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04-19-2002, 03:18 PM
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| | | People that don't exist
My boss answered a few forms with the name Edward Finklestein just for a laugh and as a sort of consumer testing, he must get 8-10 things through the post every week to Mr Finklestein, this person probably has a life and even has spending habits....for a person who doesn't exist it is pretty impressive 
So are there any people you know of that don't exist? (i do appreciate the contradictory nature of this question )
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04-19-2002, 03:26 PM
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| | | This isn't really an imaginary person, but when I fill out stuff over the internet or on survey forms where I know they'll be calling or sending me stuff later to try and sell me something, I'll use a fake prefix like Doctor, Commander or Brigadier-General. Then when they call and ask to speak to General Dave (29 years old and already one-star!), I tell them that no one by that name lives here.
We also had a student at my high school named "Ben Dover". When I was there, "Ben" had been a student on the 8 year plan and his yearbook picture changed drastically from year to year (one year he was a hispanic kid with facial hair, the next he was a black guy with a shaved head, and my senior year he was a white guy with dreadocks). I graduated in 1991 and as late as 1995, he was still in the yearbook (he may still be a "student"; I just haven't checked).
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04-19-2002, 03:32 PM
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| | Quote: Originally posted by HighLordDave
This isn't really an imaginary person, but when I fill out stuff over the internet or on survey forms where I know they'll be calling or sending me stuff later to try and sell me something, I'll use a fake prefix like Doctor, Commander or Brigadier-General. Then when they call and ask to speak to General Dave (29 years old and already one-star!), I tell them that no one by that name lives here. | Brigadier General Dave, that is brilliant  Quote: | We also had a student at my high school named "Ben Dover". When I was there, "Ben" had been a student on the 8 year plan and his yearbook picture changed drastically from year to year (one year he was a hispanic kid with facial hair, the next he was a black guy with a shaved head, and my senior year he was a white guy with dreadocks). I graduated in 1991 and as late as 1995, he was still in the yearbook (he may still be a "student"; I just haven't checked). | LMAO That is classic
My hotmail address is mrsleep@hotmail so for some reason all the spam is geared towards a home owner or finance (as well as the obvious porn ) i swear they must think i have family commitments or something 
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04-19-2002, 03:37 PM
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| | My wife and I went to an Office Depot to take advantage of a great sale on blank CD-R's a few months ago. They were out, but offered to take our name and address to let us know when the CDs were back in stock. I had already discussed with my wife that I figured this was a scam. She considered me cynical, so I wrote down a elited version of our combined last names.
Lo and behold, within one month we were receiving plenty of junkmail to that combined last name. 
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04-19-2002, 03:48 PM
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| | These are great ideas! I had never thought of using made-up names to track junk mail! I'm gonna do it!  |
04-19-2002, 03:50 PM
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| | Well, I'm pretty sure Jean Chretian is a figment of our imagination (Canadian Prime Minister), though I can't prove it... Yet... |
04-19-2002, 03:59 PM
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| | i find using real names and adresses, so that your mates get unwanted junk mail is quite fun if you're bored
one person i know is still recieving hernia treatment advertising on a weekly basis 
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04-19-2002, 04:13 PM
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| | Quote: Originally posted by Gwalchmai
These are great ideas! I had never thought of using made-up names to track junk mail! I'm gonna do it! | I've also started giving out our fax number as our phone number when making purchases on the web. I don't know why people would need our number when they have our real address and email address (except, of course, they want to use it and sell it for commercial purposes). Sure enough, we get a lot of fax calls these days from people who hang up.
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04-19-2002, 04:19 PM
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| | Another good idea! I don't have a fax number, but my office does! This way, I won't even have to hear it ring!
We had a fake student in our High School as well. I can't remember his name.... |
04-19-2002, 04:33 PM
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| | One god method to avoid junkmail is to give the address (and I've fooled many people with this) "You.should@know.it" It's amazing how gullible some people are. |
04-19-2002, 04:47 PM
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| | Quote: Originally posted by Robnark
i find using real names and adresses, so that your mates get unwanted junk mail is quite fun if you're bored
one person i know is still recieving hernia treatment advertising on a weekly basis | I once heard someone (an actor) sent "Free information/sample request" cards (free post ones found in magazines) with school teachers he and his mates hated. Imagine the teachers' looks, when he/she received "Advice on premature hair loss", or sample of "natural viagra"... 
Attention: Do not try it. If you do, take responsibility for the consequence by yourself. I and GameBanshee have nothing to do with it. UNDERSTAND?
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04-19-2002, 07:03 PM
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| | Thanks for giving out your email Sleep! Another place to spam...
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04-19-2002, 09:55 PM
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| | Quote: Originally posted by VoodooDali
Thanks for giving out your email Sleep! Another place to spam... | Oh boy! |
04-20-2002, 10:20 AM
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| | my Australian uncle has at various times of his life been Tom Champagne, Frank Katz, and Paulo Romancio. Perhaps I ought to put him in the 'Relatives can be So Wierd' thread...
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04-21-2002, 02:19 AM
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