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M0nica Wed 26-Sept-18 17:36:46

Just received a notification of a private message from a name I did not recognise. When I opened It this was the text.

Hello there, I love your comments about making friends and IMO....
On the other hand, I will love to get to know you better and be friends, if that's okay by you I will be thrilled. A little about me; I'm a Danish American, dad was a Danish immigrant in the early '60s and mom is a Yankee.... I was born in California but grew up in Copenhagen retained the accent before moving back to Cali...
I'm a businessman, a contractor into the oil and gas business.. I have never been married, no kids have always been in tune with my career.....
Still searching for that special woman. How about you?

I am well aware this is a scouting operation for some relationship scam so I have blocked the sender, but I am pretty sure that others will have received it as well.

When I tried to report it to GN HQ, I discovered that there is no 'report' button on private messages. There should be, so that the person who sent the message can be reported and barred

GabriellaG54 Wed 02-Jan-19 23:57:58

It's a Nigerian 419 scam. The words used are a giveaway.

blondenana Mon 31-Dec-18 18:06:40

Message withdrawn at poster's request.

NatashaGransnet (GNHQ) Mon 31-Dec-18 14:24:24

Hi valeriej43,

We've sent you an email to try and sort this for you. grin

blondenana Mon 31-Dec-18 13:49:55

Message withdrawn at poster's request.

valeriej43 Mon 31-Dec-18 11:50:49

Still the same page it goes to
I would try re registering with a different email address but i dont have one

NatashaGransnet (GNHQ) Mon 31-Dec-18 11:34:35

Hi valeriej43,

Can you try resetting your password again using this link: www.gransnet.com/password-reset/reset smile

valeriej43 Mon 31-Dec-18 11:13:42

Well got the link in email but it just take me to the gransnet page, no mention of password reset

valeriej43 Mon 31-Dec-18 10:46:59

Oh found out how to reset password, sent my email, for a link.thanks again

valeriej43 Mon 31-Dec-18 10:42:49

Tried to change user name,that worked but cant remember password now,as stayed logged in, , and cant change that without putting old password in,soory, how can i reset password

valeriej43 Mon 31-Dec-18 10:21:41

Thank you ,i will try that

NatashaGransnet (GNHQ) Sun 30-Dec-18 13:59:43

Hi valeriej43,

When you're logged in if you follow this link: www.gransnet.com/member/registration-details, there's an option to change your username. Do let us know if you have any difficulty. smile

valeriej43 Sun 30-Dec-18 12:58:27

I recently had a message from someone, [a lady? ] not sure it was a lady,it was very personal and all about sex,i would like to change my user name but cant find anywhere to do it unless i re register, cant remember my password either as i am automatically logged in, anyone know how i can do this
I have tried contacting gransnet but says doesnt recognise my email, even though i get messages
Oh have blocked this person by the way

NatashaGransnet (GNHQ) Fri 05-Oct-18 17:13:30

Hi Jane10,

We've dealt with your report so you don't need to worry about emailing us about the PM again smile

Elegran Fri 05-Oct-18 13:07:10

I'd have thought that would be enough, Jane.

Jane10 Fri 05-Oct-18 08:37:22

I didn't contact GN separately from reporting the PM on the email itself by clicking on the report icon. Do I have to report it again? Surely once is enough?

NatashaGransnet (GNHQ) Thu 04-Oct-18 22:16:19

Hi all,

If you receive any PM that seems suspicious please do let us know by sending an email to [email protected].

smile

Jane10 Thu 04-Oct-18 20:32:31

I reported it.

Elegran Thu 04-Oct-18 19:21:55

Did you tell HQ about it so that they could deal with it?

ChaosIncorporated Thu 04-Oct-18 18:48:05

The same tricks continue. I received a very similar private message a couple of days ago, obviously from the same source.
Actually it arrived twice!
I just deleted.

Are HQ dealing with this?

Nonnie Thu 04-Oct-18 17:38:58

But MOnica that wouldn't be any fun! I don't think answering him would make him more or less likely to contact other people, he is going to do that anyway. If I didn't have more important things to do I might lead him on for ages and let him think I really was that stupid, just like I did last week with the umpteenth person who called me to tell me about a problem with my browser. That seems to have stopped those calls but not sure leading him on would stop him.

M0nica Thu 04-Oct-18 16:46:17

No, answering could be dangerous, I suppose one could reply through a PM saying 'Hallo, Mr Tom, the scammer, I recognised you as such the moment I saw your email' and then block the address.

But if you did that, he could then abuse other GN members, who either ignored his email, but didn't block him, or even email other members at random.

No, best left alone.

BlueBelle Thu 04-Oct-18 16:12:27

I don’t think it takes coutage Nonnie more like foolhardiness ???

Elegran Thu 04-Oct-18 15:52:22

I hope that all those who blocked unwanted PMs also reported them to GNHQ so that they could be blocked from the entire site and not left free to stalk other posters.

Nonnie Thu 04-Oct-18 15:07:09

Looks like none of us has the courage to answer and see where it goes. No, I'm not volunteering!

Anniebach Thu 04-Oct-18 14:56:11

Shortly after I joined this forum I had a PM , which said I had forced her to leave the country and live abroad, with some most unpleasant thoughts added . Seems it was because I voted for Blair , I didn’t reply , just blocked