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| Re: [GMCnet] I've been Hijacked [message #250548 is a reply to message #250543] |
Sat, 24 May 2014 16:36   |
Dennis S
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Registered: November 2005
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Ken Henderson wrote on Sat, 24 May 2014 15:07Don't be surprised if you receive weird spam using my email address as a
username. I just received something from with
that address
Sorry 'bout that!
Ken H.
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Ken
I empathize.
My AOL account was recently spoofed -- as I posted here. Later AOL sent a note to say that 20% of their email users were spoofed. Not quite the same as hacked -- apparently the miscreants were able to hack AOL and backdoor the contact lists without getting into individual accounts.
Dennis
Dennis S
73 Painted Desert 230
Memphis TN Metro
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| Re: [GMCnet] I've been Hijacked [message #250550 is a reply to message #250543] |
Sat, 24 May 2014 17:18 |
kerry pinkerton
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Registered: July 2012
Location: Harvest, Al
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Most folks have been or will go through this sometime in their lives. The important thing is to NEVER, NEVER EVER click on a blind link or a link from someone you know but the message doesn't sound like them writing. When in doubt, don't click but email the person who sent it to you to verify they sent it.
For the less internet savvy, a blind link might be something where the subject says something like "WOW, you need to watch this!" followed by a message body with nothing but a clickable URL. Sometimes there will be some words before the URL in the body but they're almost always written by a non-native English speaker and 'sound' off.
Kerry Pinkerton - North Alabama
Had 5 over the years. Currently have a '06 Fleetwood Discovery 39L
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| Re: [GMCnet] I've been Hijacked [message #250552 is a reply to message #250543] |
Sat, 24 May 2014 17:29 |
Bob de Kruyff
Messages: 4260
Registered: January 2004
Location: Chandler, AZ
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Ken Henderson wrote on Sat, 24 May 2014 14:07Don't be surprised if you receive weird spam using my email address as a
username. I just received something from with
that address
Sorry 'bout that!
Ken H.
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How can we tell if it is weird or normal Ken?
Bob de Kruyff
78 Eleganza
Chandler, AZ
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| Re: [GMCnet] I've been Hijacked [message #250564 is a reply to message #250543] |
Sat, 24 May 2014 20:51 |
George Beckman
Messages: 1085
Registered: October 2008
Location: Colfax, CA
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Ken Henderson wrote on Sat, 24 May 2014 13:07Don't be surprised if you receive weird spam using my email address as a
username. I just received something from with
that address
Sorry 'bout that!
Ken H.
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No sweat. On a given day, if I don't get a few messages containing absolute junk from hacked friend's mailboxes, I feel slighted. I can only assume some have heard from me about a guy who lost 700 pounds by eating pizza four times a day.
'74 Eleganza, SE, Howell + EBL
Best Wishes,
George
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