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JaredBusch

Just sent this email out to all users at one client.

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JaredBusch

@JaredBusch said:

Just sent this email out to all users at one client.

Why did I send it? Because multiple users have called the damned number!

travisdh1

@JaredBusch said:

@JaredBusch said:

Just sent this email out to all users at one client.

Why did I send it? Because multiple users have called the damned number!

#userfail

lunchtime!

DustinB3403

@JaredBusch So rather than obfuscating the number you left it there for them to call..

Good decision on that one..

MattSpeller

@JaredBusch said:

@JaredBusch said:

Just sent this email out to all users at one client.

Why did I send it? Because multiple users have called the damned number!

Replying to your own post for dramatic effect was quite good, I'm going to remember that!

MattSpeller

@DustinB3403 said:

@JaredBusch So rather than obfuscating the number you left it there for them to call..

Good decision on that one..

Hey man, did you get that email from IT with the toll free 1-844 support number?

coliver

@MattSpeller said:

@DustinB3403 said:

@JaredBusch So rather than obfuscating the number you left it there for them to call..

Good decision on that one..

Hey man, did you get that email from IT with the toll free 1-844 support number?

I could actually see this happening.

JaredBusch

@DustinB3403 said:

@JaredBusch So rather than obfuscating the number you left it there for them to call..

Good decision on that one..

I explicitly stated prior to the image that the only valid number to call is an internal extension (5120).
That was clearly stated as an example of fraud.

You have some issues man if you are trying to twist this in to some mistake.

JaredBusch

@coliver said:

@MattSpeller said:

@DustinB3403 said:

@JaredBusch So rather than obfuscating the number you left it there for them to call..

Good decision on that one..

Hey man, did you get that email from IT with the toll free 1-844 support number?

I could actually see this happening.

Of course, some user will do it. That is why they are users. The number of examples and instructions otherwise could never completely stop users from being users.

MattSpeller

@coliver said:

@MattSpeller said:

@DustinB3403 said:

@JaredBusch So rather than obfuscating the number you left it there for them to call..

Good decision on that one..

Hey man, did you get that email from IT with the toll free 1-844 support number?

I could actually see this happening.

I kinda hope someone does it, just a tiny bit...

I'd be so pumped for @JaredBusch 's post, I can't even.

MattSpeller

@JaredBusch said:

@DustinB3403 said:

@JaredBusch So rather than obfuscating the number you left it there for them to call..

Good decision on that one..

I explicitly stated prior to the image that the only valid number to call is an internal extension (5120).

That was clearly stated as an example of fraud.

You have some issues man if you are trying to twist this in to some mistake.

I won't speak for him but I thought it was in jest

JaredBusch

@MattSpeller said:

@coliver said:

@MattSpeller said:

@DustinB3403 said:

@JaredBusch So rather than obfuscating the number you left it there for them to call..

Good decision on that one..

Hey man, did you get that email from IT with the toll free 1-844 support number?

I could actually see this happening.

I kinda hope someone does it, just a tiny bit...

I'd be so pumped for @JaredBusch 's post, I can't even.

I hope they do too. Because I get to bill them for nuking the machine from orbit.

DustinB3403

@JaredBusch I'm not twisting it into a mistake.

I'm just pointing out that even providing the information to your users (being users) is likely a poor decision choice.

Obfuscating the information of the number along would have been more then enough to stop them from making a poor choice.

MattSpeller

@DustinB3403 said:

@JaredBusch I'm not twisting it into a mistake.

I'm just pointing out that even providing the information to your users (being users) is likely a poor decision choice.

Obfuscating the information of the number along would have been more then enough to stop them from making a poor choice.

Oh jeez, if someone actually was that stupid I'd send @JaredBusch a 6 pack and my trusty customer service baseball bat

DustinB3403

@JaredBusch said:

@MattSpeller said:

@coliver said:

@MattSpeller said:

@DustinB3403 said:

@JaredBusch So rather than obfuscating the number you left it there for them to call..

Good decision on that one..

Hey man, did you get that email from IT with the toll free 1-844 support number?

I could actually see this happening.

I kinda hope someone does it, just a tiny bit...

I'd be so pumped for @JaredBusch 's post, I can't even.

I hope they do too. Because I get to bill them for nuking the machine from orbit.

Unless of course you want them to call the number.....

coliver

@MattSpeller said:

@DustinB3403 said:

@JaredBusch I'm not twisting it into a mistake.

I'm just pointing out that even providing the information to your users (being users) is likely a poor decision choice.

Obfuscating the information of the number along would have been more then enough to stop them from making a poor choice.

Oh jeez, when someone actually is that stupid I'll send @JaredBusch a 6 pack and my trusty customer service baseball bat

FTFY

DustinB3403

So @JaredBusch did you call the number just to mess with the scammers?

JaredBusch

@DustinB3403 said:

@JaredBusch said:

@MattSpeller said:

@coliver said:

@MattSpeller said:

@DustinB3403 said:

@JaredBusch So rather than obfuscating the number you left it there for them to call..

Good decision on that one..

Hey man, did you get that email from IT with the toll free 1-844 support number?

I could actually see this happening.

I kinda hope someone does it, just a tiny bit...

I'd be so pumped for @JaredBusch 's post, I can't even.

I hope they do too. Because I get to bill them for nuking the machine from orbit.

Unless of course you want them to call the number.....

Because gouging my clients is a good way to retain their business.

JaredBusch

@DustinB3403 said:

So @JaredBusch did you call the number just to mess with the scammers?

I don't have time for that. I was really hoping that the reddit guy @nic posted about got his follow up call but i haven't seen anything new on that.

DustinB3403

@JaredBusch said:

@DustinB3403 said:

@JaredBusch said:

@MattSpeller said:

@coliver said:

@MattSpeller said:

@DustinB3403 said:

@JaredBusch So rather than obfuscating the number you left it there for them to call..

Good decision on that one..

Hey man, did you get that email from IT with the toll free 1-844 support number?

I could actually see this happening.

I kinda hope someone does it, just a tiny bit...

I'd be so pumped for @JaredBusch 's post, I can't even.

I hope they do too. Because I get to bill them for nuking the machine from orbit.

Unless of course you want them to call the number.....

Because gouging my clients is a good way to retain their business.

@JaredBusch Well it does seem that way, when you provide the information needed to cause harm. Rather than taking a few seconds to obscure the information...