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whoopi
02 Jun 12 23:48
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Looks like an overnight cleanout has led to the demise of HongKong Phooey.
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Report whoopi June 2, 2012 11:57 PM BST
TQ it looks like you survived the cut. wd
Report megsy June 3, 2012 12:01 AM BST
doubt its her
Report megsy June 3, 2012 12:08 AM BST
and if it is, good luck to her
Report Sir_Godfrey June 3, 2012 12:10 AM BST
I can't believe I'm still here ...

Megsy, no idea as usual.
Report megsy June 3, 2012 12:16 AM BST
no interest in gutter crawlers
Report Sir_Godfrey June 3, 2012 12:31 AM BST
... again, no idea.
Report THERE....IS....NO....SPOOOOON June 3, 2012 11:54 AM BST
Hmmmm, as Mike Williamson famously said........ "I TIPPED THIS!!"

As the two gunslingers (Lazza and HKR) sized each other up with a few barbs....

I stated the obvious...... This Forum aint big enough for the both ofya...

SOMEONE"S GONNA DIE TONIGHT

After Lazza appeared to lay down his guns, HKR began burbling to himself on a ridiculous

knockknock thread. I advised him that while Lazza was restin, outside the Saloon down yonder,

he should walk around the corner nearin the Blacksmiths and RUN!!

It appears he did...


or did he ???


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-2hAJy_35w&feature=related


LAZZA???
Report lazza June 3, 2012 12:05 PM BST
Was that fast or was fast I mean was that FAST!...I thought it was fast!
Report The_KAMIKAZEE_DRINKING_MACHINE June 3, 2012 12:07 PM BST
Is HKR gone?
Report earlycrow June 3, 2012 12:10 PM BST
He is hitting a hong kong mattress all night long IMO
Report lazza June 3, 2012 12:15 PM BST
He'll be back!
Report The_KAMIKAZEE_DRINKING_MACHINE June 3, 2012 12:18 PM BST
I hope so.

Half the time I don't know what the hell he's talking about but he livens the joint up a bit!
Report earlycrow June 3, 2012 12:29 PM BST
The only half you understand is when your blind drunk ffs
Report The_KAMIKAZEE_DRINKING_MACHINE June 3, 2012 12:31 PM BST
Seems another thread has bitten the dust. Sir Godfrey's party.

I thought you overstepped the mark with that crack about Grant Hackett OldCrow. Shame on you.
Report THERE....IS....NO....SPOOOOON June 3, 2012 1:17 PM BST
Nice work, Whoopi Happy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geYszCBkRBM
Report wombleoz June 3, 2012 9:57 PM BST
HKR gone CryCryCry

he knows his stuff imo, always good to have him around
Report whoopi June 3, 2012 11:16 PM BST
Thanks spoon...was one of my favourites as a kid!
Report PBAus June 5, 2012 12:56 PM BST
Didn't take them long to pull mine about my account being hacked into and my $1100 blown in 3 bets. 

Baffles me that Betfair haven't done more to alert customers of the threat.
Report Thebas June 5, 2012 9:33 PM BST
PBAus .. did you get to read any replies ?

question .. do you use a 3rd party betting tool to access your BF account .. or the standard interface ?

and if you have not logged in 10 times since the incident ... you can still see the ip addresses of all accesses to your a/c

goto My Account (up near your balance)

then go to My Security (down the left hand side)

are they all from the same pc ... especially the day in question
Report Sir_Godfrey June 5, 2012 9:49 PM BST
Pretty clear to me that as I've been here for about 4 days running without being banned ... Village Kid / Aussie Driver is the only regular that hates me that hasn't been here ... pretty clear to me who's been getting me banned in the past!
Report Thebas June 5, 2012 10:02 PM BST
hi SG ... did you read PBAus's thread that was pulled ?
Report Sir_Godfrey June 5, 2012 10:17 PM BST
Yes ...

It seems to me that BF are pretty naive with regard to their obligations under the law of the land in which they choose to operate.

A couple of examples are PBA's issues and my issues re: NSW Anti-Discrimination Legislation.

They also seem to me to be a lot like many of the guys that post on this forum. They think they can do what they like because it's their product/company, and they also search for legal advice until they hear one of them say what they want to hear. A very naive way of operating, and it's no surprise to me that they lost a court case that they should never have even gone to court about.
Report Thebas June 5, 2012 10:23 PM BST
i was thinking more of a 'less personal' relationship than that between a 'forum member and their threads' and any 'laws of the land' sorry lol Wink

... i was thinking more on ... how could a scenario such as PBAus mentioned occur

... in that was it his own pc that was compromised .. thru either another person accessing it ... or its particular method of accessing the betfair interface

... and then did BF check on who matched the rogue 3 bets at the 'other end' ... and did they communicate to PBAus this info to alleviate any of his genuine concerns
Report Sir_Godfrey June 5, 2012 10:29 PM BST
I think your last point is very good.
Report Thebas June 5, 2012 10:31 PM BST
cheers SG ... and welcome back

the last point naturally addresses the 'feelings' of the bettor

the first two points attempt to address the issue of 'how this occured' ... and how bettor's might be better safeguarded in the future
Report Proud To Punt June 5, 2012 10:33 PM BST
you still trading on the UK races TQ?? If so, how are you going with it all if you don't mind me asking?
Report Sir_Godfrey June 5, 2012 10:37 PM BST
I've been working damn hard on a website for a community organisation that I'm donating to them. Although the UK races are starting earlier this time of year I'm usually up early and in bed early as a result.

The UK races are best to trade on though, especially in-play on hurdle/steeples.

I'm a small punter and trader as you know. But a month or so ago I needed to find some money quickly so I traded with a bank of $1,000 and a stake of $800 for a few days, very risky I know, but I made $1,600 in 5 days which covered what I needed. I was happy with that,
Report Proud To Punt June 5, 2012 10:41 PM BST
Nice work TQ, nothing like punting when there is a need for quick return and it comes off.
Do you purely follow the movements or do you do some form as well i.e. work out who goes back and forward in a race.
I have been up late and seen a few of the races and am amazed by the swings in the market inplay. Seems like a traders paradise.
Report Sir_Godfrey June 5, 2012 10:46 PM BST
No form ...

Pre-race a horse's price usually swings between a high and low point ... watch for a while and then jump in at the bottom if you can. Don't get too greedy. If I can't match something I ususlly leave it in play in those long races ...

I've noticed that "truth-time" is damn accurate over there, so even just punting without any form might work okay.
Report Proud To Punt June 5, 2012 10:51 PM BST
I am intending to be up and watching during the Royal Ascot carnival. I may have a go at it with a monkey bank and see how things end up. Same for Tennis, the swings and liquidity are quite staggering at times.
Report HarryHindsight June 5, 2012 10:54 PM BST
Using Geeks Toy TQ ?
Report Sir_Godfrey June 5, 2012 11:00 PM BST
Yes Harry ... why?
Report HarryHindsight June 5, 2012 11:14 PM BST
Just wondered. Seems to be the best app for trading. Good if you can be profitable with UK markets as you know betfair will be there for a while.
Report Sir_Godfrey June 5, 2012 11:26 PM BST
It's a good product alright ...
Report PBAus June 7, 2012 11:35 AM BST
Thebas - I did get to see some of the replies and thanks for yours.  I have been flat out all week as i wanted to respond to some of them either via message or another thread like this.

To answer your questions:

question .. do you use a 3rd party betting tool to access your BF account .. or the standard interface ?

I do use a 3rd party betting tool. I have wondered about that and whether or not it might have had anything to do with a security problem.  I am going to get on to them and pose the question.  That said, Betfair didn't even ask me the question during my conversations with them.

are they all (ip's) from the same pc ... especially the day in question

No they aren't and there is no dispute about that with Betfair.  They say it is clear to them that my account suffered an 'unauthorised access'.  They just say it is my fault and then stand behind their terms and conditions.

My issue with them is twofold really:

Firstly, they handled the issue really badly and tried to fob me off as an idiot when it first came to light and secondly, and much more importantly, that given that this is not an isolated incident they have failed to ever communicate to their customers to urge extra vigilance.
Report Thebas June 7, 2012 9:41 PM BST
cheers PBAus ... thx & good fortunes with all this ... an awful scenario and scary for any BF account holder ...

the security token idea proposed earlier by Harry i think (even if us the user has to pay for it) would ensure this could not happen to one other person again
Report whoopi June 7, 2012 9:45 PM BST
so....now after PB's post on this thread the "a lot of threads missing this morning" thread is itself bound to go missing.LaughLaugh
Report Thebas June 7, 2012 9:51 PM BST
there should be a "Graveyard Forum" whoopi .. where all the deleted threads go to ... to get buried

a/c holders could these request a special login ... just to re-visit these on a lazy night ... or such (better than some movies lol)


and one might slightly be forgiven for believing in ... 'conspiracies' ... after all this 'unrequired' deletion rubbish lol Wink
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