Just ignore it. All admins have been getting these. Nothing is coming of it,
except perhaps some little humor if one so desires.
On Sun, Mar 28, 2010 at 11:09 AM, Charles Matthews <
charles.r.matthews(a)ntlworld.com> wrote:
David Gerard wrote:
On 28 March 2010 17:18, William Pietri
<william(a)scissor.com> wrote:
I just received an odd email suggesting I hand
over my admin account to
the "Wikipedia Freedom Fighters". I see that they did something similar
back in May. Whether this is an actual effort or just a way to stir up
trouble, I dunno -- the content was ridiculous enough that I figure it's
probably trolling -- but I figured I'd mention it.
Indeed. Best filed with any other phishing or trolling.
Goes like this:
"As an advanced user here at wikipedia, I am sure you are familiar with
the corruption and bureaucracy that exists at every level, with the site
effectively being run by a clique of editors who are only looking out
for their own interests. Heck, maybe you are one of them! Hopefully
though you are not, and would be willing to help us restore fairness and
integrity to the project...
We are currently expanding our portfolio of administrator accounts and
perhaps you could consider sharing yours with us - to do so will take you
only two minutes: change the password (if desired) and then reply to this
email with your login details. We'll do the rest!
Thank you for your time and consideration, and naturally do not hesitate to
contact us if you have any questions."
That's an onsite mail, from the account of User:Goldfishhunting who has
been blocked.
Charles
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