore and it was being charged.   I did not do this....is this a scam?   Tried to look on my account info to be sure my credit card is off it.

wondering if there is a scam out there.   I have received emails saying it was a confirmation that Your Apple ID was just used to download Daily Card Pairs $3.99 Category: Games Released: Oct 17, 2014 Version: 1.6 Size: 32.7 MB Language: English Seller: Fan Zhang from the App Store Your receipt No.xxxxxx ( numbers are filled in. )     There was at least two others over the past couple of weeks but my email was down and I am just getting them now.      Is this some kind of scam and if so how do I make sure I am not charged for this
I just went on my apple Id but can not even see where the credit card is on it.   I only ever used it once and thought I had removed it so it would not be done accidentally but I cannot see it at all now. where should I look

Hello how to use this,
The article linked below details how to go about viewing your purchase history in the iTunes Store.
See your purchase history in the iTunes Store
http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT2727
Cheers,
Allen

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HERE ARE 4 EASY STEPS TO GET STARTED<STEP ONE: Get six separate pieces of paper and write the following on each piece f paper "PLEASE PUT ME ON YOUR MAILING LIST." Now get 6 US $1.00 bills and place ONE inside EACH of the six pieces of paper so the bill will not be seen through the envelope (Please make sure that the bill wouldn't be noticed in the envelope to prevent thievery). Send out US $DOLLAR, so it would be more acceptable. STEP TWO: Next, place one paper in each of the 6 envelopes and seal them properly. You should now have 6 sealed envelopes, each with a piece of paper stating the phrase "PLEASE PUT ME ON YOUR MAILING LIST.", your name and address , and a $1.00 bill. What you are doing is creating a service. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY LEGAL! You are requesting a legitimate service and you are paying for it! Like most of us, I was a little skeptical and a little worried about the legal aspects of it all. So I checked it out with the US Post Office (1-800-725-2161) and they confirmed that it is indeed legal! Mail the US $6.00 to the following adresses:
1)Brandon Corbin 307 N. Church St. Lancaster, PA 17603
2) Lierin Quinn P.O. Box 242 Bausman, PA 17504
3)L. Middlebrook P.O. Box 2079 Beaverton, Ontario Canada L0K 1A0
4) Phyllis M. Whiddon 256 JD Road DeRidder, LA
5) D. Goldring 1368 Kenton Rd. Parkville, MD 21234
6) J. Rowland 5039 Alta Colina Rd. Camarillo, CA 93012
STEP 3: Now tke the #1 name off the list that you see above, move the other names up (6 becomes 5, 5 becomes 4, etc...) and add YOUR name as number 6 on the list. STEP 4: Copy this article. Change anything you need to, but try to keep this article as close to original as possible. Now, post your amended article to at least 200 newsgroups. (I believe there are 2.4 million groups) All you need is 200, but remember, the more you post, the more money you make! This is perfectly legal! If you have any doubts, refer to Title 18, Section 1302 and 1341, US Postal and Lottery Laws or Title 18, Section 3005 in the US code, also in the code of Federal regulations, Volume 16, Sections 255 and 436, which states; "a product or service must be exchanged for money received." The simple note in the letter, "PLEASE PUT ME ON YOUR MAILING LIST", makes it legal because you are paying for exchange of a service, (adding the purchasers name to his/her mailing list) for a $1.00 fee. IMPORTANT: Keep a copy of these steps for yourself and, whenever you need money, you can use it again and again. PLEASE REMEMBER that this program remains successful because of the honesty and integrity of the participants and by their carefully adhering to the directions. Look at it this way. If you are of integrity, the program will continue and the money that so many others have received will come way. NOTE: You amy want to retain every name and address sent to you, either on a computer or a hard copy and keep the notes people send you. This VERIFIES that you are truly providing a service. (Also, it might be a good idea to wrap the $1 bill in dark paper to reduce the risk of mail theft.) So, as each post is downloaded and the directions are carefully followed, six members will be reimbursed for their participation as a List Developer with one dollar each. Your name will move up the list geometrically so that when your name reaches the #1 position you will be receiving thousands of dollars in CASH!!! What an oppurtunity for only $6.00 ($1 for each of the first six people listed above). Send it now, add your own name to the list and you're in business!
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DIRECTIONS FOR HOW TO POST TO NEWSGROUPS<Step 1) You do not need to re-type this entire letter to do your own posting. Simply put your mouse cursor at the beginning of this letter, click and drag your cursor to the bottom of this document, right-click and select 'copy' from the edit menu. This will copy the entire letter into the computer's memory. Step2) Open a blank 'notepad' file and place your mouse cursor at the top of the blank page. Right click and from the 'edit' menu select 'paste'. This will paste a copy of the letter into notepad so that you can add your name and postal address to the list. Step 3) Save your new notepad file as a .txt file. If you want to do your postings in different settings, you'll always have this file to come back to. Step 4) Use Netscape or Internet Explorer and try searching for various newsgroups (online forums, message boards, chat sites, discussions.) Step 5) Visit these mesagge boards and post this article as a new message by highlighting the text of this letter and selecting paste from the edit menu. Fill in the Subject, this will be the header that everyone sees as they scroll through the list of postings in a particular group, click the "post" message button. You're done with your first one! Congratulations....THAT'S IT! All you have to do is jump from different newsgroups and post away, after you get the hang of it, it will take about a minute for each newsgroup! ***REMEMBER, THE MORE NEWSGROUPS YOU POST IN, THE MORE MONEY YOU WILL MAKE!!!BUT YOU HAVE TO POST A MINIMUM OF 200*** That's it! You will begin receiving money from around the world within days! You may eventually want to rent a P.O Box due to the large amount of mail you will receive. If you wish to stay anonymous, you can invent a name to use, as long as the postman will deliver it. **JUST MAKE SURE ALL THE ADDRESSES ARE CORRECT.**
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Now the why part
Out of 200 postings, say I receive only 5 replies (a very low example). So then I made $5.00 with my name at #6 on the letter. Now, each of the 5 persons respond to each of the original 5, that is another $25.00 for me, now those 25 each make 200 MINIMUM posts with my name at #4 and only 5 replies each, I will bring in and additional $125.00! Now, those 125 persons turn around and post the MINIMUM 200 with my name at #3 and only 5 replies each, I will make an additional $626.00! OK, now here is the fun part, each of those 625 persons post a MINIMUM 200 letters with my name at #2 and they each only receive 5 replies, that just made me $3,125.00!!! Those 3,125 persons will all deliver this messageto 200 newsgroups with my name at #1 and if still ONLY 5 persons per 200 newsgroups react I will receive $15,625.00!! With a original investment of only $6.00! AMAZING! When your name is no longer on the list, you just take the latest posting in the newsgroups, and send out another $6.00 to the names on the list, putting your name back at #6 again. And start posting again. The thing to remember is: do you realize that thousands of people all over the world are joining the internet and reading these articles everday?, JUST LIKE YOU ARE NOW!! So, can you afford $6.00 and see if it really works?? I think so...people have said, "what if the plan is played out and no one sends you the money?" So what! What are the chances of that happening when there are tons of new honest users and new honest people who are joining the internet and newsgroups everyday and are willing to give it a try? Estimates are at 20,000 to 50,000 new users, every day, with thousands of those joining the actual internet!!! REMEMBER, PLAY FAIRLY AND HONESTLY AND THIS WILL WORK FOR YOU!!! Good luck to all and please play fairly and reap the huge rewards from this, which is tons of extra CASH. By the way, please DON'T try to deceive people by posting the messages with your name on the list and not sending the CASH to the rest of the people already on the list, you will NOT get any. This is the fairest and most honest way I have ever seen to share the wealth of the world without costing anything but our time!! You also may want to buy mailing and e-mail lists for future cash. Make sure you print this article out RIGHT NOW!!! Also, try to keep a list of everyone that sends you CASH and always keep an eye on the newsgroups to make sure everyone is playing fairly. Remember, HONESTY IS THE BEST POLICY. IMPORTANT: If you're not interested in my article, (don't want instant cash), please pass this message to anyone who wishes quick money. Thank you so much.==============================

Right, thanks for your reply.
This is purely a report over an audit table. The "key" column represents the key columns of another table of what data has been inserted, updated or deleted.
ORDER_NO=35399^RELEASE_NO=*^SEQUENCE_NO=*^
In my example, there are three key columns;
ORDER_NO
RELEASE_NO
SEQUENCE_NO
and the value this audit relates to is stored too,
where ORDER_NO=35399
and RELEASE_NO='*'
and SEQUENCE_NO='* this is a unqiue row which has been audited.
All values are exact matches, including the *'s which are the ERPs system if representing "not selected" without actually using null.
You could have the following info:
ID,KEY
10000,'ORDER_NO=35399^RELEASE_NO=*^SEQUENCE_NO=*^'
10001,'ORDER_NO=36647^RELEASE_NO=*^SEQUENCE_NO=*^'
10002,'ORDER_NO=36648^RELEASE_NO=10^SEQUENCE_NO=1^'
10003,'ORDER_NO=36648^RELEASE_NO=10^SEQUENCE_NO=2^
For each audited table the key columns are fixed, of course. Since I am only ever reporting over a single audited table the defined columns in the key column will not change, but their values will (as shown above).
Therefore it is true to say that the key columns can be obtained from the 1st row (or any for that matter) row returned.
Perhaps I should make the report less flexible and hard code these, since I know themm (for now).
This means I only need to retrieve the three values for each.
(Sorry of this seems everso complicated)

BEST BUY CREDIT CARD DEBT PROTECTION SCAM!! BEWARE

I, like several other BB account holders that have written regarding this same exact issue, have been scammed by the debt protection service - for over $1000.
Upon signing up the the best buy card, I was somehow enrolled in the debt protection service. I certainly did not sign on for this service with any knowledge of doing so, and wasn't "asked" by a rep if I wanted the service.
Very long story short, I had been charged for this service without my knowledge, to the point where I now have paid over $1000 for it. As others have pointed out, I am to blame for not being more diligent in regards to analyzing my electronic statements - but for my extremely busy lifestyle, that is the purpose of auto-pay. I know what my payment is supposed to be, and I trust that is what I will be paying.
Once I realized that I had been charged for this service every billing cycle - I began calling Best Buy regarding this issue. My experience was identical to others who have experienced this debt protection scam. They pass me on to several different departments until I am beyond frustrated and exhausted from talking with all of these people and re-explaining my story over and over. Then in the end they always say that the issue will be looked into and resolved within 30 days. I've gone through many of these 30 day cycles. At an escalated level, they conveniently pass all blame onto Citibank as the single entity that controls the debt protection - so all responsibility is ignored by Best Buy.
I've had a horrible experience dealing with this, and despite all of the calls and promises of it being taken care of, I am nearing the end of my time with Best Buy. They are not going to work with me, and I am going to pay for this service and be done with Best Buy for good.
I'll probably receive a scripted response from a Best Buy "Social Media Specialist" as all of these identical complaints have received - stating in the message body "Citibank, N.A. is the issuer of your My Best Buy credit card account. Due to this, we don’t have access to their accounts". Again conveniently deflecting all call for action to Citibank. And I promise that Citibank and/or Best Buy will do nothing to resolve, or even try and help.
You can say that I'm at fault and have to deal with the consequenses of unknowingly signing up for this service and not analyzing my statements more thoroughly - BUT isn't it interesting that so many others have had this same exact problem with Best Buy Debt Protection? Is it all just a coincidence - and are we all just ignorant people who can't manage their accounts? I believe this Debt Protection is set up in a way to do exactly what it has done to me. To take money from people. Upon doing all of the electronic sign-up for the account, it's convenient to sign up for paperless statements - and if you don't watch closely, they will slip and extra charge in there for you.
For all new account holders - or if you are considering becoming an account holder - BE CAREFUL! Once they take your money they will have no sympathy for your situation, regardless of what it is.

Hello edgars-
Credit cards can definitely be a double-edged sword. While at times they allow for greater economic freedoms, they also can cause untold headaches as well. I’m sorry to hear that in this instance, the account protection service on your Best Buy credit card is the cause.
Depending on how long ago you applied for your Best Buy credit card, the option to opt out or in for account protection would either have been a check box on the application or a sign off on the keypad in the store. It’s disappointing to hear that at the time you applied, this particular section was not pointed out to you to make you aware of what you were agreeing to with the card.
As you’ve stated, while the Best Buy logo is on the card, Citibank, N.A. is the issuer of the card and we don’t have access to your account to make any changes or refunds to it. However, it is our goal to try assisting our customers with concerns regarding the Best Buy credit card. If you can send me a Private Message with your full name, phone number, and mailing address, I will communicate this concern to them for review. Generally they should contact you within 3-5 business days of when I submit this information to them. Please keep in mind that I cannot guarantee any particular outcome from that review.
You can send me a Private Message by logging into the forum and clicking on the button across from my name on this post.
Thanks for connecting with us,
Bill|Senior Social Media Specialist | Best Buy® Corporate
Private Message

Why is it so difficult to CANCEL a subscription to AOLs cyber newspaper, "THE DAILY". It appears to have been made very possible as a scam, so once you give them the automatic, weekly deduction to your credit card or bank account, it's non cancelable!

BEWARE: if you subscribe to AOL'S cyber newspaper (for 99¢ per week),you will have to give them authorization to charge your account weekly vain iTunes/apple account or credit card or bank account. Once you do that you have a better chance having a long phone chat with Oboma about all the people now on welfare, than getting someone to at AOL or APPLE to cancel your subscription. You will get routed all around and put on hold and finally referred to a forum where this has been REPEATEDLY asking ...and, per APPLE, answered. In fact, when you follow the APPLE given link (a live person at APPLE sends you the link by email but can not tell you what to do on the phone) ... And you go to the link, you will find ...as I did and others commented they did too...that the link suggestions do not work to allow younto cancel The Daily!   At this point younwill have over an hour, perhaps 2 (as in my case) invested and STILL NOT HAVE IT CANCELLED.
What incompetence by AOL and APPLE!   Or wait; do you really think this is made so complex, not by incompetence, but by design?
You mean you think AOL ...once the got your account debit authorization working, the want to make it nearly impossible for you to stop them from continuing to "milk the cow"?   They do have a dubious, to put it politely, record onmcustomer care (reason theynlost literally millions of paying "AOL Members" starting about mid 1990's ...and then making AOL free before ALL their "members left".)
Ok, so it is not hard to see AOL doing something like this. I admit. However, with ITunes participating in the billing for "the Daily. Onto your Aplle Account credit card or bank account, do you think the generally ethically run APPLE would participate in the AOL scam too? Why can't or doesn't,t APPLEgive you a straight answer or take care of stopping the itunesnbilling for "The Daily"? Thismismbad enoughmthat a forum has started on the question and APPLE refers youmto that NOT VERY HELPFUL, short, old forum discussion.
Is there a conspiracy here ... A scam?   Or, is there some logical and reasonable explanation?   Absent a such a good explanation, this is class action lawsuit material ...to recover all the amounts deducted from customers who wanted to cancel but did not have the time and endurance to figure out how to cancel.

Yoor post is very confusing. AOL's iPad magazine is called "Editions" and it's free. "The Daily" is put out by TheDailyHolding and is owned by Rupert Murdoch. You've already posted in another thread where the solution was given. Other people seem to have manged to get unsubscribed.
Best of luck.

I got text messages from iCloudreport regarding my lost iphone , are they scams?

I lost my iphone two month ago and I got a lot of emails from "Find my iphone" saying that my phone has been found in at least three other different countries. Today I received a text message from a unknown phone number saying that: "Find my iphone service: your iphone 6 64Gb Gray lost/stolen has been found. You can reclaim it now at: https://icloudreport.com/?imk=3544070.....(8 more numbers)...., Apple Inc. " I clicked the link, it led me to this address"http://icloudreport.com" it looks the same as icloud home page. I feel this is suspicious because I really did not put any hope on my lost iphone been found. Is this a scam?
I then rechecked the emails that I received in the past and I found that some early emails I received are from "[email protected]". The link in this email direct me to "losticloud.com" while the most recent emails are from "[email protected]" and the link in this email direct me to "icloudreport.com" (which is the same as that in the text message). Is any of the email I got is scam? I remembered I did login through the emails so I'm a little worried.

It's all fake. If you had set up 'Find My iPhone' you could find the phone yourself, provided it's on, not wiped, and able to connect to a network. If you didn't set it up you can't locate the phone and neither can anyone else. The emails are phishing, trying to con you into giving away your login.

Im in the military and im deployed right now i got a ipod touch but it wont let me down load apps . i put all my billing info in and my address but it keeps telling me to contact the support to complete my transaction

im in the military and im deployed right now i got n ipod touch but it wont let me download apps . i put all my billing info and address in but it keeps telling me that i need to contact the support to complete my transaction

it keeps telling me that i need to contact the support to complete my transaction
Then contact Support.
http://apple.com/support/itunes/contact/

Problem with SimepleDateFormat for the military pattern....

i have the code, which has to display date in the military format i.e., "yyyyMMddhhmm".
java.util.Date date = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyyMMddhhmm").parse("200709201700");
System.out.println("Expected Date : " + date);
but output displays everytime i.e., Thu Sep 20 17:00:00 IST 2007
is there any problem with the pattern???

By military format you mean 24 hour clock time, right? I believe "hh" in SimpleDateFormat is for 12 hour clock time and "HH" is for 2 digits of 24 hour clock time.
EDIT: Also, you're just parsing the string into a Date object. When you're printing, it'll simply use the toString() for Date, giving you an output as you see. If you want the output also to be formatted in the same way, you need to use the format() method of SimpleDateFormat with the same pattern on the Date.
People on the forum help others voluntarily, it's not their job.
Help them help you.
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(Yes I know it's on JavaRanch but I think it applies everywhere)
Edited by: nogoodatcoding on Oct 3, 2007 6:03 PM

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