Author Topic: DOM IS OK...MY EMAIL ACCOUNT HACKED INTO! (Read 962 times)

dominick · « **on:** July 08, 2011, 01:41:28 AM »

My email account has been hacked into by someone who's pretending I'm stranded in Scotland and is asking for money. THIS IS A SCAM. I am here at home and OK and can be reached by phone or Private Message. Dom

1swampthing · « **Reply #1 on:** July 08, 2011, 02:01:33 AM »

About a year ago I had a friend who got hacked with the same scam and the message went out to everyone on his email list.

dominick · « **Reply #2 on:** July 08, 2011, 02:09:55 AM »

The problem is I can't access my account to warn anyone on on my email contact list. They changed my password info. I posted a warning on my website and here on GBO. Also can't access my facbook account that I never use.

MR.GADGET · « **Reply #3 on:** July 08, 2011, 02:17:42 AM »

Good deal, glad all is fine....

I called BS at the point of here to get some cannon.......

You make your own

projector · « **Reply #4 on:** July 08, 2011, 03:27:27 AM »

I figured that's what was happening. I got an email the "you" were mugged and needed money. Long run-on sentences are a dead give away. Anyway glad you're fine.

bluelake · « **Reply #5 on:** July 08, 2011, 03:33:52 AM »

Yup, I got the same e-mail and figured it to be a hoax.

Any idea how you got hacked?

BillinOregon · « **Reply #6 on:** July 08, 2011, 04:22:18 AM »

Yup. I got the message too.

dominick · « **Reply #7 on:** July 08, 2011, 04:30:20 AM »

Quote from: bluelake on July 08, 2011, 03:33:52 AM

Yup, I got the same e-mail and figured it to be a hoax.

Any idea how you got hacked?

No idea except I think they did it from a foreign country. I fixed the account and made some changes. Dom

Tod0987 · « **Reply #8 on:** July 08, 2011, 05:08:11 AM »

Any idea how you got hacked?

No idea except I think they did it from a foreign country. I fixed the account and made some changes. Dom

Dom Glad to hear you were ok as well. You mention Facebook I've had friends who have had their FB accounts hacked and as their email was attached to their FB account it was hacked as well especially if the passwords are the same.

Tod

dittles · « **Reply #9 on:** July 08, 2011, 05:10:34 AM »

You are not stranded in Scotland? Dang, and I sent cash!

Oh well, there's another $1.50 down the drain.

chain · « **Reply #10 on:** July 08, 2011, 05:17:41 AM »

Got the same message (abet with something other than "some cannon" a month or so ago from a client. We got a pretty good laugh out of it at the office. That said, sorry to hear about your account.

Mine domain has been spoofed a few times, and the hate spam I got back was always fun to clean out (not to mention the domain getting black listed and our outgoing emails being blocked).

dominick · « **Reply #11 on:** July 08, 2011, 05:26:10 AM »

Dittles, thanks for the gesture. As they say, a dollar fifty will get you a cup of coffee and some advice.

My email account still has problems and they may still have access to it somehow. I changed the password and accessed it once, then signed out and when I tried to re-enter, it would not allow it.

Co. Batguano · « **Reply #12 on:** July 08, 2011, 07:10:08 AM »

I almost bit on it. Except for the grammar, and the here to get some cannon stuff. I thought you made your own rather than buying and brokering them? Please start another thread with the title to the effect of; Dom is ok. or; Don't send money to him. Something clearer than the above

Cat Whisperer · « **Reply #13 on:** July 08, 2011, 08:44:33 AM »

I feel left out. I'd a sent US$ for you to bring back some Scotch!

dominick · « **Reply #14 on:** July 08, 2011, 08:52:37 AM »

Quote from: Co. Batguano on July 08, 2011, 07:10:08 AM

I almost bit on it. Except for the grammar, and the here to get some cannon stuff. I thought you made your own rather than buying and brokering them? Please start another thread with the title to the effect of; Dom is ok. or; Don't send money to him. Something clearer than the above

Change made. Thanks.

keith44 · « **Reply #15 on:** July 08, 2011, 09:06:55 AM »

I guess I was not on the list, either that or it got filtered.

Hope you can get this straightened out quickly.

KABAR2 · « **Reply #16 on:** July 08, 2011, 10:45:32 AM »

Dom,

Have you gone to http://explore.live.com/windows-live-hotmail-security-checklist-faq ?
They have directions and help there for resetting your password so you can take back your
account.

dominick · « **Reply #17 on:** July 08, 2011, 12:45:57 PM »

Quote from: KABAR2 on July 08, 2011, 10:45:32 AM

Dom,

Have you gone to http://explore.live.com/windows-live-hotmail-security-checklist-faq ?
They have directions and help there for resetting your password so you can take back your
account.

I'll take another look at it. I changed my email back into my control this morning and now they got it back again.

GGaskill · « **Reply #18 on:** July 08, 2011, 02:12:06 PM »

Maybe there is some kind of spyware on your computer that is relaying your changes to them. If you run windoze, you should look into installing Microsoft Security Extensions.

FFFg · « **Reply #19 on:** July 08, 2011, 03:53:17 PM »

Oh well, I did not have any use for those Hertz Rent-A-Car coupons my insurance company keeps sending anyway

PM sent about getting your PC safe again.

raymo55 · « **Reply #20 on:** July 08, 2011, 04:36:31 PM »

The last few days that I have logged on to the GBO site this window opens up that I have won a prize and you have like 200 seconds to reply I click close and it keeps coming back has this happend to anybody else? And is this somthing to do with Dom's problem? Please let me know about this guys

Ray

Double D · « **Reply #21 on:** July 08, 2011, 04:59:28 PM »

It has nothing to do with Dom's problem.

BoomLover · « **Reply #22 on:** July 08, 2011, 05:31:53 PM »

Dom, glad to hear you really weren't stranded in Scotland, altho it is a pretty nice place to visit! I had my suspicions, with the language and all, so what better place to check it out than here, on the Forum.......Your Hack Job was bad enough, but when they hacked mine, Porno Pics went out to my e-mail list! Tough one to explain to your Pastor, right? LOL! It will get straightened out, but just may take a bit of doing......Good Luck, BoomLover

keith44 · « **Reply #23 on:** July 08, 2011, 09:33:41 PM »

Quote from: raymo55 on July 08, 2011, 04:36:31 PM

The last few days that I have logged on to the GBO site this window opens up that I have won a prize and you have like 200 seconds to reply I click close and it keeps coming back has this happend to anybody else? And is this somthing to do with Dom's problem? Please let me know about this guys

Ray

Ray, you need to install a good "pop-up" blocker software, and possibly update your anti virus and anti spam software.