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Re: Internet trash. by Ken Dunn on 8 August 2014 6:44pm

Is any one getting burial insurance e-mails in their inbox from Chile? I've blocked all that have arrived but they still keep coming.

Re: Internet trash. by suzulu on 8 August 2014 9:08pm

I haven't had that one in my inbox, Ken, but I do get other strange things.

Re: Internet trash. by Ken Dunn on 9 August 2014 9:19am

The last date for submitting certain tax returns was a week ago here and my first 'Tax Refund' e-mail has arrived today!? I've asked HMRC to send any claim forms to me by post.

Re: Internet trash. by suzulu on 10 August 2014 1:44am

I have been getting emails saying I have a tax refund. HMRC do not send emails re tax refunds.

Re: Internet trash. by Ken Dunn on 10 August 2014 12:43pm

I have been trying to reset my rules (filters) in our main machine and am unable to do so since BT changed but didn't improve their e-mail facility. They are working on it and I'm hoping it will be fixed in a week.

Fortunately the facility works on my wife's laptop so I'll be making a list of all the trash that arrives in my inbox for setting the rules that put it where it belongs - in Trash.

Re: Internet trash. by Ken Dunn 25 on 11 August 2014 9:19pm

I think I've been hacked on this computer so I've changed my user name. From now on Ken Dunn 25 = Ken Dunn - unless Ken Dunn starts working again.

Re: Internet trash. by Ken Dunn on 11 August 2014 10:09pm

It looks like Ken Dunn has started working again so I'll revert to it unless the problem happens again.
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I've decided it wasn't a hacker but a temporary glitch in the system.

Re: Internet trash. by Ken Dunn on 15 August 2014 11:30am

The main survey company which throws me out is Panelbase and they keep sending me a survey which asks if I have certain Sky facilities. They ask me this every 2 or 3 weeks and I suspect they are trying to sell Sky rather than wanting me to give a paid for opinion on it.

Re: Internet trash. by Ken Dunn on 17 August 2014 11:30am

I have another one for Rehab centres but the first 3 items in the body of the e-mail are for selling mobile phones! Hmmph.
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I've set my BT rules (filters) to dump this stuff in the trash but it isn't working (yet).
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One of the filters/rules seems to be working.

Re: Internet trash. by Ken Dunn on 2 September 2014 6:44pm

I've just done 2 paid for surveys and neither of them threw me out!

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