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    Ah well VC-forums one is on the main front page what about that or at least at the top when you load up the general forum or something :P

    have you seen theirs?

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      Yeah, it's cool. I'll point Neil at it. He's busy with the upgrade at the mo though.

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        Just had 2 emails from "HSBC", which is strange since I don't even have an account with them!

        They were to inform me that my account has been "disable" (sic) and that I should click the link to enable it.

        Strange hoax, especially when I don't use them!

        Your account has Account Internet Banking has been disable.
        we used this medium to inform you to use link below to enable your account.
        Very odd.

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          Phishing and the wording is a bit off which is a big giveaway.

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            I have accounts with HSBC, Natwest, Barclays and a million and one other banks if the phishers are to be believed.

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              Same here.

              Between that and the incessant job offers from Miss Pamela Fallbees, my spam folder takes one hell of a beating.

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                I had an invite for a job interview to my gmail today, I had to double check it wasn't a phishing attempt because I've applied for so many and can't remember the company at all.

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                  My spam folder is a colossus, and I really am tempted to research My Family History while laughing at the Joke of the Day, and spooning Viagra before my date with Heidi (who is going to 'do' me tonight).

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                    I'm thinking about maybe getting a few model cars for decoration mainly, i used to have 1:16 models when i was a bairn but no idea where they are now. anyway, does anyone know any good model shops?

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                      Are you after models of modern cars, or older ones? If it's modern then most car maker's sell models of their cars. Just visit their websites.

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                          Originally posted by Jebus View Post
                          Just had 2 emails from "HSBC", which is strange since I don't even have an account with them!

                          They were to inform me that my account has been "disable" (sic) and that I should click the link to enable it.

                          Strange hoax, especially when I don't use them!



                          Very odd.
                          what does (sic) mean? Wondered that for a while.

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                            "In writing, it is placed within the quoted material, in square brackets – or outside it, in regular parentheses – and usually italicized – [sic] – to indicate that an incorrect or unusual spelling, phrase, punctuation, and/or other preceding quoted material has been reproduced verbatim from the quoted original and is not a transcription error."

                            I used to use it incorrectly in a sort of "pun intended" type way. I blame rubbish magazine editors (rubbish referring to the editors not the magazine).

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                              It means there is an error in the original which you have retained when quoting it.

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                                Spelling Is Correct.

                                Paulos sums it up nicely. In my example they said "disable" instead of "disabled". You'd think these people would at least make the effort to try and make their scams look legitimate.

                                Oh and just noticed Kernow's avatar. Keyboard Cat for the absolute ultimate universe win!!

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