Do I smell a really big Rat?!

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   Nell Roseposted 12 years ago

   Hi, I just recieved this email from someone called ClickrNet,
   
   'You have been place on our hubpage for a contest we're running for the month of April. The winner will recieve a prize. All contestants will need a free Paypal account to take advantage of the prizes. The winner with the most "votes" will be declared the "winner." With that being said, start tell your friends to visit CLICKRNET and start voting on your behalf. All votes will need to be entered through the "comment" area. Good luck and thanks to excepting this message. We hope everyone will have fun with this game. ll prizes are provided by ClickrNet.'
   notice the poor spelling, this is the link to there hubpage below, am I smelling a big fat rat? or is it just me being very suspicious? Seems a bit strange to me! Someone after my paypal account or something?!!!
   
   http://hubpages.com/profile/ClickrNet

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   Cagsilposted 12 years ago

   Hey Nell, did you actually visit the hub she published?

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      Nell Roseposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Hiya, yes but there was nothing there that convinced me, I also looked it up on google and there is nothing there at all! Umm!

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         Cagsilposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         I only asked because of the different pictures it has of each Hubber. The large size picture of Relache, made me question, whether or not, you visited the hub she wrote.
         
         I didn't bother to check out things on the Internet. However, it is certainly going to be interesting to see the response she gets from the hubbers, whose pictures on her hub?

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   rebekahELLEposted 12 years ago

   smells like spam to me..

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   camloposted 12 years ago

   I just visited the Hub and was struck by a large photo of Relache. All very weird.
   I'm pretty sure this is attempted fraud. Have you reported this?

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      Nell Roseposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Hi, I just went back to take another look, yep, definitely dodgy! I will give Hubpages a quick email, just to let them know I think, everyone agree?

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         camloposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         I certainly do.

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         rebekahELLEposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         She has pics of Best Hubbers with top scores.
         very scammy.

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   Cagsilposted 12 years ago

   Hey Nell, since you were the one who received the email. I would suggest you FLAG both the profile and the hub, and in the description box, explain why you flagged it.
   
   Don't waste your time with sending an email to Staff.

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      Nell Roseposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Thanks, I will go do it now

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         Cagsilposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         You're welcome.

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      camloposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      You're right, of course. But it might be worth sending a copy of the email Nell received to the team.

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         Cagsilposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         Why bother, when you can enter it in the description box when flagging.

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            camloposted 12 years agoin reply to this

            Okay. Then let's hope Nell did that.

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               Nell Roseposted 12 years agoin reply to this

               No I didn't because I wasn't sure whether to or not, but I will do, thanks

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                  WryLiltposted 12 years agoin reply to this

                  Or you can simply click "Report" on the email.

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                     Nell Roseposted 12 years agoin reply to this

                     Sorry, never thought of that! Duh! lol bit dumb at the moment, its 2.20 in the morning! I better go to bed now! seriously, thanks everyone

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   KCC Big Countryposted 12 years ago

   I think sending the email to HP staff is a great idea because it shows this "hubber" has gone above and beyond to spam.  I flagged the hub myself too.

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   camloposted 12 years ago

   So many options ...

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      Cagsilposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      

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      tritrainposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      so little time...

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   habeeposted 12 years ago

   I just asked about this!! I got the email, too!

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   Mark Ewbieposted 12 years ago

   Well I'm a bit disappointed.  First the HP ads rejection, now this.  I'm not even worth scamming.

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      Cagsilposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Hey Mark, what are you talking about the HP Ad Program rejection?
      
      It is now open to ALL Members.
      
      http://hubpages.com/forum/topic/73413

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         Mark Ewbieposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         Thanks Cagsil - I had just noticed!  But I wasn't in the FIRST wave.  Put me right off my work.  Didn't publish a hub for twenty minutes after I found out.

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            Cagsilposted 12 years agoin reply to this

            I wasn't in the first wave either.

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               Mark Ewbieposted 12 years agoin reply to this

               Ah well, we're all in now. That particular forum argument is put to bed.

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