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EEVblog Impersonation SCAM!
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magic:

--- Quote from: EEVblog on February 06, 2020, 11:28:02 am ---Because people are inherently stupid (and my middle name is Sherlock Ohms), it didn't take me long to discover who impersonated me!
I have their real gmail address, now what ever shall I do...

--- End quote ---
How is that even possible? |O :-DD
EEVblog:

--- Quote from: mariush on February 06, 2020, 11:36:49 am ---IS your email  @ eevblog.com  or @ gmail.com ?

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I use @eevblog.com for almost everything.
EEVblog:

--- Quote from: magic on February 06, 2020, 11:37:22 am ---
--- Quote from: EEVblog on February 06, 2020, 11:28:02 am ---Because people are inherently stupid (and my middle name is Sherlock Ohms), it didn't take me long to discover who impersonated me!
I have their real gmail address, now what ever shall I do...

--- End quote ---
How is that even possible? |O :-DD

--- End quote ---

Because I'm good  ;D
EEVblog:
And I'm now watching in real time as he tries to erase the evidence trail  :palm:  :-DD
ebastler:

--- Quote from: EEVblog on February 06, 2020, 11:57:04 am ---
--- Quote from: mariush on February 06, 2020, 11:36:49 am ---IS your email  @ eevblog.com  or @ gmail.com ?

--- End quote ---

I use @eevblog.com for almost everything.

--- End quote ---

But there still is an "eevblog@gmail.com" address, right? Shows up in various contexts in a web search, including the registration data of eevblog.com.

So the impersonator's choice of email address was not totally absurd. They got that part right -- but apparently not much more...  ;)
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