my friend is cheating

I am curious to know what is a hook letter? Are you talking about the ones where people tell sad stories and then ask for money? Alos, you say you see a name that your friend uses. Is it possible that someone else can be using the same name as your friend and that it is not your friend afterall? Or is the name something that is so unique that no one else would have it?

I will ask him that if he doesn't stops doing all these activity our friendship will be over.

I have received many of that in my emails. I would just ignore it and pretend I did not see the letter and continue the friendship. Some people are just trying to play some kind of jokes on us.

Oh, Pat! What a horrible situation! I thnk I'd report it to the ISP, but I'd probably lose a friend. I don't think I'd really want that person as a friend, though. Karma should slap him or her around a bit -- they've earned that!

I'm unsure of what hook letters are, but you can reply to take you off the contact list. It is unsolicited mail and if you continue to get them report them. Just because they are a friend doesn't mean that you should cover it up or ignore it.

I am on my high horse today!! (Please don't take this the wrong way) I would report them, tell them I would report them & cancel the friendship. Some of us actually have activities on the internet to help people out, your friend is abusing people. The vast majority of internet uses don't understand the way it works or when they are being scammed. They don't use anti virus or their email filters. They take everything at face value and trust everyone, how dare your friend take advantage of them!! I'd call them & let them know exactly what I thought! But that's just me!! If you can live with yourself knowing what they are upto, go ahead. If you take a cut be prepared for the consequences that go with it. Your obviously concerned and know it is wrong otherwise you wouldn't have posted the discussion. Just do what is right x Mrsl x

i'd make sure their machine wasn't hijacked first. some trojan/viruses infect the mailbox and send things to everyone on their list.

How close are you to this friend? It would be hard if not impossible for me to rat out a good friend. I would try to talk my friend into stopping it. I would not ask for a cut for sure. I would not want to be involved and who blackmails a friend anyway? I think I would just not be so connected to this person. Sooner or later he will get caught and / or hurt someone that I know and care about or maybe even me. It doesn't sound like anyone that I would want to be really close to.

the first thing i will break all my relations with such a person and never claim him / her to be my friend. besides also initiating the necessary action!!

Hi pat~ Are you sure that it is really your friend? I wouldn't do or say anything. I would just leave it alone. I wouldn't want to get involved in any way. I certainly wouldn't inform the FBI! you definitely don't want to get involved in that sort of mess! You would really have to be sure about it if you wanted to confront them. As for continuing with the friendship, now that might be a bit more difficult!

Hi savipat. First of all I would be extremely disappointed. I would certainly approach my friend and talk to him or her about it and explain that this behaviour would have to stop or I would report him or her to the Authorities. I would want to know why and consider my friend's circumstances as to what may have lead to the criminal behaviour before deciding whether to continue with the friendship. As a rule I would not want to be friends with someone who intentionally broke the law especially by stealing from people but because life is not black and white I would weigh the situation carefully.

I'll activate his/her conscience LOL;P well, I think it's enough to remind that person of what crime that person is committing maybe 2-3 times so you won't be accountable.but if that person doesn't want listen, then you had enough. your a nice friend for doing that :)

first i 'll tell my friend to stop, and if my friend doesn't.. well if my friend still continues these fraudulent activities then i'm gonna have to report him to the authorities so they can make immediate actions for my friend's behavior..ü

I would tell him/her that he/she could get caught and it would not be good, and that I suggest for them to stop immediately.

I would first hope that someone else is using your friend's name. Then, in that hope, I would approach them, saying that "I received this scam e mail today, and funny thing is, they were using one of your names. I reported it, of course, because I knew it was not you." I would, then report it, if I had not done so already.

I would report them if they didnt stop after I told them I knew. If you allow them to continue you are no better than the person doing the scam. Just look at how many people here on mylot complain about scam sites your friend is one of those scam sites. Sorry for being blunt.

well, if i come to know that my friend is misusing the facilities of internet and cheating then i would point blank tell that person that he/she is doing wrong and would also let that person know that i would not continue my friendship with a cheater. finally, if the person does not stop the dirty activities then i would surely cut off from the person and block that person from my list of friends.

Hello savypat, I would talk to him and let him no that you are uncomfortable with these types of activities and that you want no part in them. Tell him that you think he should stop before he gets in trouble. And that you don't hang out with people who do this type of thing. Also, tell him to take you off his cheating email list.

First of all I have no idea what a "hook letter" is, but knowing me I would say somethin that's just how I am. Ask any one who knows me lol. I would ask what they thought they were doing" And what would you do if you got caught? See what they have to say about the fact that you know what the deal is. And just take it from there. You have have a hard task of reporting them.