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some one gave me a virus form email. i think i know were it came from. they are checking to find out were. my enter net people have my email off and i can't stay on long. my email wil be changed. some one like's to play games
have a good night all
richard who is not happy
I'm so sorry to hear that rich. Get some good virus protection. Hurry back.
Patty
Rich!
It sounds like your computer needs a flu shot!
I haven't gotten any mail from you today, but my firewall or security protection probably would have intercepted a threat.
Good luck, and I hope you get back online soon.
Rich,
Sorry to hear about that. hope you get it fixed. I guess you are not happy.
love you,
Polly
Rich if you have AOL you automatically are protected ...Its called spyware and a little flashlight is its logo...did you open some email from an unknown? I got a paypal letter from service.com asking for verification of my account saying someone was trying to use my account in paypal....I searched there email name and it went to a dead end account. so then I went to paypal and they had a place to send suspicious email called spoofmail or something like that....Jeeze like I would give out that info!!!!! and it looked perfectly legal with the paypal logo and all.
thank you all
some thing in this computer let it by. i don't know what. my boss will fix it tomarrow. he better. theres nothing should have gotten through.
thank you all. they had me shut off. if it's fixed they leave me back on tomarrow. i have a pass word that last's about another 2 hrs. no email.
i hope they catch the person.
thank you all
have a good night all
richard
Rich,
I hope they find out who did that too.
Polly
I love you!
Rich if you have AOL you automatically are protected ...Its called spyware and a little flashlight is its logo...did you open some email from an unknown? I got a paypal letter from service.com asking for verification of my account saying someone was trying to use my account in paypal....I searched there email name and it went to a dead end account. so then I went to paypal and they had a place to send suspicious email called spoofmail or something like that....Jeeze like I would give out that info!!!!! and it looked perfectly legal with the paypal logo and all.
Sally i got that same email from paypal. I thought it was real because I use paypal.(i'm a ebay freak) I'm glad I came across your post
Patty
I recently got on from a bank that I don't even use. I know it was a virus. My computer did catch it thank goodness. You really have to be careful what you open up.
Polly
hi polly,
my boss will fix it. im tried, love you
i need to get away for the week end. mitch if your home this week end can i come down to visted. im down to 152 lbs know
have a good day all
richard
I'm so sorry Richard. I hope that your boss can fix your computer.
Sally mentioned:I got a paypal letter from service.com asking for verification of my account saying someone was trying to use my account in paypal....I searched there email name and it went to a dead end account. so then I went to paypal and they had a place to send suspicious email called spoofmail or something like that....Jeeze like I would give out that info!!!!! and it looked perfectly legal with the paypal logo and all. That's actually quite common Sally. Sadly, people fall for similar scams every day. :( It can lead to identify theft! :eek: :mad: There's actually a name for this type of scam. It's called "phishing". Here's some links:
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs...hishingalrt.htm;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phishing;
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/sec...l/phishing.mspx.
The bottom line: never and I mean NEVER give out personal information in reponse to an e-mail.
Mike
I never do cause my son is a programer and has warned me over and over to never give out any info especially email!...between my two sons, both computer geeks, I was afraid to use my computer when I first got it........
another thing I do and I think Mikek does too is only use one credit card for the online buying.....I use American Express cause it has to be paid off monthly and that way it is easy to check for any discrepancy!!!
For anyone with a paypal account...go to MY ACCOUNT on ebay and then to paypal sign in...on the left there is a place that says....
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FRAUDULENT EMAILS click on that and it tells you what to do!
Thanks Sally and Mike
thank you all. my boss al most has it fixed. he said that he can't beleive some one got in it. he said know way. he will find out. it was all screwed up. but i could have been kyle's game to. there might have been some thing in it
also you AIM (aol instant messager) users should watch out... i know there's a couple of virus's going around that are like CHECK OUT MY NEW PICTURES and then a link
luckily i have a mac and virus's hardly get written for these puppies :D
LOL I think those "check out my pictures" are trying to tempt the guys....
you can usually tell by the name of the sender.....like luvutender etc. :D but I wouldn't ever open just anyone's IM's unless I know them....
also you AIM (aol instant messager) users should watch out... i know there's a couple of virus's going around that are like CHECK OUT MY NEW PICTURES and then a link
luckily i have a mac and virus's hardly get written for these puppies :D
hi ali,
your close. that's were it came form.
have a good night all
richard
LOL I think those "check out my pictures" are trying to tempt the guys....
you can usually tell by the name of the sender.....like luvutender etc. :D but I wouldn't ever open just anyone's IM's unless I know them....
haha yeah i definitely have gotten some interesting screen names thrown my way, but just two days ago my friends screen name sent one. i guess theyre getting fancy enough to figure out how to write virus's that get sent to your buddy list :( scary computer hackers!
another thing I do and I think Mikek does too is only use one credit card for the online buying.....I use American Express cause it has to be paid off monthly and that way it is easy to check for any discrepancy!!! You have a great memory, Sally! :) You're right. I have a MasterCard that I use only for shopping on-line, etc. It's very easy to keep track of things that way. (During the holiday shopping season, for cash management purposes, I sometimes use my DiscoverCard for on-line purchases. DiscoverCard lets DiscoverCard holders create an account number (via their website) that's good for one transaction only. That's another good way of (hopefully) preventing your credit card number from falling into to wrong hands.)
Here's a link to a news report, about another way that scammers are trying to steal peoples' identities: http://1010wins.com/topstories/loca..._279070550.html. :mad: :mad: The bottom line -- regardless of the reason, never and I mean NEVER give your personal information who calls and/or e-mails and asks for it.
Mike
im back on with my new computer. it works great. good to have it back
have a good night all
richard
That's great, Richard. I'm glad that your boss was able to get you up and running so quickly!
Mike
Welcome back Rich :)
thank you patty. im tired
have a good day my friend
richard
Rich,
Did I keep you up too late last night? Running late for work today? Tell your boss what I say, "better late than never". It works for me.
love you,
Polly
have a good night all
richard who is not happy
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I'm so sorry to hear that rich. Get some good virus protection. Hurry back.
Patty
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Rich!
It sounds like your computer needs a flu shot!
I haven't gotten any mail from you today, but my firewall or security protection probably would have intercepted a threat.
Good luck, and I hope you get back online soon.
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Rich,
Sorry to hear about that. hope you get it fixed. I guess you are not happy.
love you,
Polly
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Rich if you have AOL you automatically are protected ...Its called spyware and a little flashlight is its logo...did you open some email from an unknown? I got a paypal letter from service.com asking for verification of my account saying someone was trying to use my account in paypal....I searched there email name and it went to a dead end account. so then I went to paypal and they had a place to send suspicious email called spoofmail or something like that....Jeeze like I would give out that info!!!!! and it looked perfectly legal with the paypal logo and all.
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thank you all
some thing in this computer let it by. i don't know what. my boss will fix it tomarrow. he better. theres nothing should have gotten through.
thank you all. they had me shut off. if it's fixed they leave me back on tomarrow. i have a pass word that last's about another 2 hrs. no email.
i hope they catch the person.
thank you all
have a good night all
richard
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Rich,
I hope they find out who did that too.
Polly
I love you!
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Rich if you have AOL you automatically are protected ...Its called spyware and a little flashlight is its logo...did you open some email from an unknown? I got a paypal letter from service.com asking for verification of my account saying someone was trying to use my account in paypal....I searched there email name and it went to a dead end account. so then I went to paypal and they had a place to send suspicious email called spoofmail or something like that....Jeeze like I would give out that info!!!!! and it looked perfectly legal with the paypal logo and all.
Sally i got that same email from paypal. I thought it was real because I use paypal.(i'm a ebay freak) I'm glad I came across your post
Patty
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I recently got on from a bank that I don't even use. I know it was a virus. My computer did catch it thank goodness. You really have to be careful what you open up.
Polly
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hi polly,
my boss will fix it. im tried, love you
i need to get away for the week end. mitch if your home this week end can i come down to visted. im down to 152 lbs know
have a good day all
richard
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I'm so sorry Richard. I hope that your boss can fix your computer.
Sally mentioned:I got a paypal letter from service.com asking for verification of my account saying someone was trying to use my account in paypal....I searched there email name and it went to a dead end account. so then I went to paypal and they had a place to send suspicious email called spoofmail or something like that....Jeeze like I would give out that info!!!!! and it looked perfectly legal with the paypal logo and all. That's actually quite common Sally. Sadly, people fall for similar scams every day. :( It can lead to identify theft! :eek: :mad: There's actually a name for this type of scam. It's called "phishing". Here's some links:
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs...hishingalrt.htm;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phishing;
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/sec...l/phishing.mspx.
The bottom line: never and I mean NEVER give out personal information in reponse to an e-mail.
Mike
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I never do cause my son is a programer and has warned me over and over to never give out any info especially email!...between my two sons, both computer geeks, I was afraid to use my computer when I first got it........
another thing I do and I think Mikek does too is only use one credit card for the online buying.....I use American Express cause it has to be paid off monthly and that way it is easy to check for any discrepancy!!!
For anyone with a paypal account...go to MY ACCOUNT on ebay and then to paypal sign in...on the left there is a place that says....
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FRAUDULENT EMAILS click on that and it tells you what to do!
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Thanks Sally and Mike
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thank you all. my boss al most has it fixed. he said that he can't beleive some one got in it. he said know way. he will find out. it was all screwed up. but i could have been kyle's game to. there might have been some thing in it
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also you AIM (aol instant messager) users should watch out... i know there's a couple of virus's going around that are like CHECK OUT MY NEW PICTURES and then a link
luckily i have a mac and virus's hardly get written for these puppies :D
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LOL I think those "check out my pictures" are trying to tempt the guys....
you can usually tell by the name of the sender.....like luvutender etc. :D but I wouldn't ever open just anyone's IM's unless I know them....
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also you AIM (aol instant messager) users should watch out... i know there's a couple of virus's going around that are like CHECK OUT MY NEW PICTURES and then a link
luckily i have a mac and virus's hardly get written for these puppies :D
hi ali,
your close. that's were it came form.
have a good night all
richard
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LOL I think those "check out my pictures" are trying to tempt the guys....
you can usually tell by the name of the sender.....like luvutender etc. :D but I wouldn't ever open just anyone's IM's unless I know them....
haha yeah i definitely have gotten some interesting screen names thrown my way, but just two days ago my friends screen name sent one. i guess theyre getting fancy enough to figure out how to write virus's that get sent to your buddy list :( scary computer hackers!
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another thing I do and I think Mikek does too is only use one credit card for the online buying.....I use American Express cause it has to be paid off monthly and that way it is easy to check for any discrepancy!!! You have a great memory, Sally! :) You're right. I have a MasterCard that I use only for shopping on-line, etc. It's very easy to keep track of things that way. (During the holiday shopping season, for cash management purposes, I sometimes use my DiscoverCard for on-line purchases. DiscoverCard lets DiscoverCard holders create an account number (via their website) that's good for one transaction only. That's another good way of (hopefully) preventing your credit card number from falling into to wrong hands.)
Here's a link to a news report, about another way that scammers are trying to steal peoples' identities: http://1010wins.com/topstories/loca..._279070550.html. :mad: :mad: The bottom line -- regardless of the reason, never and I mean NEVER give your personal information who calls and/or e-mails and asks for it.
Mike
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im back on with my new computer. it works great. good to have it back
have a good night all
richard
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That's great, Richard. I'm glad that your boss was able to get you up and running so quickly!
Mike
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Welcome back Rich :)
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thank you patty. im tired
have a good day my friend
richard
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Rich,
Did I keep you up too late last night? Running late for work today? Tell your boss what I say, "better late than never". It works for me.
love you,
Polly
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