unwanted starts of chat

Matthias Apitz guru at unixarea.de
Sun Mar 4 02:24:31 EST 2012


Hello,

Using pidgin 2.9.0 on FreeBSD:
>From time to time someone tries to start a chat with me, like this today
morning:

(03/03/2012 23:12:58) dianneellisu041:
3jceiw9dl<#729709>Hi.<#fffcff>8<#184880>=)<#fafbfb>1couaxr
www.ur2whamÂ.ÐsillywebcamkÐara.ÉinÖfoË/jnm`atbtqtfb<#fffafd>x7ln46<#4803a0>you
could
find<#fdfafb>9<#011509>somebody<#fdfafc>k<#A4488a>over<#fafdff>i6<#586494>here.
you<#fcfffa>a<#538553>should<#fffcfa>lm<#7906a1>consider<#fcfafc>7d<#A999A4>yourself<#fcfcfd>c<#7179a7>just<#fffbfc>q7<#207408>one<#fcfdfa>q<#59A84a>time.<#fffcfd>d<#54Aa73>try
to<#fafbfd>7<#056000>get<#fefdfb>3<#673A86>away<#fafafa>sc<#4446A8>alot
more.<#fbfffa>s<#452295>you<#fbfcfa>0<#139306>can<#fffbfa>n<#55594a>start<#fafafc>y3<#052098>by<#fafdfd>m<#316176>finding<#fbfafc>v<#144657>a
woman<#fbfafb>bi<#113136>on<#fdfbfb>5<#128940>this
site<#fffffc>tvttv1jomi3fgysqe

It comes via my Yahoo account, but I dont have (and dont want
'dianneellisu041') in my buddies. How this is possible at all that
someone unknown chat's me? And, what is this, phishing?

Thanks

	matthias
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