Re: Hyjacked Email from Steve

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What are they and how do I know if it happened to me?

I've received these too, and only today heard on the radio that this "hyjacking of emails"was going on.

From: Jo <moobabieshotmail>To: DS_Friends_Keshishian Sent: Wed, March 3, 2010 10:15:18 AMSubject: Hyjacked Email from Steve

Hi folk.I just deleted a couple post from Steve that had attachments in them. I have also received some personal emails of this same nature.These are not coming from Steve. I have seen these before and his email has been hyjacked. Don't open those attachments, just delete the post. Steve you need to change your password into your email account. HugsJo

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I've received these too, and only today heard on the radio that this "hyjacking of emails"was going on.

To: DS_Friends_Keshishian Sent: Wed, March 3, 2010 10:15:18 AMSubject: Hyjacked Email from Steve

Hi folk.I just deleted a couple post from Steve that had attachments in them. I have also received some personal emails of this same nature.These are not coming from Steve. I have seen these before and his email has been hyjacked. Don't open those attachments, just delete the post. Steve you need to change your password into your email account. HugsJo

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I don't really know except if you open an email from someone you know and it's content isn't something they would normally be sending you, you probably have received one. I got one from Steve and I opened it, it took me to a web site selling Viagra! So I knew Steve wouldn't send me to that info! lol

To: DS_Friends_Keshishian Sent: Wed, March 3, 2010 12:48:44 PMSubject: Re: Hyjacked Email from Steve

What are they and how do I know if it happened to me?

In a message dated 3/3/2010 12:35:28 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, skpjfpyahoo (DOT) com writes:

I've received these too, and only today heard on the radio that this "hyjacking of emails"was going on.

From: Jo <moobabieshotmail (DOT) com>To: DS_Friends_Keshishi anyahoogroups (DOT) comSent: Wed, March 3, 2010 10:15:18 AMSubject: [DS_Friends_ Keshishian] Hyjacked Email from Steve

Hi folk.I just deleted a couple post from Steve that had attachments in them. I have also received some personal emails of this same nature.These are not coming from Steve. I have seen these before and his email has been hyjacked. Don't open those attachments, just delete the post. Steve you need to change your password into your email account. HugsJo

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Thank you Jo, i got it changed,, sorry about that Subject: Hyjacked Email from SteveTo: DS_Friends_Keshishian Date: Wednesday, March 3, 2010, 10:15 AM

Hi folk.

I just deleted a couple post from Steve that had attachments in them. I have also received some personal emails of this same nature.

These are not coming from Steve. I have seen these before and his email has been hyjacked. Don't open those attachments, just delete the post.

Steve you need to change your password into your email account.

Hugs

Jo

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> What are they and how do I know if it happened to me?

Pearl...I don't really know that much...I have heard you can look in your sent

box to see if email that YOU didn't send are being sent...things like that. Be

very careful about Where and when you enter your passwords, there are FAKE

things out there...Emails that say things like.. " you need to update your

records " Then asks for info...or Your account is about to be closed unless you

respond. You look at these messages and they are addressed to someone

vague...like Dear customer. Never give info from an email that was sent to you.

Always call the company or YOU go to there site...not clicking the link provided

if you suspect a scam. Once they have your passwords or other vital info they

can cause damage.

Some just use computer programs that hack your password. After they have your

password they can sign on AS YOU and send out emails and hyjack your contact

list of email addresses.

To help prevent this...use a strong Password. A mixture of letters (upper and

lower case), numbers and symbols. For example...babydoll would be an easy

password to hack. b@ByD0!1 would be much harder. $@8t4!aD*%%pRt would be even

harder...lol...also harder to remember!

Hugs

Jo