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So a new name sending pms today

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BlueBelle Tue 27-Oct-26 08:15:45

Anyone else had one from Craig this morning Nice polite one
but he doesn’t seem to be a poster of GN

JenniRen Tue 27-Oct-26 10:11:40

Oreo

It’s not Revel Horwood is it?😁

How exciting!
Fab-U-Lous, darling!!

No, I haven't had one.

Magenta8 Tue 27-Oct-26 10:12:16

I had a pm from Craig this morning complementing me on my comment on the cat thread. I blocked him.

Marydoll Tue 27-Oct-26 10:28:57

I haven't had one.
That may be because, he knows I wouldn't entertain him, 😉

Esmay Tue 27-Oct-26 10:30:20

Thank you for the warning Graphite.
I also noticed something off .

I think that Craig is Chestersmiles -revealing very little about himself except that his dog has died and asking a lot of questions .

shysal Tue 27-Oct-26 10:49:33

I had the cat PM too, blocked it.

HelterSkelter1 Tue 27-Oct-26 10:55:46

Yes me too. Will delete and block. Annoying isnt it. I think I will block all pms. Not that I have had many. But I did get the .Chester one and one a few years ago when I was quite new that was very odd.

Usedtobeblonde Tue 27-Oct-26 10:56:45

Has anyone who had one from Chestersmiles also had one from Craig?
I had a couple from the former but then stopped I wonder if that door is closed now.

Maremia Tue 27-Oct-26 11:01:22

I had one from both of them.
Ignored.

petra Tue 27-Oct-26 11:12:48

Graphite

And yet many of you are replying in public to yet another bunch of questions from a young man.

This time he's calling calling himself Faraget - an interesting choice of name considering the Reform Party is known to be collecting our personal data and refusing to say what it holds.

He was previously CrazyUSA and other names. He is currently trying to find out how old you, where you used to work and how compos mentis you are when it comes to household tasks.

Be careful. He does this all over the internet.

How many times does it need saying 🤷‍♀️ Then shock horror we read that people have been scammed and have no idea how this happened.

petra Tue 27-Oct-26 11:15:16

HelterSkelter1

Yes me too. Will delete and block. Annoying isnt it. I think I will block all pms. Not that I have had many. But I did get the .Chester one and one a few years ago when I was quite new that was very odd.

There’s no need to block all PMS.
If you don’t recognise the sender use the useless search facility on here or use your own search engine.

JenniRen Tue 27-Oct-26 11:19:10

petra

Graphite

And yet many of you are replying in public to yet another bunch of questions from a young man.

This time he's calling calling himself Faraget - an interesting choice of name considering the Reform Party is known to be collecting our personal data and refusing to say what it holds.

He was previously CrazyUSA and other names. He is currently trying to find out how old you, where you used to work and how compos mentis you are when it comes to household tasks.

Be careful. He does this all over the internet.

How many times does it need saying 🤷‍♀️ Then shock horror we read that people have been scammed and have no idea how this happened.

I don't mind if he finds out I once put a red sock in with the white wash but am wary of the many other questions he asks.

fancythat Tue 27-Oct-26 11:26:00

Graphite

And yet many of you are replying in public to yet another bunch of questions from a young man.

This time he's calling calling himself Faraget - an interesting choice of name considering the Reform Party is known to be collecting our personal data and refusing to say what it holds.

He was previously CrazyUSA and other names. He is currently trying to find out how old you, where you used to work and how compos mentis you are when it comes to household tasks.

Be careful. He does this all over the internet.

How do you know he was the previous other names?

fancythat Tue 27-Oct-26 11:26:47

petra

HelterSkelter1

Yes me too. Will delete and block. Annoying isnt it. I think I will block all pms. Not that I have had many. But I did get the .Chester one and one a few years ago when I was quite new that was very odd.

There’s no need to block all PMS.
If you don’t recognise the sender use the useless search facility on here or use your own search engine.

Why not block all those that look suspicious?

butterandjam Tue 27-Oct-26 11:27:32

Usedtobeblonde

Commenting on posts seems to be just like Chestersmiles .

That is exactly why all recipients should report "Craig" to GN. and ask them to block him. Like they did that fatherless creep Chestersmiles.

It is NEVER "polite" or "friendly" male strangers to pester women.

petra Tue 27-Oct-26 11:28:33

JennyRen
Reeling you in. They have you on that first hook when you reply.

petra Tue 27-Oct-26 11:30:25

fancythat

petra

HelterSkelter1

Yes me too. Will delete and block. Annoying isnt it. I think I will block all pms. Not that I have had many. But I did get the .Chester one and one a few years ago when I was quite new that was very odd.

There’s no need to block all PMS.
If you don’t recognise the sender use the useless search facility on here or use your own search engine.

Why not block all those that look suspicious?

Some time ago you asked me not to reply to your posts, so I’m not.

Graphite Tue 27-Oct-26 11:46:56

How do you know he was the previous other names?

Because he posts the same questions on other boards including Reddit, Disney and Facebook under other names. Many members on those boards have expressed concern that he’s phishing.

Ask yourself why a 33 year old male living in the NW of England wants to know how old women are, where they used to work and how compos mentis they are when doing household chores.

Calendargirl Tue 27-Oct-26 11:52:01

They both begin their posts with ‘Greetings’.

Sounds Christmassy.

crazyH Tue 27-Oct-26 12:00:53

I’m feeling left out too ……

Luckygirl3 Tue 27-Oct-26 12:08:43

I feel quite overlooked!! smile

rafichagran Tue 27-Oct-26 12:19:45

Maremia

Chesterfields has actually deleted their earlier pm.

I had a message from that poster and it has been deleted. It was polite though. I did not reply.

Plevey08 Tue 27-Oct-26 12:42:15

Graphite

And yet many of you are replying in public to yet another bunch of questions from a young man.

This time he's calling calling himself Faraget - an interesting choice of name considering the Reform Party is known to be collecting our personal data and refusing to say what it holds.

He was previously CrazyUSA and other names. He is currently trying to find out how old you, where you used to work and how compos mentis you are when it comes to household tasks.

Be careful. He does this all over the internet.

Wise words Graphite.

GrannyIvy Tue 27-Oct-26 13:29:21

I had one too from Craig about my message in the cat thread. I just deleted it. I will block him as well

CarrotTop Tue 27-Oct-26 13:35:50

Reading all these comments, I wondered whether I had got a pm from craig too. I just checked and yes, I have! It's talking about my comment on the camping stove thread - polite but it doesn't say anything useful or interesting. I'm pretty certain it's AI-driven (unless some poor lonely soul is sitting up all night commenting on everything he/she/it reads!). I'll be blocking.

CarrotTop Tue 27-Oct-26 13:41:03

Thanks for the info, Graphite. It's a shame we don't have foresight as a standard feature of our brains, or we could suss these things out without needing to talk about it publicly to inform one another!