cedros Posted December 3, 2017 Report Share Posted December 3, 2017 Dear xxxxxx , Before On 6th December 2017 Your xxxxxx@prodigy.net.mx Mailbox will be Shutdown and Terminated completely,due to your Failure to Update and Verification your Mailbox, after voileting our mail terms and conditions for sending spam mails from your xxxxx@prodigy.net.mx account We strongly advise that If you like to continue using your xxxxxx@prodigy.net.mx Mailbox, for the last time, Update & Verify your account now. using the link below. Click Here To Resolve xxxxx@prodigy.net.mx Account! NB; After this mail, and your account still have not been verified, it will be closed in the next 48hours Best Regardsprodigy.net.mx Admin I have to assume it is spam. Me send spam!!?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngusMactavish Posted December 3, 2017 Report Share Posted December 3, 2017 16 minutes ago, cedros said: I have to assume it is spam. No. It's called phishing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johanson Posted December 3, 2017 Report Share Posted December 3, 2017 And there is a big difference if in fact it is phishing. I know that before I responded to it with the info they are trying to get you to provide, I would check with prodigy. Where they would most likely tell you that the message was not from them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cedros Posted December 3, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2017 Okay. Phishing isn't in my dictionary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngusMactavish Posted December 3, 2017 Report Share Posted December 3, 2017 45 minutes ago, cedros said: Okay. Phishing isn't in my dictionary. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phishing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cedros Posted December 3, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2017 Still not in my dictionary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngusMactavish Posted December 3, 2017 Report Share Posted December 3, 2017 2 minutes ago, cedros said: Still not in my dictionary. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/phishing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cedros Posted December 4, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 23 hours ago, AngusMactavish said: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/phishing Still not in my dictionary. I use Gage or Oxford.. I know what it means-it just isn't a word I might not need to know and wouldn't use probably. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngusMactavish Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 6 minutes ago, cedros said: Still not in my dictionary. I use Gage. I know what it mean-it just isn't a word I might not need to know and wouldn't use probably. Want a definition? Do what the email asks of you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
addtocart Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 13 hours ago, cedros said: Still not in my dictionary. I use Gage or Oxford.. I know what it mean-it just isn't a word I might not need to know and wouldn't use probably. OK. If it's not in your dictionary, it's not a word. Go ahead and respond to the email. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Saltos Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 Prodigy is probably the worst email address to use here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComputerGuy Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 They changed their email site without telling anyone, and for many months trying to log in the old way simply failed. Once again, customer support provided by TelMex is sadly lacking. https://mail.infinitummail.com/app/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sea Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 16 hours ago, cedros said: Still not in my dictionary. I use Gage or Oxford.. I know what it mean-it just isn't a word I might not need to know and wouldn't use probably. Oxford: https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/phishing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bournemouth Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 16 hours ago, cedros said: Still not in my dictionary. I use Gage or Oxford.. I know what it mean-it just isn't a word I might not need to know and wouldn't use probably. If you use the Internet, and we know you do, you need to know and understand phishing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cedros Posted December 4, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 5 hours ago, bournemouth said: If you use the Internet, and we know you do, you need to know and understand phishing. Sometimes you have to wonder if it is worth using. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cedros Posted December 4, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 6 hours ago, Sea said: Oxford: https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/phishing It isn't in my paper one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cedros Posted December 4, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 7 hours ago, El Saltos said: Prodigy is probably the worst email address to use here! I agree. I hate it but some people insist on using it. I mainly use G Mail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johanson Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 I got a fantastic email today from From The Desk of: Dr Charles Holliday Jr.. Bank of America. Branch Offices New York 1680 Broadway, New York. NY 10019, USA. Vice Chairman on Investment Banking Director, Credit Control Dept. Here is the first paragraph We are hereby officially notify you concerning your fund telegraphic Transfer through our bank, Bank of America, New York, to your bank account, which has been officially approved by the management of World Bank Swiss (WBS) to credit the sum of US$18.5 Million into your bank account. The remainder of this email attempted to make me believe this email was legitimate . Here is the final paragraph: These are the information we needed to be reconfirmed by you. 1.Your Full Bank Account Details 2.Your Direct Cell or office phone to reach you 3.Your address of locations 4.Your full name The crooks who sent this email to me were phishing for information so that they could enter my bank account and do as they wished with my money Note that their English, although not bad, was not perfect. And although they sent this email to my email address, not once did they use my name anywhere in this email. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Posted December 5, 2017 Report Share Posted December 5, 2017 Cedros, just for interest, what is the date of publication of your paper Dictionary? You do realize that "new" words are added to the English language yearly don't you? It's like you're saying that an old rotary dial phone can't take photos. Therefore, no phone can take photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComputerGuy Posted December 5, 2017 Report Share Posted December 5, 2017 I have been a student of the English language since I was a kid. It disheartened me to learn that certain words... words that were verboten in my youth... had made it into the dictionary. Irregardless, I have come to accept that in this tech age, flurries of newly-created nouns, adverbs and adjectives are being readily accepted by lexicographers of the finest levels of educations. Phishing can be considered ancient now. I am still uncomfortable with "phrases" getting in there, like craft beer and energy drink. These are multiple words, no? "Craft" and "beer" can be found individually in a dictionary, so why should they be added as single-entry words? Should we have a word like "white picket fence"? Or can we not figure it out for ourselves...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Posted December 5, 2017 Report Share Posted December 5, 2017 4 hours ago, ComputerGuy said: I have been a student of the English language since I was a kid. It disheartened me to learn that certain words... words that were verboten in my youth... had made it into the dictionary. Irregardless..... And that one, irregardless, has always bothered me as well. Ever since that word was beaten out of me as a teenager, I've always choked on it. Regardless, "living languages" do change and evolve, otherwise they die. "Phishing" is a great example of a newish word, etc., brought on by technology and change that move faster than all the dictionaries in the world. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/irregardless Is irregardless a word? Irregardless was popularized in dialectal American speech in the early 20th century. Its increasingly widespread spoken use called it to the attention of usage commentators as early as 1927. The most frequently repeated remark about it is that "there is no such word." There is such a word, however. It is still used primarily in speech, although it can be found from time to time in edited prose. Its reputation has not risen over the years, and it is still a long way from general acceptance. Use regardless instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Posted December 5, 2017 Report Share Posted December 5, 2017 Whoa! That was quite a detour this thread took, me included. It reminded me to look at your original post: Either ignore your 'prodigy threat' email or contact Prodigy directly to see if it was legit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catbird Posted December 5, 2017 Report Share Posted December 5, 2017 I got one of those phishing emails about my Chase account last night. Very odd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gringal Posted December 5, 2017 Report Share Posted December 5, 2017 A week or so ago, I got one from (trumpets blaring) "PUBLISHERS CLEARING HOUSE". Oh, right. What's that one about "teach a man to fish" (or is it phish)??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ned small Posted December 5, 2017 Report Share Posted December 5, 2017 On 12/3/2017 at 6:43 PM, cedros said: Still not in my dictionary. I use Gage or Oxford.. I know what it means-it just isn't a word I might not need to know and wouldn't use probably. Since you choose to be oblivious to that word why don't you open it and get phished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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