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Thread: Fun with Junk Mail
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02-11-2006, 01:42 PM #1
Fun with Junk Mail
Do you get lots of junk mail? I do. Hate it? I used to. Credit Card apps, Home Mortgages, Loans,
I'll show you why I now LOVE to receive junk mail. This fun activity will only work with junk mail that include the prepaid envelope inside of them. This means the original sender is paying the postage!!
Do not throw the contents away!! We'll send them back! Only, not to the original source. What you do, is "trade" junk mail. In this tutorial below, I have mail from Bank of America and Citi. These pictures will show me switching the contents, and putting them in the other's prepaid envelope.
Try not to mail anything back that has your name or address on it. If you only get one piece of junk mail per day, don't worry. You can either wait for another to come (which won't be very long), or you can send some of YOUR junk back, like yesterday's shopping list. Or a picture of you naked -- oops, did I say that? I sure hope the moderator edits that out!
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02-11-2006 01:42 PM # ADS
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02-11-2006, 07:14 PM #2
I love the idea, monday I hope to give it a try.
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02-11-2006, 08:32 PM #3Originally Posted by basilone0331
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02-11-2006, 09:31 PM #4
nice, I feel the same way you do. I just have not done anything abiy it.. Good for you! Let us know what happens!!!!!
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02-12-2006, 12:22 AM #5
I always send them wierd stuff like my kids homework
Let's Roll
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03-09-2006, 11:31 AM #6
That's great. I usually like to send them valuable Arby's coupons or some partially used napkins.Like jewels in a crown, the precious stones glittered in the queen's round metal hat.
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03-09-2006, 12:31 PM #7
Hahaha..... I do something similar when I get SPAM attempting to spoof a legitamate website. You know the type..... Your PayPal account is about to be cancelled unless you log in and verify your email, username and password.... I fill them out with a phoney email, username and password. Figure they will waste time trying to make it work. Also, if everyone did this the spoofs would be so overwhelmed they would stop.
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03-09-2006, 01:14 PM #8
One of the best things I have done lately is to opt out of those prescreened credit card offers. I used to get up to 10 offers every week and I was sick of shreding them.
Go to this website to add yourself to the "do not call list" of credit card solicitations.
www.optoutprescreen.com
After I signed up for it, I have only received CC applications from my alma mater - U of U.
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03-09-2006, 01:19 PM #9
In the past, I've just torn the things up into confetti--except for the prepaid envelope, then stuffed everything back in (including the original envelope it came in), along with a note: Stop sending me this financial porn. They haven't stopped, but it's been fun. Now I just write refused on the envelope, and take it into the post office with me and throw it in the "return" tub. Of course, that's easy for me to do since I work there. No matter, they have to pay the return postage as well.
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03-09-2006, 02:04 PM #10Originally Posted by jimflint1
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03-09-2006, 03:30 PM #11Originally Posted by shlingdawg
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03-09-2006, 03:33 PM #12Originally Posted by Iceaxe
Unfortunately, your SSN is directly correlated with your credit report. I too was worried about identity theft, but nothing resulted from submitting it.
I heard that the number of CC offers effects your credit score. Anyone know if this is true?
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03-09-2006, 03:49 PM #13Originally Posted by shlingdawg
If you have unused credit cards or credit accounts its best to close them out. Anther good reason to close out obsolete accounts is that it provides less opportunity for identity thief.
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03-09-2006, 06:01 PM #14
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How about scams and junk email? Here is something I received today and can't believe this person didn't at least use spellcheck or grammar check or something before sending out such a piece of trash!
Let me hurry and send you my money now!!!
(scam email)
Greetings everyone!
If you got this e-mail - this is not a spam, it just a good offer for you
and your friends. Do not delete this e-mail and just read it carefully
and it might will help you in life. There are rich wealthy people and there are poor people who wants to make money. And there are also people who doesnt want to work and to have a lot of money. And there are peoples who works a lot and has almost no money.
That is why we created this company, to help you multiply your capital
in 10 times, no matter how big or small it is.
They are offering to invest your money into various plans , with short-term
profit and high percentage. You are investing into a big inrustry
projects like oil , jewelery etc. You have a very low risk to loose your money , you either will make a nice profit or in worst case you will remain the same.
I've registered on their site and got PAID!
their plans to choose:
After 3 Days 50%
After 5 days 80%
After 10 Days 500%
The important fact of their honesty and gravity of work is the opportunity to take away the initial deposit at any time, and also PAYPAL is accepted on a site. This company is the Verified member of this organization
Take a look at their website http://www.gzinv.com
Don't loose oyur chance to earn money fast and with no effort. You help us
-we help you . We will be waiting for you . (I'll just bet you will!)
Best Regards, Dominic
Private Investor of MKinvest
contact@gzinv.comNever regret anything that made you smile!
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03-09-2006, 07:57 PM #15Originally Posted by Iceaxe
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03-09-2006, 08:13 PM #16
That scam email is funny. Those peoples are smarts...
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03-10-2006, 08:20 AM #17
I used to get e-mails from the sons/daughters of dead diplomats in Africa and the Middle East (at least that is who they said they were). Before being murdered, their fathers had hidden away millions of dollars in some obscure bank accounts. I was asked to have that money deposited into my personal savings account and then I would be given 10% of the money. All I had to do was give them my account number so they could make the deposit.
I also won a lottery in Spain one time. To receive the money, all I had to do was give them my account number so they could make the deposit.
I feel bad for the people who believe these scams. I am sure that there are some "believers" out there.scars are tattoos with better stories
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03-10-2006, 08:40 AM #18
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Originally Posted by david staub
OK....lesson learned by me as well. Now when someone tells me they are a cash buyer, they have to show proof of funds to me before we head out looking!Never regret anything that made you smile!
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03-10-2006, 08:40 AM #19Originally Posted by david staub
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03-10-2006, 01:24 PM #20
what cracks me up is that they actually WORK - tha scam I mean - obviously, since Cleetus down in the holler'd just knows it's his big ticket to fame...since Walmart wouldn't hire him or his wife to work
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