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PrincelySpiritofAnime88 Newb

Joined: 29 Sep 2007 Posts: 20
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Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2007 12:46 pm Post subject: Help! I'm scared! |
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I recently got an e-mail from what claims to be from "An educational site" that says "Your email address was used to join this site on September 29th or 26th 2006". I NEVER JOINED THAT SITE. I FEAR MY E-MAIL ADDRESS COULD BE HACKED BY THIS MAIL! So If you see a hacker immitating me and doing bad stuff with my account, INFORM ME AT ONCE. I'M SCARED. TO INFORM ME, SEND MAIL TO Bionicleis2cool117@YAHOO.COM. |
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London Moderator

Joined: 23 Mar 2006 Posts: 6474
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Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2007 12:49 pm Post subject: |
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It's probably just spam, or someone used your email address to register at that website. Remember that they don't need to be able to access your mail in order to use it to register somewhere. Change your passwords, to a spyware/adware sweet, and you should be fine. _________________ [i][size=9]Go Yankees![/size][/i] |
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PrincelySpiritofAnime88 Newb

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Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2007 12:59 pm Post subject: |
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If I really am hacked, inform me by sending mail to greathero8@yahoo.com. |
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Sora121 Developer

Joined: 02 Oct 2006 Posts: 2591 Location: I'm here some place
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Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2007 2:30 pm Post subject: |
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I seriously doubt that you've been hacked. Most email clients are very hard to hack in the first place. Multiple ID recognition points upon accessing the account. There are very few people willing to deal with too much of that.
More than likely, Some one simply mistyped there email address and it sent the email to you instead. It's happened to most of us. The web is a very very large thing, so the possibilities are near endless.
If, you really think your address has been hacked, Just change the passwords and so forth. Or if your email provider doesn't allow password changes just make another account and switch all the incoming email into that new account. |
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cstdenis Evil Overlord

Joined: 31 Dec 1969 Posts: 6490 Location: In the tubes.
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Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2007 3:29 pm Post subject: |
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[quote]Most email clients are very hard to hack in the first place.[/quote]
Unfortunately most people use Outlook or Outlook express which are easy to hack.
But like most people here already said, its probebly just spam...or maybe phishing. _________________ You will obey or molten silver will be poured into your ears. |
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