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Is Tagged.Com a phishing scam?

Ladewig

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Ladewig
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An acquaintance of mine loaded some photos onto the the Tagged.Com website and unbeknownst to him, the website sent invitations to everyone in his personal contact list. I followed the invitation but balked at giving my address, the last four digits of my Social Security number, and a cell phone number. The fields are listed as optional, but one cannot register without them.

I filled out every field with bogus information, but because I started to register after clicking a link provided from an e-mail message, the site has my e-mail. I am now receiving e-mails telling me I can make money by completing the registration process.
 
I think it might have had good intentions. But, their system was too easily hijacked by phishers, especially since it scans your system for e-mail addresses.

Facebook has, somehow, kept most of the phishers away, with you having much more stringent control over your information.
 
I just got two emails from someone referring to that site. I might have to block him now. Especially since it says "You MUST click this link!"
 
I was wondering for the longest time what exactly this was.... I've been getting the emails infrequently but since I didn't know about the site in the first place or had been told by the relatives of mine it named I deleted them without doing anything else. My yahoo email gets enough viagra offers, I don't want that spreading to my other more used accounts.

Plain and simple if I don't know anything about it, and nobody I know told me about it personally in this case... I ain't touching it with a ten foot pole
 
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I have an email address I use when ever I sign up for a new service or a dubious one. I also track which service I give it to and who they pass it on to. I know exactly where my info came from when I get an email addressed to Steven I W. OR Steven L W. Then I can go back to WOT and tell all.
 
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