Be Careful!!!!!!!!

[jeni740]

OK not too scare anyone but on our news here in Rochester, NY a girl from here almost had her wedding ruined, on another wedding board she gave out just a little too much information and someone played a cruel joke on her and called all the places that she was using, DJ, photo, reception hall everything and cancelled on her. I saw that the reception hall had some doubts and called her to see if the wedding was really off and it is NOT, she is getting married this weekend. So just a warning that someone has done that, and to be careful.

[jeni740]

Kristen Miranda (Henrietta, N.Y.) -- Like many young brides, Gina Condello of Henrietta shared details of her wedding with other brides at the popular Web site, *******.com. The idea is to help others, but someone used that information to play a mean-spirited prank. Over the weekend, on a message board meant for family and friends to send good wishes, Gina got a disturbing posting from a stranger. "[There were] a lot of obscenities and a message saying it would be sad if my wedding and vendors got cancelled,” she said.
Gina, who is getting married this Saturday, said she didn't think much of it. But, as she confirmed with her vendors Monday, she found that someone had called and canceled her wedding cake.
She made all of the calls again.
“Luckily, some vendors require you to come down in person and sign papers. But with other vendors, like the airlines--if someone knows know your name, where you're going and when, they can cancel your flight,” Gina said.
According to the Rochester office of the state attorney general, this is another example of why it’s important to guard personal information online. And in a case like this, the AG's office recommends contacting the Web site to see if they will help track down who posted the message.
Gina now regrets putting her information online and warns other brides to be careful. She advises checking and double checking that everything will be there on your wedding day.
"I don't think anyone should have to go through this, especially five days before their wedding,” she said.
One vendor Gina called, Crescent Beach--where she's holding her rehearsal dinner--said that in the past a jilted ex-boyfriend tried to cancel one woman’s wedding. That restaurant now supplies the bride and her vendors with passwords. Gina wishes more businesses had similar protocols in place.
Both Gina 13WHAM attempted to contact representatives of *******.com to inquire about security policies are, but the company did not return the calls.

[WebLady]

Yeah that is pretty crappy for someone to do. I don't think we have anyone that would do such a thing here, and we try to weed out the not so good people when we catch them.

But as with anything else online, we should all be careful how much personal info we give out and to whom.

[ladymelissa]

That is one of the most sick and twisted things I have ever heard. I am so glad she caught it in time!

[LizabethDavis]

OMG! How cruel. I can't believe that someone has nothing better to do with their time. While I am sure that the girls here would never do something like that, it is still possible for people to register at this site and get the info and then use it like this. Absolutely, please be sure to be careful what info you give out.

[Kacie_bride]

That is awful. I know we try to weed bad people out of our site, but that does not mean people cannot read what it on here. Scarey stuff.

[SoontobeMrsClark07]

I saw that yesterday. I sucks that people are so mean.

[MOB Karen]

That's terrible. I think Onewed is really good about getting the bad stuff off here soon after it is posted. Some of the wedding websites that I have seen, they allow some of that stuff to stay on their website. I think that just encourages other sickos of posting their obscene stuff too. I think we have to be careful though, you never know who is reading our messages. :)

[Twigler]

It is kind of scary just thinking that anyone can see whatever we write on here. I do slip up sometimes and say the specific names of places, but how scary!! I can't even imagion having that happen to me five days before my wedding! Poor woman!

Thanks for the warning jeni740

[SoontobeMrsClark07]

A person on another forum suggested that when you book your vendors, ask them what their cancellation policy is, if they just allow you to cancel by phone, have them put a special note that for you, cancellations must be made in person with photo ID. Also anyone who already has vendors booked, if you are really worried about it, you can call them and tell them that your order/event can only be cancelled in person with photo ID.

I thought it was a good suggestion and a way of keeping yourself covered just in case.

[bnd94]

It really has nothing to do with how quick you are in getting bad stuff off this site. Or how nice everyone is here. Like some of the other ladies said anyone can read anything you post here as well as most other message boards. Ever tried googling your screen name? I just did yours MOB Karen and this is what I get:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=MOB+Karen&btnG=Google+Search
And Kacie:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&safe=off&q=Kacie_bride&btnG=Search
It's the same with all our names.

It is so easy for people to track you down!! It really is scary. :bbeek:

[MOB Karen]

I googled my real name and none of the websites have anything to do with me. I do realize there are a lot of people in the world with my name. :)

[WebLady]

... Ever tried googling your screen name? ...

It is so easy for people to track you down!! It really is scary. :bbeek:
Yeah but people have to know what to look for. This is another reason why we shouldn't feed the trolls ;) But I think these type of things are few and far between.

Everything on this board is public, so just don't post too many details about where you live and/or where exactly you are getting married and such.

[jeni740]

I just wanted to bump this back up because I have noticed lately alot of the newer members are posting alot of their personal information First and Last names, wedding locations and times, djs florists ETC. I just wanted you to see that there always may be some lurker waiting to ruin your day.

[woohoo2me]

awwww who would do such a thing :( poor girl. human begings can be such savages sometimes. hope that doesnt happen to anyone here.

[BriansBride07]

Thanks Jen I must of missed this post when it was orginally posted. That is just to scary. Another reason also why I don't like to post pic's of my children.

[YolandaNash]

A person on another forum suggested that when you book your vendors, ask them what their cancellation policy is, if they just allow you to cancel by phone, have them put a special note that for you, cancellations must be made in person with photo ID. Also anyone who already has vendors booked, if you are really worried about it, you can call them and tell them that your order/event can only be cancelled in person with photo ID.

I thought it was a good suggestion and a way of keeping yourself covered just in case.
Great Idea that is what I would do.

[lea m]

The same thing happened here recently! But they cancelled the venue! Luckily, a hall down the road from the original venue offered them the room for free after the brides family called evrywhere asking if they had a room available! They only found out on the actual day! When the family went to dress the room!!

[Callys_bride]

oh how mean!! I use to work in that area when I lived in rochester :)