I had someone IM me and start a chat.  I told him I wasn't interested due to having a man in my life.  I asked him to stop IMing me and was going to block him.  Then he asked me to do a favor for him.  He asked me to help him cash a check, all he needed was my full name and address.  I thought, he must be kidding, right?  Then he said that he would have one of his associates come to my house with the check.  Of course I didn't respond.  But what if he is trying to do something illegal?  Can I report him without having to say who I am?  Even though he doesn't know my name, he could still harrasse me if he knew I reported him.  What to do?  Do I take it seriously or just let it go?
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When the check bounces after you have given them/him/her the money, YOU will be responsible for PROMPT restitution to the bank.  Failing that, YOU become the criminal, and then you will receive NO EXCUSE for your story.\n\nThey have let in a ZILLION foreigners who have absolutely no respect for the laws, no conscience, and are working these scams FULL TIME and SUCCEEDING to earn $1000 per week and up while leaving others holding the bag.\n\nThey do it with fake/stolen/counterfeit money orders and travelers checks that look safe.  They get involved with people who are selling used cars, rings, lawn mowers, looking for a home for a cat and all manner of other usually straighforward transactions and connive to get money involved in some way that lets them walk off with a free lawnmower at the minimum, and if possible leaves the offended party owing his/her bank and needing to PAY UP FAST to stay out of jail.\n\nAND, GET THIS:  The police, FBI, law, etc are NOT INTERESTED UNTIL the bank determines the check, M.O. etc. is bogus.  AND THEN they are LOOKING FOR YOU....\n\nSo watch out!!!!!!!  Typically $300--900 range.
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it is best just to delete the message.  Do not respond as then they will know they have reached a valid email account.  It is their way of checking.\nAs to the legalities, since it is over the internet, not sure if there is anything you can do, unless the business they do is illegal in the eyes of the law.
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Sue them. Some stranger who has no connection to you is harassing you and you don't know what to do? Stop being stupid. Get the name of the company, the caller, their address (if possible) and their phone number and Tell them the next time they call that if they call and harass you one more time you will contact a lawyer and begin court proceedings. They're bullying you and you're falling for it. They can't do a thing to you. You own them NOTHING so what can they do to you? Threaten to call a lawyer and the calls will stop PRONTO. Simple.\n\n--\nto hiseasy... what a dumb fcuking plan. Give them your home phone number. Great, now you're establishing a history of contact and initiating a dialogue that could cause a judge to question whether you have a real connection with the person their seeking. And your 300K claim sounds like bullshyt.\n\nNip this in the bud NOW. They have called you, personally, repeteadly, harrassed and threatened you. That's grounds for a lawsuit right there. You don't need to give them your home phone number to prove this. Only an idiot would do that. Give them personal info about you... real fcuking smart.\n\n--\nOk, sorry I called you stupid. But avoiding a lawsuit may not be possible. You're tried telling them not to call, right? did it work? didn't think so. You have to at least THREATEN to file a lawsuit. They're harassing you at work and you own them nothing. It's no different than some stranger off the street bothering you everyday while you go for coffee! C'mon, don't be ... silly. Talking nice to them and pleading with them to stop hasn't worked and is unnecessary. What if it never ends? You came here looking for answers. That's mine. And I'm not the only one who thinks that protecting yourself through the courts is the answers.
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I find it strange that someone from a car company is continually trying to get a hold of your father by coming to your house.  It's illegal for anyone to show up to your door if you owe them a debt, unless they are serving him with a civil judgement.  Also, if it's in regards to a loan, it wouldn't be a car company coming to hunt him down (unless it was a buy here/pay here place), it would be the bank that loaned him the money. You can send them a cease and desist letter so they will stop calling, and make sure that you put in the letter that he doesn't live with you anymore.  Are you sure they are trying to contact him in regards to a debt, or is it more than that?  I'd contact an attorney anyway.  It sounds like there could be more to this story.
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Ok, first off you need to make sure that you turn logging off in your Messenger, and then you go into your documents and under the FileLib look for the particular account,a nd thent he name of the person you talked to.\n\n\nIf this is someone you are not suppose to talk to, perhaps you should not talk to this person again.
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Well, for starters, I would let your boyfriend know that this is happening. I hate to imagine what he would think if he found out that this other guy is contacting you all the time to try to woo you and that you never let him know. That would certainly make him suspicious about why you weren't telling him. Of course you also need to speak with this guy that is bothering you and let him know that you have no interest in a relationship and that you appreciate him as a friend but that you will have to end the friendship if he keeps pushing the issue. He needs to know that this makes you uncomfortable and is inappropriate. If he still continues to contact you, stop accepting his calls. If he still bothers you, I would contact local police to see what actions you should take.
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yea, you have to complain to yahoo tho. they will look into it and if they catch the guy they will suspend his yahoo account...
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It seems you already have some very good answers.  Your first priority is to secure your IM and e-mail address.  Change to another screen name and e-mail address.  Inform your family and friends about the change but use a telephone, not the Internet.  Unfortunately, you can't control how your friends secure their computers.  Ask them not to include your name in their e-mail address book and not to have you listed in their buddy list.  This is important because this guy might have gotten your address from one of your friends.  It isn't their fault.  Chances are their computer was infected by some virus and/or Trojan.  The virus/ Trojan then harvested all the names and  e-mail addresses from their computer.  So, urge your friends not to include your name in their address books.\n\nOther items include: use a strong password (more than 8 characters, upper and lower case letters, use numbers and special characters ?!#).  If you are using wireless then make sure to turn on your firewall and use encryption.  File a police report and document all the emails and other messages he has sent you.  These items can then be use to get a restraining order if things go from bad to worse.\n\nNext, you should go on the offensive.  There are ways to trace an e-mail.  At the very least, you can find out his general geographical location.  And, if you are lucky and this guy wasn't careful, you can get the ISP he is using, his real e-mail account and address.  Please read the following articles and services:\n\n1. All About Email Headers -- http://www.stopspam.org/email/headers.html\n\n2. Email graphic traceroute -- http://map.butterfat.net/emailroutemap/\n\n3. IP Address Locator Tool -- http://www.geobytes.com/IpLocator.htm?GetLocation\n\nGet back to me if you need more info.
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Where do you get your information?  You say you're a messenger (in your profile).  A messenger of God?  Does He talk to you?\n\n[EDIT]  Why don't you use the "add details" key and put your answers to our questions here on the board - rather than privately e-mailing us?  You say (in your e-mail) you are a messenger of God with a lot of info we (people) need to know, but you're not specific.  What do we need to know?  Put your answer here on the board, please; your message will spread faster.  How can we take you seriously?!!
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If you feel that the notification was unfair you can send yahoo customer care your feedback and explain your reasons.\nHowever, in the guidelines it firmly states that any question that is advertising or chatting is considered a violation and so you will be likely to get a report from users. I personally don’t like to report any user for abuse , I look at their profile carefully and try to look at their answers too, if I found that this user is answering all the questions with the same manner, or posting improper content then I might think of it.\nEveryone must have had a violation, it is usually because we don’t pay much attention to the guidelines as a newbie, or we are too excited to start asking and answering.\nIf you need to seek friends and still want to post a question about that simply activate (contact me) while editing your profile or ask a question like this:-\nWhere can I get good chatting websites? \nOr\nWhat are the common pen pal websites ?\n\nGood luck.
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if he is in fact doing this you should go to your local police department and make a complaint....He is stalking you and thats illegal. there are programs like pc anywhere that would let him log into your computer when you are on it and see what you are doing. if you have windows xp, go to control panel, system and under the remote tab, make sure everything is UNCHECKED. You can text message from a computer to a cell phone, and make it look like it came from anyone as long as you logged into an im client under that persons name. I used to text message an old girlfriend from aol instant messenger to her T-mobil cell phone a while back. As for the cell phone if he has a compatable chip that was copied from yours I think it would be possable for him to make calls and have it look like you did. Maybe you should get a new cell phone?
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Do you realize that posting a perons name and making accusations like you did, is illegal. If this person were to find out you have done this, he would be very smart to initiate a law suit against you. You might want to consider taking his name out, and maybe not worrying so much about the sexual orientaion of your co-workers.
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You can certainly block this person..Whenever the person sends u these creepy IM's..There will be an option on the top..i.e. THE TOOLBAR ..Just Hit Ignore and u won't get any further messages from him..
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Be very careful.\n\nsounds ot me like someone is trying to scam you.  what ever you do, do not give them any personal information.
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print the e-mail and take it to your local police. they can track the url address to the person . then you can press charges for making death threats via internet. still very much a crime. better to err on the side of caution. he may be just talking crap, but you really don't want to take that kind of chance with your family. good luck, be safe!
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You are unlikely to be suspended from messenger as this is a rare case. Best to stop talking to this person who is calling foul play, and block them.
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Put a block on your phone against that number.  What he is doing is illegal and frightening.  DON'T PUT UP WITH IT!!!