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Brendalu

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Facebook and email friends
« on: September 20, 2010, 11:17:26 am »
Sometime today all of my email accounts, bank account, utility accounts and everything else that has a password were compromised.  Please be advised I am not in England and I don't need money sent to me.  If you have received this message either through an im on FB or an email bearing my name please delete and quickly change your passwords.  I am so sorry this is happening.  Several friends have been threatened by "me".  Believe me if I was going to Europe I would visiting Lorenzo Tonte for some of his bread!
I have notified the powers that be on all levels and hopefully this will be resolved.  I can be reached at Mizmoxie2@gmail.com . WOW this is a real pain!  I hope y'all have a great day and please don't send money to England...send it to ANA!
Hugs to all,
Brenda :-[
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Re: Facebook and email friends
« Reply #1 on: September 20, 2010, 11:26:43 am »
I thought this was a hoax, Brendaluwench!  I asked the hoaxer what I called my husband and only you would know that! Will delete all communications ASAP!

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Re: Facebook and email friends
« Reply #2 on: September 20, 2010, 12:05:05 pm »
Brenda, I'm sorry this happened to you. I would recommend, however, that you edit your email address out of your post and offer to send it to anyone who asks via a PM. Otherwise this email address might be harvested as well.

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Re: Facebook and email friends
« Reply #3 on: September 20, 2010, 12:14:57 pm »
I'm a Mac...no pesky virus and worm programs to worry about here...thank goodness!

Have fun with that!
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« Reply #4 on: September 20, 2010, 12:27:09 pm »
I have a Mac too - I saw it (twice) in my Junk mail and just deleted it...thanks for the heads up.  Sorry you are having to deal with this!

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Re: Facebook and email friends
« Reply #5 on: September 20, 2010, 12:30:07 pm »
Fortunately, I have safe guards on my bank accounts, but the email and FB accounts are a real pain.  Hopefully, no one will be affected by this.  I don't think it is a virus...I think it is a real person...called my in-laws and several friends and has been iming like crazy....Most folks got it in their spam mail...so I have no clue what happened, but the phone calls are crazy............I have a MAC and a PC and it was on both plus our computers at our business.
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Brendalu

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« Reply #6 on: September 20, 2010, 12:32:58 pm »
I tried to edit and delete on of these and it said it wasn't allowed!
Not my day with computers!
Brenda ???
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Re: Facebook and email friends
« Reply #7 on: September 20, 2010, 12:43:26 pm »
thanks for the heads up !
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Re: Facebook and email friends
« Reply #8 on: September 20, 2010, 12:54:40 pm »
I got your "urgent request" also...almost felt guilty about deleting it, but assumed it was a hoax.  Glad you confirmed that you are not stranded in UK, which, in my opinion, would not be a bad place to be stranded!  But sorry you're having to deal with the mess - what a headache, I'm sure.

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Re: Facebook and email friends
« Reply #9 on: September 20, 2010, 01:37:14 pm »
I also assumed it was a hoax.  I decided that if you were to going to England, you would have told us, of course...if only to make us jealous!!  Good luck w/getting all this fixed  :-\.
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Re: Facebook and email friends
« Reply #10 on: September 20, 2010, 02:34:16 pm »
Brenda ~

I received the phony e-mail asking for money, assumed it was a hoax and deleted it, pronto.  I hadn't logged into the AN website yet and hadn't see this thread so I forwarded the fake e-mail to the other moderators to alert them, which turns out to have been unnecessary.  I doubt any harm has been done to anyone's computer. 

I'm sorry you have to deal with this hassle.  The downside of internet technology.  Fortunately, your financial accounts were protected.  The rest, as you noted, can be fixed...but it's still a headache you don't need.

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Re: Facebook and email friends
« Reply #11 on: September 21, 2010, 07:58:40 am »
Quote from: Jim Scott on September 20, 2010, 02:34:16 pm
I received the phony e-mail asking for money, assumed it was a hoax and deleted it, pronto. 

I did the same.  Sorry this happened to you Brenda.  Hope all is resolved now.
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Re: Facebook and email friends
« Reply #12 on: September 21, 2010, 09:30:48 am »
Oh great, now you tell me!  I just got on a plane to England to bring you a zillion dollars!   ;)

Hope you can get things straightened out - what a pain in the neck these things can be!

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Re: Facebook and email friends
« Reply #13 on: September 21, 2010, 10:34:34 am »
It is still a bit of a nightmare.........I can't prove I own the FB and gmail and aol accounts!  The person who hacked them really did a number on my identity...I hope he/she made me tall and thin and beautiful..................Lori, go see Lorenzo and bring me back a loaf of bread while you are over that way any way and enjoy the trip!  How much is a zillion$ ?  wow

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Re: Facebook and email friends
« Reply #14 on: September 24, 2010, 01:38:43 pm »
Brenda... I'm getting a friend request from you!... is that really you ? and de-friend the old account ?
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