Comments | samiraalthores: hijacked email

samiraalthores

hijacked email

Apr 16, 2010 07:26

My main account got hijacked two days ago. My family called me or friends emailed me at work to check on me. Apparently I was stranded in Wales and needed cash fast so please western union thousands to an addy in the UK. oh boy!! I called AT&T, and they shut off the account and changed the password. I lost my entire contact list. I've been slowly ( Read more... )

damn girl, wtf?

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geometrician April 16 2010, 13:56:26 UTC

A good argument for increased security on your system, and passwords of greater complexity. Watch your bank and credit accounts for untoward activity. I hope there's no more significant fallout from this!

Oh, how weird! traceroo April 16 2010, 15:49:17 UTC

I got one of those emails, and I felt really bad for you! Although if mine including a plea to send money, I missed that part, I thought it was just an FYI.

I received your check, but I was holding it until you got home to ask if all were sorted out. Okay to proceed?

Glad to hear you're well, and I have to admit that I thought a sudden 3-day jaunt to Wales was pretty weird, but who knows? Opportunities arise!

Trace

Re: Oh, how weird! samiraalthores April 16 2010, 23:31:13 UTC

yes, please cash the check. thank you again for the signed copy of the book!

vinoworm April 16 2010, 16:33:04 UTC

I had a friend that apparently sent out one of those emails. A big red flag for him is that he is from the UK. I am sorry to hear that you were targeted too. Hopes for a fast recovery of info.

winterlion April 19 2010, 19:19:20 UTC

I don't know the details (not having encountered it myself) but apparently there's a family of malware/spyware that hijacks passwords and account information and there's automated systems doing the scamming. I've a friend who got hacked this way but I don't know how they cleaned up after - other than it was apparently through a popup.

Good luck!