Comments on: Sorry about the Hi5 Scam

By: Shaun

Shaun — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:50:43 +0000

Thanks everyone for the heads up. I just received an invite from a friend when I decided to do a little research before I joined…and found this blog. Excellent job at getting the word out. Thanks so much:) S

By: hokya

hokya — Mon, 18 May 2009 10:21:42 +0000

is it really scam?

aarrgh…

the avg link checker doesn’t give any danger sign…

By: Margaret

Margaret — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:47:53 +0000

Absolutely horrific, last May I was diddled by the hi5 scam. They got hold of my email addresses and sent lots of requests to join to everyone without permission. I got out of hi5 and after complaints to them was told that they had ended any connection with them.
Spent days sending apologies to everyone…
Now…. horror of horrors, they, 6 months later have sent invitations to people including a photo stolen from my computer (made in August)long after I had stopped any connection with them.
Identity theft? How did they get hold of the photo?
Sorry, put up a false email address, too nervous to give out my real one.

By: HI 5

HI 5 — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 06:37:52 +0000

I created the hi5 account 4 years ago, but didnt go there since, but 5 days ago I went and checked it for the first time since ages. then out of no where, I started recieving messages from all my friends inviting me to join hi5…
yesterday I was with my friends and they told me… what is wrong with you and this Hi5 sh**!!!
I told him: I thought you sent me the invitation!!!
it was a big scam… the stupid Hi5 even sent invitations to my father!!!!
I was so embarrassed cause of the bloddy pictures

By: John

John — Mon, 26 May 2008 06:54:13 +0000

I have better than that…….last night my girlfriend accused me of trying to communicate with girls from all over the place, because Hi5 had gone out and sent invitations to everyone, including her, then I received an invitation back from my girlfriend. She does not understand Hi5 and I am having a hell of a hard time explaining all this. I have canceled the bloody thing, it’s been nothing but a pain in the arse.

By: Al

Al — Thu, 22 May 2008 17:09:32 +0000

This just happened to me as well.

They were just supposed to check if my address book included any matches to current members. I deselected all of the names when I got the screen about inviting others. Despite this, they sent it to my entire address book. This has been a huge waste of time as well as quite embarrassing, as personal invites to be my friend went out to tons of people I barely know but are in my address book because my address book automatically keeps track of people even if I only send them one email. Hi5 is a terrible operation. I have asked them to send a retraction to my entire address book.

By: Jack

Jack — Tue, 20 May 2008 14:59:59 +0000

Hi5 is a spam site which grabs, without permission, e mail addresses from your address book when you sign up.

It happened to me and several people I know.

By: Gabriel

Gabriel — Tue, 22 May 2007 19:51:50 +0000

You have a beautiful site

By: Jazzbaby

Jazzbaby — Tue, 22 May 2007 10:36:45 +0000

Just to let you know you’re not alone – a bunch of us in a community theatre group just got the Hi5 ‘sting’ today as well and most of us are pretty computer-literate and careful about viruses and things. Hi5 does NOT make it clear what it’s going to do (harvest and then spam your email list) and you do have to be very alert to say “no” to this option. Sorry if your business suffered because of it – YOGA RULEZ!!
Love & peace, jazzbaby

By: somac

somac — Wed, 09 May 2007 01:36:18 +0000

social networking sites like myspace and hi5 always lend themselves to scams and hacks. I guess it's each individuals responsibility to protect themselves.