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[Analysis] Could that email or IM be a trailhead, or SPAM?
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Nighthawk
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Joined: 14 Jul 2007
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SPAM! SPAM! SPAM! Wink

As far as the "Eight days" email, I'm guessing eventually it'll have a better name. You guys at ARGFest better pay attention to whatever happens there!
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 6:29 pm
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pancito
I Have No Life


Joined: 24 Feb 2008
Posts: 2095
Location: In my happy place.

Rachel's Walk

This just popped up in my email...
Quote:
from The Guide <dreamguide>
date Sat, Jul 12, 2008 at 4:57 PM
subject Walk of Dreams

"It looks awfully dark down there..."

Bink could sense the trembling in her voice. She was genuinely afraid.

"It's OK, Rachel. It's my home! Nothing to be worried about!"

"Looks cold, too. Is it cold?"

"Sometimes." He was never able to lie to her. "It gets really cozy in the winter, though."

"Don't like the cold. Maybe we should wait?"

Bink didn't like where this was going.

"They need you, Rachel."

"Why me?"

"I can't say."

"They need me right now? I don't think I'm ready for this!"

He couldn't deny the truth in that; it was obvious she was not ready.

"Not yet, my child, but soon."

"Then we'll wait 'til it's cozy. Cozy sounds nice... Can you tell me a story now?"

Bink looks down at his feet and laughs.

"Sure, Rachel. All the stories you want..."

www.rachelswalk.com
Takes you to a signup page.


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PostPosted: Sun Jul 13, 2008 1:06 am
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Will 2.0
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Joined: 22 Jun 2007
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Location: Burlington, Vermont

A google reveals that Rachel's Walk was a novel written in 1985 by a Jonathan Berman, producer of movies such as Down to Earth.

Very. Strange.
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Agent Lex
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Joined: 11 May 2006
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Location: No longer London, still in England

Just popping up to say I also received the Rachel's Walk email.

Strange, 2 ARG emails in one week, and my address isn't even on the contact thread.

PostPosted: Sun Jul 13, 2008 4:36 am
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pancito
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Location: In my happy place.

Nor mine, but it is floating around... Plus I've started two topics recently, so I figure that's why I'm getting the love... Six months is a lot of lead time though. Heck, Pastry Wars(c) only went six weeks. Very Happy
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PostPosted: Sun Jul 13, 2008 5:01 am
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redct
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Joined: 20 Jun 2007
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Hey, I got the exact same email too! The email is from "The Guide". Hmm.

Time to do some investigative work...

EDIT x2: Disregard my last edit. It's not who I thought it was.

Spoiler (Rollover to View):
I believe that nighthawk has his stuff hosted on a dedicated IP and the IPs don't match...

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PostPosted: Sun Jul 13, 2008 1:48 pm
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addlepatedModerator
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Have my doubts about this one, but on the off chance...

I got an SMS from "500-0" -

Quote:
honeybuns/ Hey, I got your number from a friend of mine, but I bet you can't guess who I am! My username's huneybuns, if you wanna come see if you recognize me online, at huneybuns.matchrock.org. Well, hope to see you soon!


But sorry, I'm not going to sign up for an account to go check it. If someone else does and finds anything interesting, let me know.
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PostPosted: Sun Jul 13, 2008 5:59 pm
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redct
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I'm seriously doubting that one... Rolling Eyes

addlepated wrote:
Have my doubts about this one, but on the off chance...

I got an SMS from "500-0" -

Quote:
honeybuns/ Hey, I got your number from a friend of mine, but I bet you can't guess who I am! My username's huneybuns, if you wanna come see if you recognize me online, at huneybuns.matchrock.org. Well, hope to see you soon!


But sorry, I'm not going to sign up for an account to go check it. If someone else does and finds anything interesting, let me know.

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PostPosted: Sun Jul 13, 2008 6:22 pm
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Vecheeso
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Joined: 30 Mar 2008
Posts: 337
Location: Titusville, FL

yeah i just got that rachels walk one, any more info on this?
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makyla77
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Joined: 14 Apr 2008
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Got this email from Rachel walk too...The Guide
Kinda far away though...winter 2008 :/

PostPosted: Sun Jul 13, 2008 9:21 pm
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S.P.I.
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Joined: 11 May 2008
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Up With Cavemen

I just received a letter that looks very much like a newsletter. On the envelope were the words "The Reality Report" "Enough is Enough". It was a group of people called "Up With Cavemen" who were advocating the rights of cavemen. I won't go into details because my hand hurts, but I found a site called:

http://upwithcavemen.com/caveman.htm

Does it look like an ARG to you? Can't really look right now. Thanks!
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Will 2.0
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Location: Burlington, Vermont

Very weird. Do you have Geico Auto Insurance by chance?
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 1:37 am
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S.P.I.
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I do not. They have a link on their page that directs to a "free quote" from Geico, so I am assuming it's just a clever advertisement. =/
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degravedi
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Joined: 17 Jan 2007
Posts: 1458
Location: New Orleans

Got this yesterday.
Quote:
From: sk1t sk1tyui (sk1t18SPLAThotmail.fr)
Sent:Sun 7/13/08 4:34 PM
Hello, how are you?

Definitely not someone I know, and a search for the email only turns up this page: http://abcfamily.go.com/abcfamily/path/user_2le
He's been posting on a other user's pages on the ABC site saying "Hello take my e-mail adress sk1t18SPLAThotmail.fr" and when someone responds "I'm a French, and I want just speak with you, with an american..."
Dunno Maybe just some French kid looking for random people to talk to. Though I have no idea how he got my email address; I don't have an account on ABC Family -- certainly the only thing I've ever watched on their list of shows is America's Funniest Videos and Slacker Cats...

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konamouseModerator
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Joined: 02 Dec 2002
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Location: My own alternate reality

S.P.I. wrote:
I do not. They have a link on their page that directs to a "free quote" from Geico, so I am assuming it's just a clever advertisement. =/


Yup, GEICO. Whois Record:
Quote:
Registrant:
Government Employees Insurance Company
4608 Willard Avenue
Chevy Chase, MD 20815 US

Domain Name: UPWITHCAVEMEN.COM

Administrative Contact, Technical Contact:
Government Employees Insurance Company
4608 Willard Avenue
Chevy Chase, MD 20815 US
301-986-3880 fax: 123 123 1234

Record expires on 06-Dec-2008.
Record created on 06-Dec-2005.
Database last updated on 14-Jul-2008 10:46:30 EDT.

Domain servers in listed order:
NS-EAST.CERF.NET 207.252.96.3
NS-WEST.CERF.NET 192.153.156.3

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