Weird Member Issue Email - What Do You Think It Means? - GoFuckYourself.com

BFT3K · 06-28-2010, 06:08 PM

I just got this email from a member's yahoo email address...

"I have an account for PeckerPass.com and I tried to log in but forgot my PW and I just paid another month for the membership... how can I access my account? Tell me what you need and I will supply it to you, thank you."

So I looked up the member, based upon the email address he used to email me from.

I instantly sent him his UN and PW, but within seconds I got this auto response from Yahoo...

"If you get get this email in response to the one you sent me, this account has been deactivated and is no longer active. Thank you."

Any thoughts on this?

closer · 06-28-2010, 06:12 PM

No way to contact him so bad luck for the customer I guess.
That is why you always should opt for a customer support ticket system

Sly · 06-28-2010, 06:14 PM

I wonder if you should cancel him now to prevent a chargeback... or if that would cause a chargeback?

Agent 488 · 06-28-2010, 06:15 PM

look up his phone number call his house and ask his wife if he has another email.

TeenCat · 06-28-2010, 06:16 PM

remove from email list

Joshua G · 06-28-2010, 06:47 PM

if the email was deactivated, you would get a bounce back from the mail server, not a badly written auto-reply.

BFT3K · 06-28-2010, 06:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joshgirls

if the email was deactivated, you would get a bounce back from the mail server, not a badly written auto-reply.

Good point.

Do you think there is a scam angle to this?

Joshua G · 06-28-2010, 07:02 PM

I think the scam is voting democrat & expecting change.

BFT3K · 06-28-2010, 07:03 PM

I just changed his password to be safe. Weird....

BV · 06-28-2010, 07:14 PM

i only send passwords to the email they signed up with

BFT3K · 06-28-2010, 07:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BV

i only send passwords to the email they signed up with

That's actually what I did, and then I got the fake message stating that their Yahoo email account was deactivated.

Thurbs · 06-28-2010, 07:23 PM

cancel, refund, blacklist the email, move on.

Varius · 06-28-2010, 08:15 PM

Perhaps he uses that email for sites he expects to get spammed from, so he setup that auto-responder thinking that will help him get less spam...just because you got an auto-reply doesn't mean the email didn't also get through to him though.

BFT3K · 06-28-2010, 09:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Varius

Perhaps he uses that email for sites he expects to get spammed from, so he setup that auto-responder thinking that will help him get less spam...just because you got an auto-reply doesn't mean the email didn't also get through to him though.

Another possibility, but if he is able to read my reply, then how does this reduce his spam?

Who knows....

EliteWebmaster · 06-28-2010, 09:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joshgirls

if the email was deactivated, you would get a bounce back from the mail server, not a badly written auto-reply.

Exactly, something is definitely off with that email. Very odd indeed

Varius · 06-28-2010, 10:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BFT3K

Another possibility, but if he is able to read my reply, then how does this reduce his spam?

Who knows....

He would think that anyon spamming him, will get his auto-reply and remove him from their list?

Never said he was bright

raymor · 06-29-2010, 12:05 PM

He might legitimately have created that autoreply to let people know he's not using
that address anymore. It feels kind of like there might be a scam in there somewhere,
but I don't see exactly how. I'd say that replying to the address that he a) signed up
with and b) emailed you from is all that one can be expected to do. That said, sometimes
in such a situation I'll go to 411.org and try to give them a call or whatever. That's going
the extra mile, which isn't necesary, but sometimes builds long term customers.

fatfoo · 06-29-2010, 12:44 PM

I think this means Yahoo company deactivated the user's email for some reason.

ottopottomouse · 06-29-2010, 01:05 PM

Or: Someone phished the email address login then found a PeckerPass mail in there and thought they would have a go at getting the password for that too.

Is there an ip address match on the email asking for the pass?

Loch · 06-29-2010, 01:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Agent 488

look up his phone number call his house and ask his wife if he has another email.

greg80 · 06-29-2010, 03:13 PM

hacked email, hacker searched in his old emails, found sign up email, asked for password to hack into his other accounts (people use same passwords on multiple sites)

this is first thing I thought about when I saw your post

06-28-2010, 06:08 PM	#1
BFT3K Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Narnia Posts: 10,764	Weird Member Issue Email - What Do You Think It Means? I just got this email from a member's yahoo email address... "I have an account for PeckerPass.com and I tried to log in but forgot my PW and I just paid another month for the membership... how can I access my account? Tell me what you need and I will supply it to you, thank you." So I looked up the member, based upon the email address he used to email me from. I instantly sent him his UN and PW, but within seconds I got this auto response from Yahoo... "If you get get this email in response to the one you sent me, this account has been deactivated and is no longer active. Thank you." Any thoughts on this?

06-28-2010, 06:12 PM	#2
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06-28-2010, 06:14 PM	#3
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06-28-2010, 08:15 PM	#13
Varius Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: New York, NY Posts: 6,890	Perhaps he uses that email for sites he expects to get spammed from, so he setup that auto-responder thinking that will help him get less spam...just because you got an auto-reply doesn't mean the email didn't also get through to him though. __________________ Skype variuscr - Email varius AT gmail

06-28-2010, 06:15 PM	#4
Agent 488 Registered User Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 22,511	look up his phone number call his house and ask his wife if he has another email.

06-28-2010, 06:47 PM	#6
Joshua G dumb libs love censorship Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 8,198	if the email was deactivated, you would get a bounce back from the mail server, not a badly written auto-reply.

06-28-2010, 07:02 PM	#8
Joshua G dumb libs love censorship Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 8,198	I think the scam is voting democrat & expecting change.

06-28-2010, 07:03 PM	#9
BFT3K Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Narnia Posts: 10,764	I just changed his password to be safe. Weird....

06-28-2010, 07:14 PM	#10
BV wtf Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Bikini State, FL USA Posts: 10,914	i only send passwords to the email they signed up with

06-28-2010, 07:23 PM	#12
Thurbs The Thrilla in Manila Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Thurbs' Lagoon, Christmas Island Posts: 4,785	cancel, refund, blacklist the email, move on.

06-29-2010, 12:05 PM	#17
raymor Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,745	He might legitimately have created that autoreply to let people know he's not using that address anymore. It feels kind of like there might be a scam in there somewhere, but I don't see exactly how. I'd say that replying to the address that he a) signed up with and b) emailed you from is all that one can be expected to do. That said, sometimes in such a situation I'll go to 411.org and try to give them a call or whatever. That's going the extra mile, which isn't necesary, but sometimes builds long term customers. __________________ For historical display only. This information is not current: support@bettercgi.com ICQ 7208627 Strongbox - The next generation in site security Throttlebox - The next generation in bandwidth control Clonebox - Backup and disaster recovery on steroids

06-29-2010, 12:44 PM	#18
fatfoo ICQ:649699063 Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 27,763	I think this means Yahoo company deactivated the user's email for some reason. __________________ Send me an email: [email protected]

06-29-2010, 01:05 PM	#19
ottopottomouse She is ugly, bad luck. Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 13,177	Or: Someone phished the email address login then found a PeckerPass mail in there and thought they would have a go at getting the password for that too. Is there an ip address match on the email asking for the pass? __________________ ↑ see post ↑ 13101

06-29-2010, 03:13 PM	#21
greg80 Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 1,644	hacked email, hacker searched in his old emails, found sign up email, asked for password to hack into his other accounts (people use same passwords on multiple sites) this is first thing I thought about when I saw your post __________________ Say no to GoDaddy and high renewal prices! Go with NameSilo - FREE private whois for life, $8.99 regstrations and renewals. Free redirects, emails, great control panel and more! NameSilo rocks!