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Chris McDonald Online

14 years ago

Wow that's pretty messed up Alexa! Sorry to hear that

I hope this person gets caught....somehow!

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Damien Roche

14 years ago

So we're not still meeting up next week?

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Ernie Lo

14 years ago

Originally Posted by Alexa Smith

(I don't know whether to be flattered or irritated.)

I'd be a little bit freaked out...thats really creepy...

Seems even the girls are crazy about you

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Elle Holder 14 years ago

Great. Just great. Impersonating you was going to make me rich beyond my wildest dreams and now you've spoiled everything! Just kidding. Really!
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- MissTerraK 14 years ago
  
  I'm sorry to hear that Alexa!
  
  That is really creepy. I swear, I just don't understand the depths and degrees that scammers are going to these days.:rolleyes:
  
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  JohnMcCabe 14 years ago
  
  Depending on who the Warriors were, getting telephone numbers isn't all that difficult. Especially if they use their real names and a specific location. That's one reason my location simply says "north of the Peace River in Southwest Florida" -- it narrows things down to about 200 miles of coastline.
  
  On the other hand, if you use a specific small town, a quick Google will turn up a list of possibilities. If you live in a small town or have a distinctive name, you might be the only one on that list.
  
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Janice Sperry

14 years ago

Sorry to hear what is happening to you and your reputation. I am also concerned about how they got other members telephone numbers!?

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InternetSuccess001

14 years ago

Well, when/if any interviews do surface, you'll know who it is. Curious though -- how did they get the phone #s? (Are those publicly posted for the warrior forum members you mentioned?)

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scrofford

14 years ago

That isn't good. Did anyone of those three happen to have some kind of caller id? If you could get the phone number of the person doing that, then you could probably deal with it although you have probably already thought of that.

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Bill Farnham 14 years ago

Maybe it's just me, but I think the real value here would be in having Alexa's phone number, not the other way around...

j/k, Alexa...I hope you catch the creep.

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Mukul Verma

14 years ago

Wow, you made a name!!!

When people are doing this, you are in the same class as Wal Mart and Microsoft

I would ask, are they saying they are 'Alexa' or 'Alexa Smith'. You are well known around here, but there can be more then 1 Alexa around here.

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theemperor 14 years ago

Alexa,

It wasn't me either - my voice is way too deep :-)

Well all I can say is congratulations ... welcome to fame . The upside is people are trying to imitate you so your name alone is worth alot. The downside is they may tarnish your name if they use it in vien.

Presumably the trick of the hustler here is to say "Alexa" and not specify "Alexa Smith", taking advantage of the fact there is only one well known Alexa on here.
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Fernando Veloso

14 years ago

This is really creepy. Hope you get it solved soon.

Guess no one did that interview, otherwise, it would be fast to spot who did it.

I knew people were ripping content BUT ripping identities is really off.

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Paul Myers

14 years ago

Alexa,

It's possible the caller's real name is Alexa, and they're just claiming to be from here because that's where they scraped the initial data that led to contact.

I get a ton of people asking if I'm the Paul Myers who's spamming people and promoting Herbalife. Others warn me that someone is using my name, and a few call me some fairly unflattering things while trying to get me to give them back money this other guy allegedly charged their credit cards without them knowing.

People forget just how big the Internet is, and how common some names are.

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Alexa Smith

Banned 14 years ago

Originally Posted by Paul Myers

Alexa,

It's possible the caller's real name is Alexa, and they're just claiming to be from here because that's where they scraped the initial data that led to contact.

I get a ton of people asking if I'm the Paul Myers who's spamming people and promoting Herbalife. Others warn me that someone is using my name, and a few call me some fairly unflattering things while trying to get me to give them back money this other guy allegedly charged their credit cards without them knowing.

People forget just how big the Internet is, and how common some names are.

Paul

Thanks for your reply, Paul. Yes, that did occur to me, the first one or two times; I felt (rightly or wrongly) that it was kind of "pretty suspicious", though. :confused:

To everyone else: thanks for the comments - don't worry on my account. I was unsure about even posting this, to be honest: not trying to cause problems to anyone; mostly just wanted people to know that if they get one of these calls unannounced beforehand, it really isn't me: I'd arrange a call by p.m. first if I wanted to call anyone here for the first time!

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inter123 14 years ago

On the positive, at least it means Alexa is a celebrity of some sort, if people are going round impersonating! But its nothing comforting though.

How is it possible the persons' number has been obtained?

Something I have always wondered, is it possible hackers can access the computers of the users from here?

If someone is perceived to be having success of some sort, hackers may well want to access the persons' computer to see what they are upto.

If so what precautions should be taken?

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  How is it possible the persons' number has been obtained?
  
  Well, that part may be entirely innocent (indeed, as Paul rightly points out, it's even possible the whole thing is entirely innocent ). But some people with "considerable internet presence" do have phone numbers available online, perhaps? Some people with their own products for sale give a phone number for inquiries, and so on, I think?
  
  (It may be supreme egotism on my part to imagine that "Alexa from the Warrior forum" is intended to sound like me, but that's certainly what three people thought was being claimed, and I don't myself know of another Alexa here. )
  
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Nigel Greaves 14 years ago

Originally Posted by Alexa Smith

I'd arrange a call by p.m. first if I wanted to call anyone here for the first time!

Alexa,

You do realise you've just caused the male half of the forum to empty their PM inbox on the off chance don't you?

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texasmom64

14 years ago

Alexa Smith ...

writes many things that snap, crackle and pop, but not too many signature-files ... though just occasionally she does write a review of an e-course and put it up on a website like Online Income Simplified

For some reason the link is broken or is no longer available. I just tried to access it and got the

"Oops! Internet Explorer could not connect to www.affiliatemarketingschoolbook.info"

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Alexa Smith

Banned 14 years ago

Originally Posted by texasmom64

For some reason the link is broken or is no longer available. I just tried to access it and got the

"Oops! Internet Explorer could not connect to www.affiliatemarketingschoolbook.info"

Thanks very much for bringing this to my attention! Temporary problem at Namecheap ... they're "working on it". :rolleyes:

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Laura B

14 years ago

Originally Posted by texasmom64

For some reason the link is broken or is no longer available. I just tried to access it and got the

"Oops! Internet Explorer could not connect to www.affiliatemarketingschoolbook.info"

Originally Posted by Alexa Smith

Thanks very much for bringing this to my attention! Temporary problem at Namecheap ... they're "working on it". :rolleyes:

Yeah, thanks from me too!

But seriously, Alexa, sorry you have to deal with a possible impersonator! I know if I had gotten one of those calls I would have assumed it was you, although at some point I would have asked her something only the real you could answer from our correspondence, and that would have given her away!

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Alexa Smith

Banned 14 years ago

Originally Posted by Laura B

Originally Posted by Alexa Smith

Thanks very much for bringing this to my attention! Temporary problem at Namecheap ... they're "working on it". :rolleyes:

Yeah, thanks from me too!

That was actually fixed within an hour, and hadn't been "down" for long at all.

Originally Posted by Laura B

But seriously, Alexa, sorry you have to deal with a possible impersonator! I know if I had gotten one of those calls I would have assumed it was you, although at some point I would have asked her something only the real you could answer from our correspondence, and that would have given her away!

I guess most people, taking an unexpected phone-call, don't really think of that, though.

By way of minor update, thank you to the two people who kindly sent p.m.'s about this, whose caller did apparently specify "Alexa Smith" - so it was someone impersonating me. Well, I'm hoping that this thread will discourage any further episodes anyway, and apologies for inflicting this saga on the forum. :rolleyes:

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sbucciarel

Banned 14 years ago

I'm trying to think what they hope to get out of this, but yeah, it's really creepy.

The past month, I've had someone sign up as an affiliate to a whole bunch of ad networks. I'm already a member of a lot, but these were networks that I had not signed up to. They signed up with my real name, address, phone number ... only thing different was their paypal email address so they could get paid. They did not have my social security number, fortunately.

I found out because several of these networks called me to confirm my application. I said ... what application? Finally, one gave me the Paypal email of the perp. I emailed and told them if they sign up as me to one more ad network, I would contact Paypal and anyone else I could think of.

The ones who called me, rejected them of course, but I wonder how many networks did not call and now have "me" as an affiliate promoting in God knows what manner and products that I most likely wouldn't promote.

Hope you get to the bottom of the impersonation. While it may seem flattering, it's rarely ever for a good reason.

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thatgirlJ

14 years ago

Super-creepy, Alexa!

Originally Posted by sbucciarel

I'm trying to think what they hope to get out of this, but yeah, it's really creepy.

The past month, I've had someone sign up as an affiliate to a whole bunch of ad networks. I'm already a member of a lot, but these were networks that I had not signed up to. They signed up with my real name, address, phone number ... only thing different was their paypal email address so they could get paid. They did not have my social security number, fortunately.

I found out because several of these networks called me to confirm my application. I said ... what application? Finally, one gave me the Paypal email of the perp. I emailed and told them if they sign up as me to one more ad network, I would contact Paypal and anyone else I could think of.

The ones who called me, rejected them of course, but I wonder how many networks did not call and now have "me" as an affiliate promoting in God knows what manner and products that I most likely wouldn't promote.

Hope you get to the bottom of the impersonation. While it may seem flattering, it's rarely ever for a good reason.

It must be going around! I just got done dealing with a fiasco where someone set up a CPA network in my name, using my (previous) address and phone number

. They applied for the backend of their company using my info, registered the domain in my name, etc.

Lord only knows what they were hoping to accomplish or get away with. Stealing people's money, I suppose.

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14 years ago

ITT: Too many groupies.

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Maddi

14 years ago

And I am sat there in candle light, with soft romantic music and a bottle of wine....

No one walks through the door...

The night ends in disappointment...

The number that was used to call me, doesn't answer...

And I go back to bed, the darkness creeping in, with voices in my head making me turn and twist in the bed....

Alexa didn't show up... Alexa stood me up... Alexa didn't show up.

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Daniel Brock

14 years ago

It was me! Shoot I've been called out!

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Steven Wagenheim 14 years ago

So then it wasn't you who called me?

Seriously. Just want to verify.
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Gary King

14 years ago

Can't you ask the 3 folks what the phone number on their caller ID said?

Surely one of the 3 would have caller id service, no?

Won't get to the bottom of everything, but would show the number(s) being used so you could at least start to narrow it down.

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Steven Wagenheim

14 years ago

Originally Posted by Gary King

Can't you ask the 3 folks what the phone number on their caller ID said?

Surely one of the 3 would have caller id service, no?

Won't get to the bottom of everything, but would show the number(s) being used so you could at least start to narrow it down.

Gary, the call I got said Unavailable so the person is either out of country,
calling from a private number or using some kind of service to make their
calls so that they can't be traced.

I got one guy 000 012 3456 who calls me constantly just to be a pain in
the ass. I don't even know if that's a real number or he's just using some
cloaking service, but I have to call Verizon and get this number blocked
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Daniel Brock

14 years ago

Originally Posted by Steven Wagenheim

Gary, the call I got said Unavailable so the person is either out of country,
calling from a private number or using some kind of service to make their
calls so that they can't be traced.

I got one guy 000 012 3456 who calls me constantly just to be a pain in
the ass. I don't even know if that's a real number or he's just using some
cloaking service, but I have to call Verizon and get this number blocked
so he can't bug me anymore.

That's me as well

I got great impersonations

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Gary King

14 years ago

Originally Posted by Steven Wagenheim

Gary, the call I got said Unavailable so the person is either out of country,
calling from a private number or using some kind of service to make their
calls so that they can't be traced.

I got one guy 000 012 3456 who calls me constantly just to be a pain in
the ass. I don't even know if that's a real number or he's just using some
cloaking service, but I have to call Verizon and get this number blocked
so he can't bug me anymore.

Gotcha... maybe one of the other two though? Or, if it's the same caller, they are hiding of course.

Originally Posted by Daniel Brock

That's me as well

I got great impersonations

too funny... and very versatile Daniel.

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14 years ago

Originally Posted by Steven Wagenheim

Gary, the call I got said Unavailable so the person is either out of country,
calling from a private number or using some kind of service to make their
calls so that they can't be traced.

I got one guy 000 012 3456 who calls me constantly just to be a pain in
the ass. I don't even know if that's a real number or he's just using some
cloaking service, but I have to call Verizon and get this number blocked
so he can't bug me anymore.

000 012 3456 is most likely Skype. I use Skype and some people wouldn't pick up because of the weird caller id. I eventually got a skype number and you can have that show as caller id so it fixed the problem.

Easy for people to hide behind though.

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timpears

14 years ago

That is really spooky Alexia. it could be another Alexia, but it sounds weird. I wonder why they didn't bother to give their last name. I am betting they wanted the person they called to assume that it was you as you are so well known.

Originally Posted by JMS

Sorry to hear what is happening to you and your reputation. I am also concerned about how they got other members telephone numbers!?

Originally Posted by InternetSuccess001

Well, when/if any interviews do surface, you'll know who it is. Curious though -- how did they get the phone #s? (Are those publicly posted for the warrior forum members you mentioned?)

Originally Posted by JohnMcCabe

Depending on who the Warriors were, getting telephone numbers isn't all that difficult. Especially if they use their real names and a specific location. That's one reason my location simply says "north of the Peace River in Southwest Florida" -- it narrows things down to about 200 miles of coastline.

On the other hand, if you use a specific small town, a quick Google will turn up a list of possibilities. If you live in a small town or have a distinctive name, you might be the only one on that list.

Getting phone numbers is pretty easy, even unlisted numbers. I used to subscribe to a service that could give you name, address and phone number (of most) and even their neighbors and relatives if you wanted them. If you had clearance you could even get their Social Security number too. it is all out there if you want it. You don't even need to know the town where they live, a state or general vacinity is enough. If the name is not too common, then just the name and country is enough. It is kind of spooky, but it is all out there, you just have to know how to get it.

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Matt.Lake 14 years ago

Originally Posted by timpears

That is really spooky Alexia. it could be another Alexia

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Marhelper

14 years ago

Hey, how come no one obsesses about me?

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Rezbi

14 years ago

Originally Posted by Marhelper

Hey, how come no one obsesses about me?

Try changing your picture if you're desperate.

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Paul Myers

14 years ago

Try changing your picture if you're desperate.

Hey. There's nothing wrong with that picture!

And how about Jorge, huh? 2 grand slams in 2 days. If he keeps that up, they're gonna start calling Yankee Stadium "Denny's in da Bronx."

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Bill Farnham

14 years ago

Originally Posted by Paul Myers

Hey. There's nothing wrong with that picture!

And how about Jorge, huh? 2 grand slams in 2 days. If he keeps that up, they're gonna start calling Yankee Stadium "Denny's in da Bronx."

Paul

Does that mean they'll let you in free on your birthday?

I could be a Yankee's fan for a day if that's the case...

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Paul Myers

14 years ago

Bill,

Does that mean they'll let you in free on your birthday?

That'd be worth the trip.

I could be a Yankee's fan for a day if that's the case...

[ahem] There is no such thing as being "a Yankees fan for a day." It's an incurable hereditary condition, usually passed down from the father's side.

Speaking of which, barring a major 9th inning rally by Tampa Bay, the Yankees just tied them for the best record in baseball. As soon as that's official, I need to give John Reese a quick email. Can you send raspberries as an attachment?

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Rezbi

14 years ago

Originally Posted by Paul Myers

Bill,That'd be worth the trip.[ahem] There is no such thing as being "a Yankees fan for a day." It's an incurable hereditary condition, usually passed down from the father's side.

Paul

You have my sympathy.

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Hesaidblissfully 14 years ago

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Marhelper

14 years ago

Originally Posted by Paul Myers

Hey. There's nothing wrong with that picture!

And how about Jorge, huh? 2 grand slams in 2 days. If he keeps that up, they're gonna start calling Yankee Stadium "Denny's in da Bronx."

Paul

A Yanks fan in PA ... I love it!

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14 years ago

Wow, this sucks big time.

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Steven Wagenheim

14 years ago

Originally Posted by John McEachern

I wonder why somebody would need to impersonate another person in order to give you fair warning about something that seemed to be in your best interests, if I am understanding what you mean by the "phone number posting"?

Strange.:rolleyes:

John, the whole day was strange. The one guy claimed to be a customer
who emailed me, never got a response, but wouldn't tell me what he
bought or what he wanted...after I asked him 5 times.

Yeah, wasn't one of my favorite days in my life.

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bretski

14 years ago

All of this is just really weird and I know that it would freak me out more than a little bit. Sorry this is happening to you but I hope that's the end of it....

ps - Yankees are "subpar"...Go Red Sox!

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Paul Myers

14 years ago

You have my sympathy.

M-W.com defines that as "inclination to think or feel alike." So, gooooo YANKS!

Yankees are "subpar"...Go Red Sox!

Attached to this note, please find one loud batch of raspberries. (They lost.)

Paul

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14 years ago

Originally Posted by Paul Myers

M-W.com defines that as "inclination to think or feel alike." So, gooooo YANKS!Attached to this note, please find one loud batch of raspberries. (They lost.)

Paul

Paul, living in PA, I'm surprised you're a Yankees fan.

Shouldn't you be a Pirates or Phillies fan?

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Paul Myers 14 years ago

Steven,

Paul, living in PA, I'm surprised you're a Yankees fan.

I'm originally from Buffalo. Still much closer to Pittsburgh and Cleveland than New York, but my Dad is a Yankees fan, so that's who we watched.

Shouldn't you be a Pirates or Phillies fan?

In Erie, they cheer for the Indians, the Pirates and (surprisingly) the Red Sox. But, as they say, "For the Yankees, every game is a home game."

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Mukul Verma

14 years ago

Originally Posted by Steven Wagenheim

Gary, the call I got said Unavailable so the person is either out of country,
calling from a private number or using some kind of service to make their
calls so that they can't be traced.

I got one guy 000 012 3456 who calls me constantly just to be a pain in
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cloaking service, but I have to call Verizon and get this number blocked
so he can't bug me anymore.

It is mostly a Skype Number

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Rezbi

14 years ago

Originally Posted by Paul Myers

M-W.com defines that as "inclination to think or feel alike."
Paul

Isn't that empathy?

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CDarklock

14 years ago

Originally Posted by Rezbi

Isn't that empathy?

No, empathy is understanding how someone else feels without necessarily feeling the same way.

Sympathy is feeling the same way someone else feels, without necessarily understanding how they feel.

Of course, both words have several definitions, and somebody else will probably come along to argue about it :rolleyes:

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Paul Myers 14 years ago

Of course, both words have several definitions, and somebody else will probably come along to argue about it :rolleyes:

I can relate...
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  Originally Posted by Paul Myers
  
  I can relate...
  
  hahaha Now that was funny. Oh, the irony...
  
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  Thomas,
  
  hahaha Now that was funny. Oh, the irony...
  
  I'm glad someone got the joke.
  
  No irony, by the way. That was a third related term that can be used in place of either, or both, of the other words. Sometimes slang is more effective at that stuff.
  
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  Originally Posted by Paul Myers
  
  I can relate...
  
  This, Sir.... was poetry lolololol off my chair.
  
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  Originally Posted by JayXtreme
  
  This, Sir.... was poetry lolololol off my chair.
  
  Aight, the joke was over my head..
  
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Rezbi

14 years ago

Originally Posted by CDarklock

No, empathy is understanding how someone else feels without necessarily feeling the same way.

Sympathy is feeling the same way someone else feels, without necessarily understanding how they feel.

Of course, both words have several definitions, and somebody else will probably come along to argue about it :rolleyes:

Ah, yes, you're absolutely right. I've just had a long drive and my heads spinning. And, to be honest, I should be asleep now, not writing posts in the WF.

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2oursuccess 14 years ago

Hopefully this gets resolved for you, people can figure out how to get phone nunbers very easy today
somebody on face book posted a way to see a lot of the members
home and cell phone numbers I tried it shure enough there where
lot of the members phone numbers
if this happens a lot of people have call display or if you get a call trace it back to the person who made the call and confront them as a imposter
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Mohammad Afaq 14 years ago

That sucks
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MichaelHiles

14 years ago

For some reason, this thread makes me think of this song....

YouTube - Shaniqua don't live here no mo

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Originally Posted by MichaelHiles

For some reason, this thread makes me think of this song....

YouTube - Shaniqua don't live here no mo

Haha... where do I contact you to get a refund on my 3:16? :p
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14 years ago

That video is weird.

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14 years ago

It's not the original, just the first one that came up on YouTube search.

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JimmyS

14 years ago

Woah....wonderful things really happen when a hot chick posts a thread. It was like 10 minutes ago this thread was empty now it's sky high.

Anyway, there are only three things I can think of on why they would impersonate Alexa.

1. Alexa has established a good reputation in WF. If telemarketers will use that name, surely they can catch the attention to whoever they are speaking with.

2. It is true that some marketers posts their business numbers but that is for business purposes only. Nonetheless, that makes the number publicly visible.

3. Alexa is a hot chick. I will not wonder if most of the people got called were actually males and that is a good strategy for catching attention.

And if a weird number shows up your caller ID, that maybe because these people are calling you from their computer (skype perhaps). Well, that is what I can think of. So next time, you better let your answering machine speak first before actually picking up the phone.

P.S. I emptied my inbox Alexa.

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Cezar R Abadiano

14 years ago

Originally Posted by JimmyS

Anyway, there are only three things I can think of on why they would impersonate Alexa.

1. Alexa has established a good reputation in WF. If telemarketers will use that name, surely they can catch the attention to whoever they are speaking with.

2. It is true that some marketers posts their business numbers but that is for business purposes only. Nonetheless, that makes the number publicly visible.

3. Alexa is a hot chick. I will not wonder if most of the people got called were actually males and that is a good strategy for catching attention.

Impersonating someone who is well known and has a good reputation has always been a good tactic.

And it's a big boost if they look great as well - especially if they are impersonating a "hot" woman and the target are all males.

That being said it is still scary business to know that someone is out there pretending to be you and potentially, if not already, put you in a compromising position - one that, if not for that impersonator, you wouldn't be caught doing for whatever reason.

Hopefully this gets all straightened out so the true true Alexa gets cleared and can rest easy.

P.S. so if it's a true fake then does that mean it's true? :p

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14 years ago

Can you get a trace when somebody calls you from skype? Just asking........

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14 years ago

Al I have tried impersonating you myself but get hurting my ankles! How do you walk in those heels!?

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Originally Posted by laurenceh

How do you walk in those heels!?

LOL, training from an early age. Always makes me smile when people say "If I were in your shoes" ...
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- Paul Myers 14 years ago
  
  Alexa,
  
  I'm hoping that this thread will discourage any further episodes anyway, and apologies for inflicting this saga on the forum.
  
  It won't. The more publicity these pitiful little sociopaths get from their games, the more they play them. As long as they can get away with it without painful offline consequences, they'll cheerfully keep feeding their sense of power.
  
  The morons don't realize it's possible for the right person to bring it straight home to them. Or that it doesn't require the kind of technological or legal expertise they think.
  
  That doesn't mean that posting this was a bad idea. And you didn't "inflict" anything on anyone. But you may have given someone the warning they need to be ready to "inflict" some very real pain on the person playing this game.
  
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  yves 14 years ago
  
  Yeah Alexa, I think you did the right thing by bringing this to light. Nobody wants to be impersonated and especially as you have taken the time out to develop a great reputation here. The one thing you can be sure of though, is that the person impersonating you would be never be able to do you justice and would immediately be foiled (as they did).
  
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Jill Carpenter

14 years ago

Originally Posted by Alexa Smith

Someone seems to be impersonating me.

(I don't know whether to be flattered or irritated.)

To anyone concerned: it wasn't me, but someone (for reasons best known to herself) impersonating me. And I'd be interested/grateful if you could either post below or let me know by p.m., if this has happened to you. Thank you.

Yes, I just went through this a few months back. Some Psycho chick claiming to be me was having Skype chats with another member here.

Needless to say, that person became perturbed with who he thought was me, and it was followed by other warriors getting PM's about "me."

Lucky for me, one of those people who he contacted was nice enough to bring it to my attention directly here on the WF via PM and I was able to contact the annoyed party and set them straight.

Seems he had live chats too and the person sounded asian?

In any event, I would have no issue with anyone who wanted to confirm my identity by hearing me for real. There is video online with my voice on it, and I can show myself - so impersonators won't get too far.

It is annoying, so I do sympathize with you.

I have made it a point to show myself on some Friday Night Chats - and those people can likely vouch for who I am too - which is a good back up.

I rarely contact people - but if it is me contacting you, you will always have several ways to confirm it.

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Alexa Smith

Banned 14 years ago

Originally Posted by daj

Other Alexa's on the forum...

You see more than I do, in a sense: some of those are "Alex"s, not Alexas, and others haven't posted since the war. Anyway the person concerned is using the name "Alexa Smith".

Originally Posted by avenuegirl

Yes, I just went through this a few months back. Some Psycho chick claiming to be me was having Skype chats with another member here.

Needless to say, that person became perturbed with who he thought was me, and it was followed by other warriors getting PM's about "me."

Lucky for me, one of those people who he contacted was nice enough to bring it to my attention directly here on the WF via PM and I was able to contact the annoyed party and set them straight.

Seems he had live chats too and the person sounded asian?

Interesting - thanks, Jill. Everyone who's been in touch with me has actually said "An American accent". But at least two of them have been woken up by calls in small hours of the morning and understandably perhaps weren't paying too much attention. :confused:

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14 years ago

Other Alexa's on the forum...

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Michael Oksa

14 years ago

If anyone calls you caiming to be Michael Oksa, let me know...

And I will give my dad an earful!

Also...notice how they pronounce the last name. If it's not me, they'll get it wrong.

LOL

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Alexa Smith Banned 14 years ago

Originally Posted by Michael Oksa

If anyone calls you caiming to be Michael Oksa, let me know...

And I will give my dad an earful!

No need ... your dad's always been perfectly charming whenever he's called me.

Originally Posted by Michael Oksa

Also...notice how they pronounce the last name. If it's not me, they'll get it wrong.

Well ... now you mention it, I did wonder about the Japanese accent. I mean, you expect that more from Kevin Riley, who's probably picked it up over the years, not so much from Michael Oksa's dad.
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- Dan C. Rinnert 14 years ago
  
  I feel like a loser when even fake Alexa and fake Jill won't call me.
  
  Fake Paul does eMail me, but that's not much of a consolation prize.
  
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  Dan,
  
  Fake Paul does eMail me, but that's not much of a consolation prize.
  
  The real fake me, or the fake fake me?
  
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  Dan C. Rinnert 14 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Paul Myers
  
  Dan,The real fake me, or the fake fake me?
  
  Both, probably.
  
  But the fake fake you is going by the name of "Dwayne" this week.
  
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  Dan,
  
  But the fake fake you is going by the name of "Dwayne" this week.
  
  I most certainly am not!
  
  You chose... poorly.
  
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  Dan C. Rinnert 14 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Paul Myers
  
  Dan,I most certainly am not!
  
  You chose... poorly.
  
  Nope. You're taking the fake fake you to be you, but it can also be the person who was assumed to be the fake you but really wasn't, thus making him also the fake fake you because if he's not you and he's not a fake you, then that makes him a fake fake you.
  
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  Dan,
  
  Nope. You're taking the fake fake you to be you, but it can also be the person who was assumed to be the fake you but really wasn't, thus making him also the fake fake you
  
  Nononono. That would be the mistake fake me. Different critter entirely.
  
  Sheesh. Some people's kids...
  
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  Didn't it occur to those guys it may not be the real Alexa when she said, "Me love you long time"...?
  
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  Originally Posted by Rezbi
  
  Didn't it occur to those guys it may not be the real Alexa when she said, "Me love you long time"...?
  
  Absolutely not. Never. In fact, the one that didn't say it was the imposter.
  
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  I'm feeling left out, now: only the real one emails me, and that was only because I opted in. At least, I think he's the real one ... :confused:
  
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  Alexa,
  
  I'm feeling left out, now: only the real one emails me, and that was only because I opted in. At least, I think he's the real one ... :confused:
  
  If there has been a link at the bottom for beer, that's me.
  
  Dog knows, the fake one will probably put one in now...
  
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Banned 14 years ago

Maybe Alexa has changed her profile picture so many times, she's actually multiplying like Agent Smith from The Matrix.

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koncorps

14 years ago

I like how this thread is one of the longest on the forum.

Props lol.

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seobro

14 years ago

This explains why I do not use my real name. Also, why I do not post a photo of me. OK some people are scary.

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Rezbi

14 years ago

Originally Posted by Alexa Smith

It wasn't me, I promise

I just picked up on this:

My kids keep saying this word 'promise' in this type of context, too.

Shouldn't the word be 'honest'?

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Rod Cortez

14 years ago

So I guess I should cancel my date with the imposter Alexa Smith this Saturday.......darn, I thought it as suspicious offering a date for an one hour interview........grrrrrr

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14 years ago

Originally Posted by Rod Cortez

So I guess I should cancel my date with the imposter Alexa Smith this Saturday.......darn, I thought it as suspicious offering a date for an one hour interview........grrrrrr

RoD

nah man, I'd still go... you only live once you know

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JimmyS 14 years ago

How come nobody calls me? I would certainly go to an interview/date even if its a fake Alexa....
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  How come nobody calls me? I would certainly go to an interview/date even if its a fake Alexa....
  
  What if the fake Alexa had a John Rogers mustache? lol
  
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