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[Analysis] Could that email or IM be a trailhead, or SPAM?
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AtionSong
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Joined: 29 Aug 2006
Posts: 352

Hey guys.
Got an e-mail today, that simply said:

Quote:
from Shir Hatton <shibduattan>
Subject: Hi
Hi,
elx gajfhi


I'm just throwing it out here. It looks pretty spamm-y, which is weird, since I've found that the G-mail Spam filter is excellent at detecting and deleting spam.

Tried ROT (nothing), anagrams (nada), and cryptograms (a few results, but nothing too leading).

So, yeah.

PostPosted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 6:40 pm
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MikefromNY
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A guy in my spanish class said to show you guys this.
So here I am.

I was sitting in Borders flipping through a copy of the times and this sheet of paper fell out. It's pretty weird stuff and had a thumbprint on it.

I showed my buddy and he thought it was probably something from an ARG (after which came a half-hour explanation of ARG).

Anyway, he said to show it this dude in Spanish who was into that stuff hardcore. He suggested I scan it and come here with it.

I'm not into video games or ARG games or whatever, but it has me curious.

Anyway, what's a hassle free way for me to show this to someone?

PostPosted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 12:36 pm
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myfModerator
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If you can scan it into a computer, you could put the picture on one of the free image hosting sites (ImageShack or Photobucket, for example) and post a link here for people to investigate
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 4:22 pm
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crimsonxking
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Joined: 02 Nov 2007
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Hello. I have never done an ARG before, but they facinate me and I love to follow them. I like reading what people found. Sadly, I could never really join in on one, I have no knowledge on codes or how to look at file sources and do all the things that people do in ARGs, but all the same, I love them.

Thats not the point of this post though, I want to ask a question I would never have imagined saying before, but, how do I get more spam?
Nobody spams me anymore. Back in the early 2000s, I had hundreds of spam emails, but I have since ditched those screen names. I currently have about 3 aol/aim screen names, and I hardly ever get spam, and I have never gotten anything mysterious and/or possibly ARG related. But I would love to. So how do you guys come across this stuff? Why are you spammed and given odd arg-related emails and I have recieved none for 3ish years?

PostPosted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 11:17 pm
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MIKEfromNYLT
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Here's a scan of thing from the newspaper.
So what is it?

myf wrote:
If you can scan it into a computer, you could put the picture on one of the free image hosting sites (ImageShack or Photobucket, for example) and post a link here for people to investigate



http://imageanon.com/static/2a6b80634e8c957ff7f869eca9ee3d19.jpg

There you go. Look like a video game thing or something?

PostPosted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 1:16 am
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Delusional
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Well the code on the side is morse which says,
"IS SHE STILL ALIVE AT YOUTUBE"


Edit: There we go

PostPosted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 1:32 am
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Dionysus
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Definatly seems to be a trailhead.

Count me in. I'm finally back, baby!
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 2:42 am
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MikefromNY
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So what should I do?
Give this to the cops?

Or is it just a game?

PostPosted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 8:49 am
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Delusional
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Joined: 16 May 2005
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Well Mike, watch the four videos on youtube.
Than ask yourself "Does this look real?". That should give you your answer.

PostPosted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 9:29 am
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MikefromNY
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um...

I don't understand? It looks like real video to me. What do you mean?

PostPosted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 9:44 am
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Delusional
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Ok sorry.
No it's not real.
I have seen worse(a lot worse) acting in ARG videos, but to me anyways it's still obvious that it is acted.

On that page you found, is that picture really duct taped to it?

PostPosted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 10:58 am
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Mike From NY
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Re: um...

Yeah, it's like painters tape or something.

PostPosted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 9:35 pm
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Dionysus
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I'd liek to know what that building the Lady went into is. It looks rather distinctive, but I don't know New York all that well - or at all. It's enemy territory for me, after all. Though.. if needs be, I can brave it. I live clsoe enough.

Anyway... Should we move this to N&R proper?
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 04, 2007 12:46 am
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RekidkModerator
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Dionysus wrote:
I'd liek to know what that building the Lady went into is. It looks rather distinctive, but I don't know New York all that well - or at all. It's enemy territory for me, after all. Though.. if needs be, I can brave it. I live clsoe enough.

Anyway... Should we move this to N&R proper?


Yes, that's a good idea.
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 04, 2007 4:36 pm
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MikeFROM NY
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So I'll leave it with you guys? Thanks for the relief I hadn't found some sick ransom note!

Later.

Mike.

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