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How do I get hold of a real person at Homeland Security? - Vanity
Posted on 11/29/2008 12:28:00 PM PST by Ellendra
Lately someone has started adding me to certain Yahoo groups without my permission. At first I thought it was just gibberish, and I reported it to Yahoo Abuse. FYI: don't bother, they have a computer replying to their email with the same questions over and over that you already answered, nobody even bothers reading your complaints. I tried just leaving the groups myself, but I keep getting added to more of them.
On a whim I plugged some of the gibberish into an online translator. It turned out to be a mixture of middle-eastern languages (croatian, slavic, arabic, etc) discussing helicopter components! It still didn't make much sense, but the translators I found were very limited, its possible someone who speaks the language would do better.
That was 2 weeks ago. I immediately sent that message to the Homeland Security tip line, but there has been no response whatsoever. Not even a form email saying "Yes, we got your message". Nothing.
I keep getting these emails from more groups every day. I've been saving them, but how do I get them to someone who will actually do something with them?
TOPICS: Your Opinion/Questions
KEYWORDS: helicopter; helicoptercomponents; helicopters; yahoo; yahoogroups
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To: trumandogz
Too late. You're on the list.
Darn! And now so am I!
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posted on
11/29/2008 1:06:02 PM PST
by
Mad Dawg
(Oh Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee.)
To: Ellendra
If you need help in Arabic translation send me your stuff at my freepmail
PS: Croatian and Slavic are not middle eastern languages.
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posted on
11/29/2008 1:08:19 PM PST
by
jveritas
(God Bless President Bush and our brave troops)
To: Doogle; Hodar
..JBjbjatw!@#123...hey, how'd he know my password? Watch out....now he's going to go post really bizarre stuff under your screenname.
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posted on
11/29/2008 1:08:55 PM PST
by
Allegra
( Jet lag - it's the new drug.)
To: Ellendra
What are the groups names? Might be nothing but plain simple guys interested in aircraft or pilots.....or...
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posted on
11/29/2008 1:10:12 PM PST
by
Dallas59
(Not My President)
To: Ellendra; NonValueAdded
Ar reet ar rooh' lil hammam.
I don't really know anyone at Homeland Security. I'm more connected with There-Land Security. ;-)
Good luck.
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posted on
11/29/2008 1:10:53 PM PST
by
Allegra
( Jet lag - it's the new drug.)
To: Ellendra
Ive changed my password since this started. It must be possible to add people somehow, Ill have to check with the moderators that I know. Well, sounds like something's been hacked, either on your end or on Yahoo. I can't imagine why a free Yahoo identity is all that valuable? Is it possible that someone is playing a dumb joke on you? If not, I wouldn't use that computer for logging into your banking accounts until you get it checked out for spyware, worms, or whatever.
To: Ellendra
To: Ellendra
Now that you posted this on FR Homeland Security already knows about it.
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posted on
11/29/2008 1:16:59 PM PST
by
lilylangtree
(Veni, Vidi, Vici)
To: Dallas59
The group names change almost daily, today one is Iranroshan, yesterday that same group was called Irant11. There’s also been a ghabe_aks125 and a Levels-Group1.
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posted on
11/29/2008 1:21:14 PM PST
by
Ellendra
(Most eco-freaks wouldn't know nature if it bit them on the butt . . . and it often does!)
To: Ellendra
I got so many gibberish emails I suspected code could be embedded and wrote to the HSD years ago with no reply.
I hope they have some big computer somewhere working through this stuff.
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posted on
11/29/2008 1:38:18 PM PST
by
outofsalt
("If History teaches us anything it's that history rarely teaches us anything")
To: Mad Dawg
I’m not gonna post on this thread! Then I’LL be on the list...
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posted on
11/29/2008 1:42:56 PM PST
by
Principled
(They used the CRA to undermine capitalism. They're using ACORN to undermine democracy.)
To: Ellendra
Go to the airport. TSA and customs agents will qualify.
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posted on
11/29/2008 1:44:02 PM PST
by
saganite
(I for one welcome our new Socialist masters /s/)
To: Ellendra
Best Group iran 3x party dokhtar pesar khanom tehran eshgh love doosti iran-iran parvaz air
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posted on
11/29/2008 1:44:38 PM PST
by
Principled
(They used the CRA to undermine capitalism. They're using ACORN to undermine democracy.)
To: Ellendra
Trend Micro Internet Security has identified this Web page as undesirable.
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posted on
11/29/2008 1:45:10 PM PST
by
Principled
(They used the CRA to undermine capitalism. They're using ACORN to undermine democracy.)
To: Principled
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posted on
11/29/2008 1:45:56 PM PST
by
Principled
(They used the CRA to undermine capitalism. They're using ACORN to undermine democracy.)
To: Ellendra
How do I get hold of a real person at Homeland Security?
- - -
Visit your nearest airport and try to get through
security with a handgun - that should do it.
To: Ellendra
Ah...go ahead and call them. You’ll have a better chance of talking to a computer crime specialist during a week day though. Tell them what you’ve discovered. I “think” they’ll be interested in hearing it.
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posted on
11/29/2008 2:12:29 PM PST
by
hiredhand
(Understand the CRA and why we're facing economic collapse - see my about page.)
To: Ellendra; All
Here's the "game". Person #1 sends YOU information in an e-mail while spoofing the SMTP (e-mail address) of person #2. So when you hit the "reply" button to tell person #1 to go away and stop, you don't actually reply to who sent it, but to person #2. If you do like most people, you'll include the content of the message by default. Actually, your MUA (mail program) will do this for you. You think you're sending a message to person #1, when actually you just forwarded the message to person #2 in your effort to get person #1 to stop sending you this "junk".
If what I described above is happening, they're using you (and others) to unknowingly forward messages.
Like I said...call the FBI. :-)
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posted on
11/29/2008 2:21:18 PM PST
by
hiredhand
(Understand the CRA and why we're facing economic collapse - see my about page.)
To: saganite; Repeal The 17th
now you’re both on the list
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posted on
11/29/2008 2:23:52 PM PST
by
stylin19a
( Real Men don't declare unplayable lies)
To: stylin19a
After 9-11 I had to be finger printed and a background check run on me in the job I have so I’m already on everybody’s list!
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posted on
11/29/2008 2:29:19 PM PST
by
saganite
(I for one welcome our new Socialist masters /s/)
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