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Great Paypal scam email

This one nearly had me fooled since it had my real name and address in it.

Dear (had my real name and address) ,

PayPal Resolution Center: Your account is limited.

Why is my account access limited?

As part of our security measures, we regularly screen activity in the PayPal system. During a recent screening, we noticed an issue

regarding your account:

Our system detected unusual number of invalid logging attempts on your account from these blacklist ip address.

(Your case ID for this reason is PP-)

How can I restore my account access?

For your protection, we have temporary suspended access to your account until additional security measures can be completed. We apologize

for any inconvenience this may cause. In order to assist us with this security measure, we ask that you send us a photocopy or scan of

one document from each of the three categories listed below and return them via email to security@paypalcompany.com :

- A clear copy of your Passport, Photographic Drivers License or I.D. Card (both sides).

- A clear copy of both sides of the credit/debit card on your paypal profile.

- A clear copy of a recent bank statement or utility bill on which your name and address ( Had my real address) are clearly visible and less than 3 months old.

Completing all of the checklist items we will manually restore your account access.

Thank you for using PayPal!

The PayPal Security Department

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Please do not reply to this email. This mailbox is not monitored and you will not receive a response. For assistance, log in to your PayPal

account and click the Help link located in the top right corner of any PayPal page.

Great audiobook, Nightside

Just finished a most excellent series of audio books.

Simon R Greens, Nightside.

Its about a hard Boiled detective who works a place called Nightside, a shadowy magical realm parallel to the real world, where all kinds of fantastical people and things dwell.

Combines scifi, fantasy and the detective genre very well its funny too.

OMG how much ? (running cost of a 9800 gx2)

I was going to run my main pc, which uses 300 watts idle, thanks to the GPU a 9800 GX2. As a NAS server.

This is because my nas server broke and I didnt want to lay out money for the parts to get it running again.

But then I checked how much it will cost to run 300 watts 24/7 each month.

My my horror and dismay, I found the cost to be 30 pounds a month (42 dollars)

Needless to say Ive ordered the parts for the NAS server now.

Use this calculator to check how much your pc is costing you.

VirusTotal – Free Online Virus and Malware Scan – Email/Uploader

 

Very useful, this program will create a entry in send to menu, in the right click menu.

 

That will upload any file (under 20mb) to Virustotal

 

The file will then be scanned by Virustotal which uses 39 virus scanner engines to check the file for malware.

 

virustotal

Creepy as hell, Nosey Bonk

Check this Character from a kids shows in 1980s.
Creepy as f**k, still scares me.

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Version 2.7 « WordPress Codex.

Very powerfull mass file renamer, 1-4a Rename


This program is amazing, and FREE!!!

Heres a list of things it can to.

Get it here

The Four Horsemen – Hour 1

On the 30th of September 2007, Richard Dawkins, Daniel Dennett, Sam Harris and … all » Christopher Hitchens sat down for a first-of-its-kind, unmoderated 2-hour discussion, convened by RDFRS and filmed by Josh Timonen.

The Four Horsemen – Hour 2

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