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PSA - MusicMike's Email Hacked
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CrimsonLake |
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Joined: August 2006 Posts: 3145 Location: Marlton, NJ | Mike asked me to post this - his email address 'vm-cg@earthlink.net' has been hacked. Someone has been sending around an email saying that he was traveling in the UK and was mugged. The email requested that money be sent via Western Union. He's in the USA and is fine... don't send money. I believe that he is ditching that email account for a new one. | ||
Slipkid |
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Joined: September 2003 Posts: 9301 Location: south east Michigan | That's scary. And to think I was just about to send some money. . . I wonder why Mike would not post this himself? | ||
Darkbar |
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Joined: January 2009 Posts: 4535 Location: Flahdaw | Originally posted by Slipkid: He's too busy making deposits at his bank.I wonder why Mike would not post this himself? | ||
AussieJames |
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Joined: June 2007 Posts: 3084 Location: Brisbane Australia | Don't you mean withdrawals?........!! :D AJ | ||
alpep |
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Joined: December 2001 Posts: 10582 Location: NJ | that same hack has happened to several friends of mine. don't send any money and you are OK | ||
stonebobbo |
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Joined: August 2002 Posts: 8307 Location: Tennessee | Oh, crap. | ||
moody, p.i. |
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Joined: March 2002 Posts: 15664 Location: SoCal | Oh man, you didn't? But it's what you would have done..... | ||
Darkbar |
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Joined: January 2009 Posts: 4535 Location: Flahdaw | Originally posted by stonebobbo: Well, there's a $1.37 you'll never see again....Oh, crap. | ||
MusicMishka |
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Joined: March 2005 Posts: 5563 Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | I asked Mike to post this because he's a moderator and I could not reach Al... My email provider asked me not to use the account for several days and I wanted to get the truth known hopefully w/o all the flack...right... It appears that they got in through a recently installed Norton360 children's "safe browser" that used IE instead of FireFox which I always use. There are over 120 security breach portals in IE. They were able to change my password on my email account, access my entire email directory and send the bogus email...business/family/everyone...I was away from home when I received a call alerting me this and I called Mike and left a message. Thanks Mike for your help. I spent all day running security and recovery software on my three computers to get rid of any threats and programs that may have been left by the hackers. Earthlink is busy tracing the hackers and has asked me to not use my email for 72 hrs. So this was a way to try and let folks know. It can happen to anyone...plenty of pariahs out there. | ||
MusicMishka |
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Joined: March 2005 Posts: 5563 Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Double post | ||
MusicMishka |
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Joined: March 2005 Posts: 5563 Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Bobbo, I sure hope you didn't but I appreciate the compassion if you did...but, if you did, call me... | ||
Arnaud |
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Joined: March 2006 Posts: 269 Location: Nîmes, south of France | Thx for the warning and the update on OFC Mike, glad to know all is ok for you. | ||
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