Older_not_wiser

I would just like to point out that I am not totally blind to the you and your GF’s plight of being taken in by scammers and that most newbies are trying to do the right thing and got caught out in the process.

However, as someone who has been using the internet for years to buy my goods and services I sometimes find it astonishing that newbies take so little care before parting with their money. As you have been through this forum you will see, time and time again, that most newbies don’t even know who they have given their money to, can there really be any excuse for that lax way of thinking?

As a working man, I take exception to the fact that there are criminals and parasites, who think I am a mug for working, are out there waiting to extract my money from me and others like me, either by using scam sites or trying to plant Trojans, viruses, keyloggers or any other form of malware to capture financial information. With this in mind I somewhat take a hard line when newbies carelessly throw their money at criminals, who then laugh at them and close up shop so no further contact is possible, as a result leaving the newbie to flounder around until they find this forum.

Finally, as I have said before, the internet is like the “wild west” and should be treated as such. If you are not careful you will become prey to dodgy sites or, if your PC is not protected, you will be bushwhacked with malware. However, as most newbies don’t really care about PC security until something goes wrong therefore any warnings placed in this forum is just like shouting at the wind.





(Not so heartless) UK Bob