±Recent Visitors

Recent Visitors to Com-Central!

±User Info-big


Welcome Anonymous

Nickname
Password

Membership:
Latest: HighestAce
New Today: 0
New Yesterday: 0
Overall: 6648

People Online:
Members: 0
Visitors: 417
Total: 417
Who Is Where:
 Visitors:
01: Community Forums
02: Photo Gallery
03: Statistics
04: Photo Gallery
05: Photo Gallery
06: Photo Gallery
07: Community Forums
08: Community Forums
09: Home
10: Downloads
11: News Archive
12: Community Forums
13: Member Screenshots
14: Community Forums
15: Member Screenshots
16: Community Forums
17: News Archive
18: Member Screenshots
19: Member Screenshots
20: Community Forums
21: Community Forums
22: Community Forums
23: Community Forums
24: Home
25: Home
26: Home
27: Community Forums
28: Downloads
29: Home
30: Community Forums
31: Home
32: Community Forums
33: Community Forums
34: Home
35: Community Forums
36: Photo Gallery
37: Downloads
38: Member Screenshots
39: Photo Gallery
40: Photo Gallery
41: Downloads
42: Home
43: Downloads
44: Community Forums
45: Home
46: Community Forums
47: Community Forums
48: Downloads
49: Community Forums
50: Home
51: Member Screenshots
52: Photo Gallery
53: Community Forums
54: Community Forums
55: Your Account
56: Photo Gallery
57: Photo Gallery
58: Community Forums
59: Downloads
60: Photo Gallery
61: Photo Gallery
62: Home
63: Community Forums
64: Community Forums
65: Photo Gallery
66: Community Forums
67: Community Forums
68: Home
69: Photo Gallery
70: Member Screenshots
71: News Archive
72: Home
73: Photo Gallery
74: Community Forums
75: Photo Gallery
76: Photo Gallery
77: Home
78: Community Forums
79: Home
80: Photo Gallery
81: Photo Gallery
82: Community Forums
83: Downloads
84: Community Forums
85: Community Forums
86: Community Forums
87: Community Forums
88: Community Forums
89: Home
90: Photo Gallery
91: Community Forums
92: Community Forums
93: Home
94: Community Forums
95: Home
96: Community Forums
97: Home
98: Home
99: News
100: Member Screenshots
101: Home
102: Downloads
103: Photo Gallery
104: Community Forums
105: Member Screenshots
106: Community Forums
107: Member Screenshots
108: Member Screenshots
109: Community Forums
110: Member Screenshots
111: Community Forums
112: Community Forums
113: Community Forums
114: Community Forums
115: Home
116: Home
117: Community Forums
118: Photo Gallery
119: Home
120: Community Forums
121: Home
122: Photo Gallery
123: Member Screenshots
124: Home
125: Home
126: Photo Gallery
127: Member Screenshots
128: News
129: Member Screenshots
130: Member Screenshots
131: Community Forums
132: Home
133: Photo Gallery
134: News Archive
135: Community Forums
136: Community Forums
137: Community Forums
138: Photo Gallery
139: Downloads
140: Member Screenshots
141: Photo Gallery
142: Community Forums
143: Community Forums
144: Photo Gallery
145: Photo Gallery
146: News Archive
147: Community Forums
148: Home
149: Member Screenshots
150: Community Forums
151: Home
152: Community Forums
153: Home
154: Your Account
155: Community Forums
156: Community Forums
157: Member Screenshots
158: Photo Gallery
159: Downloads
160: Photo Gallery
161: Community Forums
162: Photo Gallery
163: Community Forums
164: Photo Gallery
165: Community Forums
166: Community Forums
167: Photo Gallery
168: Home
169: Community Forums
170: Downloads
171: Community Forums
172: Community Forums
173: Community Forums
174: Community Forums
175: Community Forums
176: Home
177: Community Forums
178: Photo Gallery
179: Photo Gallery
180: Member Screenshots
181: Downloads
182: Community Forums
183: Community Forums
184: Photo Gallery
185: Home
186: Home
187: Photo Gallery
188: Community Forums
189: Photo Gallery
190: Home
191: Community Forums
192: Member Screenshots
193: Community Forums
194: Photo Gallery
195: Photo Gallery
196: Member Screenshots
197: Photo Gallery
198: Downloads
199: Community Forums
200: Photo Gallery
201: Home
202: Community Forums
203: Community Forums
204: Community Forums
205: Home
206: Downloads
207: Home
208: Home
209: Downloads
210: Photo Gallery
211: Community Forums
212: Member Screenshots
213: Photo Gallery
214: Community Forums
215: Your Account
216: Home
217: Photo Gallery
218: Photo Gallery
219: Photo Gallery
220: Community Forums
221: Community Forums
222: Home
223: Photo Gallery
224: Community Forums
225: Statistics
226: Home
227: Member Screenshots
228: Member Screenshots
229: Home
230: Community Forums
231: Home
232: Home
233: Community Forums
234: Downloads
235: Member Screenshots
236: Home
237: Home
238: Home
239: Photo Gallery
240: Member Screenshots
241: Community Forums
242: Community Forums
243: Photo Gallery
244: Community Forums
245: Downloads
246: Member Screenshots
247: Home
248: Photo Gallery
249: Downloads
250: Community Forums
251: Community Forums
252: Community Forums
253: Community Forums
254: Community Forums
255: Your Account
256: Community Forums
257: Photo Gallery
258: Photo Gallery
259: Community Forums
260: Community Forums
261: Community Forums
262: Home
263: Community Forums
264: Community Forums
265: Member Screenshots
266: Photo Gallery
267: Community Forums
268: Photo Gallery
269: Community Forums
270: Downloads
271: Community Forums
272: Photo Gallery
273: Member Screenshots
274: Home
275: Your Account
276: Community Forums
277: Downloads
278: Community Forums
279: Home
280: Home
281: Community Forums
282: Community Forums
283: Community Forums
284: Home
285: Downloads
286: Your Account
287: Member Screenshots
288: Home
289: Downloads
290: Community Forums
291: Photo Gallery
292: Community Forums
293: Downloads
294: Downloads
295: Community Forums
296: Community Forums
297: Community Forums
298: Member Screenshots
299: Member Screenshots
300: Community Forums
301: Community Forums
302: Home
303: Photo Gallery
304: Statistics
305: Downloads
306: Community Forums
307: Member Screenshots
308: Member Screenshots
309: Home
310: Home
311: Community Forums
312: Downloads
313: Photo Gallery
314: Community Forums
315: Home
316: Home
317: Community Forums
318: Member Screenshots
319: Community Forums
320: Community Forums
321: Photo Gallery
322: Photo Gallery
323: Community Forums
324: Downloads
325: Member Screenshots
326: Member Screenshots
327: Home
328: Your Account
329: Community Forums
330: Community Forums
331: Community Forums
332: Downloads
333: Community Forums
334: Downloads
335: Community Forums
336: Community Forums
337: Community Forums
338: Community Forums
339: Downloads
340: Member Screenshots
341: Photo Gallery
342: Community Forums
343: Statistics
344: Community Forums
345: Home
346: Downloads
347: Community Forums
348: Photo Gallery
349: Your Account
350: Member Screenshots
351: Community Forums
352: Home
353: Community Forums
354: Community Forums
355: Photo Gallery
356: Member Screenshots
357: Photo Gallery
358: Community Forums
359: Photo Gallery
360: Downloads
361: Community Forums
362: Your Account
363: Community Forums
364: Photo Gallery
365: Member Screenshots
366: Your Account
367: Home
368: Member Screenshots
369: Downloads
370: Community Forums
371: Community Forums
372: Community Forums
373: Photo Gallery
374: Community Forums
375: Community Forums
376: Home
377: News Archive
378: Home
379: Community Forums
380: Home
381: Community Forums
382: Member Screenshots
383: Community Forums
384: Community Forums
385: Member Screenshots
386: Community Forums
387: Community Forums
388: Photo Gallery
389: Home
390: Photo Gallery
391: Photo Gallery
392: News Archive
393: Home
394: Community Forums
395: Home
396: News Archive
397: Photo Gallery
398: Member Screenshots
399: Member Screenshots
400: Photo Gallery
401: Community Forums
402: Home
403: Home
404: Home
405: Member Screenshots
406: Downloads
407: Community Forums
408: Downloads
409: Statistics
410: Home
411: Photo Gallery
412: Community Forums
413: Community Forums
414: Community Forums
415: Home
416: Community Forums
417: Photo Gallery

Staff Online:

No staff members are online!
Strange Message
The AFV ASSOCIATION was formed in 1964 to support the thoughts and research of all those interested in Armored Fighting Vehicles and related topics, such as AFV drawings. The emphasis has always been on sharing information and communicating with other members of similar interests; e.g. German armor, Japanese AFVs, or whatever.
Post new topic    Reply to topic    Printer Friendly Page     Forum Index ›  AFV News Discussion Board

View previous topic :: View next topic  
Author Message
buglerbilly
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 147

PostPosted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 2:56 am
Post subject: Strange Message

I received the following message to my gmail account...........

Re: HiMARS = High Mobility Multiple Aerial Roc....

I was concerned about the safety of the 'commanders hatch' can you please help me with my conserns or direct me to the right personnel?? THANK YOU!! Sheila Meschelle


Now I deem this as suspect due to the following: -

1) I don't know the Lady

2) I don't answer messages from people I don't know or that cannot be verified thru' possibly mutual aquaintances

3) This message came via the AFV News old board hence HAS to be suspect.

Apologies IF you are legit BUT nothing about this smacks of being true or honest, hence my hesitation, plus the query itself is weird to say the least.

Perhaps others have recieved this?

Regards,

BUG the Suspicious
Back to top
View user's profile
Roy_A_Lingle
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 1997
Location: El Paso & Ft Bliss, Texas
PostPosted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 7:56 am
Post subject: Re: Strange Message

Hi Bug! Hi Folks!

[quote="buglerbilly"]
I received the following message to my gmail account...........
[quote]

Question for you Bug.
Back when we were using the old AFVNews site, did you use that gmail account with your posts over there? If so that is were she got it from. If not, that could be a problem!

- buglerbilly

Now I deem this as suspect due to the following: -

1) I don't know the Lady

2) I don't answer messages from people I don't know or that cannot be verified thru' possibly mutual aquaintances

3) This message came via the AFV News old board hence HAS to be suspect.

Apologies IF you are legit BUT nothing about this smacks of being true or honest, hence my hesitation, plus the query itself is weird to say the least.

BUG the Suspicious


1 and 2) I don't blame you with these two. Most of the messages I receive, I don't ever open if I don't know who sent them.

3) HAS to be suspect? WHY?
The old site is still there and anyone can pull it up and read our old posts.
Doing a site search returns 16 post with HiMars in the title of which 6 are yours with photos(not all of the photos are still there). From those six posts, it would look like you MIGHT have something to do with that system or know someone. That might be where she got the idea to send you an e-mail.

As for how she found them, just do an internet Google Search on 'HiMars' and it will hit on those old posts.

Apologies maybe in order because it doesn't strike me as being all that suspicious. I for one, am wondering why she would be so concerned about the safety of the 'commanders hatch'?

While I have not received this message (that I know of), I have met and exchanged e-mails with a few people that started much like this one via old site.
Sgt, Scouts Out! Smile

_________________
"You can never have too much reconnaissance."
General G.S. Patton Jr.
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail
Sabot
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 380
Location: Kentucky
PostPosted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 10:29 am
Post subject: Re: Strange Message

Strange, the Himars is based on the FMTV 5 ton. The commander's hatch is basically the same as the machine gunners hatch on any duece or 5 ton FMTV.

_________________
RobG
Back to top
View user's profile AIM Address
GaryKato
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Feb 07, 2006
Posts: 39

PostPosted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 12:26 pm
Post subject: Re: Strange Message

Could be that her son/husband/brother/father has been assigned to one and she is concerned about their safety.
Back to top
View user's profile
buglerbilly
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 147

PostPosted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 9:53 pm
Post subject: Re: Strange Message

Yeah I used the gmail address on the old site BUT with respect to the Lady, I still won't respond to her query for the reasons stated. Call me paranoid BUT I have enough trouble with Spammers and Hackers trying to access bits of my system to feel happy..........sorry Lady!

Regards,

BUG
Back to top
View user's profile
Roy_A_Lingle
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 1997
Location: El Paso & Ft Bliss, Texas
PostPosted: Wed Jun 21, 2006 12:47 pm
Post subject: Re: Strange Message

Hey Bug!

Check your PM inbox.

Sgt, Scouts Out!

_________________
"You can never have too much reconnaissance."
General G.S. Patton Jr.
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail
buglerbilly
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 147

PostPosted: Wed Jun 21, 2006 9:35 pm
Post subject: Re: Strange Message

Response waiting for you Roy...........

Regards,

BUG
Back to top
View user's profile
Doug_Kibbey
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 23, 2006
Posts: 4678
Location: The Great Satan
PostPosted: Thu Jun 22, 2006 3:13 am
Post subject: Re: Strange Message

I'm away from home at the moment, but looked at the old board briefly. If she only emailed and didn't post, my "tools" are limited.

FWIW, my gut feeling is it's something like Gary describes....at best. Legitimate concern, but maybe not the right "forum" for candid discussion if you don't know what's motivating it. If it were me, and I were to answer at all, I'd have some questions for her regarding what motivates the question/message and who she is, exactly, citing legitimate internet security issues and the like.

I'd take care not to be drawn into a role that could have you being called as some kind of "informed witness" or something in case someone's loved one has been injured and they're looking for some sort of redress.

...or, we could all just be paranoid. Not an altogether unhealthy attitude in this day and age.
Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website Photo Gallery
LeeW
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 26, 2006
Posts: 61

PostPosted: Thu Jun 22, 2006 6:25 pm
Post subject: Re: Strange Message

You could always create a throwaway account at Yahoo or one of the other similar sites. Use it for your conversations with her and abandon it if you want to.
Back to top
View user's profile
Display posts from previous:   
Post new topic    Reply to topic    Printer Friendly Page    Forum Index ›  AFV News Discussion Board
Page 1 of 1
All times are GMT - 6 Hours



Jump to:  


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum
You cannot attach files in this forum
You cannot download files in this forum