It appears I have attracted some strangers who are "seeking long time relationships" and who have found my profile very interesting. I have received 3 of these messages over the last few weeks. It appears I am not alone- as I was going back to make a copy of a message and found this:
I guess someone got around to reporting this as spam before I did. The thing is- I use Facebook for networking so at first I wasn't sure if it could have been someone who is a viewer. That was at first- when I started reading it- but the big WARNING sign was the desire for that person to hear from me via email address. WARNING!! WARNING!!
I obviously- didn't send them a personal message- but that didn't stop my email from somehow getting hacked as well.
Delaying my response to these messages may have opened me up to getting spammed. Apparently experts say you should report being spammed immediately. Also- don't post your email address to public chat sites and if you're an online shopper- it may be smart to create an email address you only use for shopping. Lessons learned the hard way in my case. For more simple ways to avoid being the target of a scam or spam- click HERE.
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