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02-09-05, 11:49 AM
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I received 22 (yes, TWENTY TWO) of these emails this morning. I took it to mean someone was trying to hack their way into my account. I contacted Party and got pretty much exactly the response I was expecting:
----- Thank you for contacting us. With reference to your email sent to us, we would like to inform you that, you have received these Password Assistance Mailers to your email address, as it was requested from your end. And it is learnt that, you have not requested personally on your behalf. However, no one will be able to access your account, as this mail will be sent to your email address and no one else has an access to your email address. And please be asssured that, your information is safe and secured with us, and also we request you to please change your password and also please 'uncheck' the option 'Remember my account/screen name and password' if it already marked check in the Registered player login window. If you have any questions or suggestions, please do not hesitate to contact our Customer Care Department at any time. We are here 24/7 to assist you via email. Thank you for choosing us as your online gaming site! Maria Poker Customer Care ----- I wonder how many other people have been affected by this. Is it a worldwide thing, or is it more than just coincidence that this happened to both you and I? |
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02-09-05, 03:46 PM
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I have received 56 of the same e-mail...
I yelled at the guy on the phone. He says it was from my ISP. I said that was interesting since their was no connection at the time becuase I was not even home. He then asked me if I did it and forgot? I told him where he could stick his computer. I imagine it is a user or guest on this message board. I have not heard about this on any other board (yet). Whoever it is, is not that bright. They tried 51 times in 6 minutes the first time. They will be in for a surprise when they discover the amount of money in my Party account. LOL.
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02-09-05, 03:50 PM
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What the fuck is wrong with people? First DCopper, now this.
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02-09-05, 03:57 PM
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I havent gotten any
Mabey cause im broke.I cant take the play on these stupid sites.I really am starting to hate on-line live money play.I love the tounies but the cash play I think im leaving to the card clubs!!!
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02-09-05, 04:37 PM
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I was a little surprised because I don't think my Party name is actually posted anywhere on this site (I usually change it to "Talking Poker" when I post HHs), and it's different than the name I used at Stars for the tourney. Only a handful of people here have railbirded me, so it's not likely some random visitor. If it is someone from this forum, it's got to be a regular...
Quite the mystery....... I wonder if it's BrianSwa - He should be unbanned by now, but hasn't actually posted. Shocking. |
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02-09-05, 05:00 PM
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I'm curious, since someone is trying to break into your account, I wonder if Party would be legally allowed to give you an IP address for the person. Then you'd be able to trace thru this site and determine who it is (if someone off this board), and after that, who knows what next?
Any legal analysts on this board care to give your three cents?
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02-09-05, 05:02 PM
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If you can get Party Support to do this for you You truely are a GOD.
They said it was from my ISP, the same one I was currently logged in from. I kindly told him where he could shove his keyboard.
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02-09-05, 08:33 PM
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I don't know if I'd be considered a "legal analyst" but I will be graduating from law school in 2 1/2 months. With that said, I don't know anything about international laws especially when they deal w/ cybercrimes. In this situation, someone trying to illegally gain access to someone else's private account certainly qualifies as a cybercrime.
This is less a question of what laws apply than how much PartyPoker will police these activities. Our laws don't apply simply because the company is offshore, and therefore we are out of US jurisdiction. One would think that Party would protect its "regulars," as I suspect Chip, TP, and myself are. But, sadly, it doesn't seem like they give a shit. This isn't the first time I've gotten something like this via email. Within the past week, I've gotten password requests for my PayPal account, Neteller, and Ebay. What the fuck.
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02-09-05, 04:37 PM
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LMAO! That is interesting and I was thinking the same thing until I read this. I assume that means $0 Chip. I haven't a dime in Party either, cashed out a neat $260 profit from 1.5 weeks of play this weekend. Funny, nobody tried to break into my account, mind you my screenname is different from on this site.
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