argh, take 2

[lagilman]

there is apparently a "social networking site" that got hold of one person in the horror/sf field, and, er, Retrieved that person's address book and sent invites to everyone in it. One of those people was me. Because the person in question is generally trustworthy, I made the mistake of clicking to see what hir was trying to talk me into. I backed out quickly, but the damage may have been done.

If anyone gets an e-mail allegedly from me referencing "Quechup," please delete it immediately, and my apologies....

*mutters about badly designed and annoyingly aggressive sites and the programmers who spawn them*

Comments

[leahbobet.livejournal.com]

Ack.

Thank you. I got two of those tonight and was saving them to look into later.

I will pass the word.

[sfmarty.livejournal.com]

I seem to have gotten on a telemarketers list. One who does not pay any attention to the do not call list. I no longer answer my phone. Nor do I open mail from unknowns. Won't open yours now either. Thanks for the heads up. What a terrible time when people go out of their way to damage each other.

[debg.livejournal.com]

Same here - damage done, and the damned thing was sent to me by someone who really ought to know better.

[allaboutm-e.livejournal.com]

:: arrrgh ::

I had much the same experience as you, and it seems to be making its way through the mystery community as well, although I didn't see the warning / concerns about the site until after, as you did, responding to the invite from, as you experienced, a trustworthy source whose address book was hacked...