#1
Hi guys - a warning! I have just had 2 spam emails from Rogers email address. If he doesn't see this please can someone let him know - and be careful out there!! I know he has had a spot of trouble before.
Guest 670- Registered: 23 Apr 2008
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#2
Just checked my inbox Bern found that I have one too.
Guest 657- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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#3
And me.
Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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#4
DELETE WITHOUT READING. Clicking on the message can infect your PC as well. I have also had one now.
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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#5
A friend called me to let me know - I am so sorry about this, I have no idea how they work, nor how to cure it, but I'll contact AOL in the morning.
They're all just rubbish, hope no one gets a problem from any of them.
All my bulk emails go blind, but that would only help other people's emails, not mine.
I am sorry to everyone who has received one.
Roger
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#6
Not your fault Roger. Pretending to be a trusted sender is a great way to infect people's computers.
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#7
not for the first time either - we have to be so careful which e mails we click on.
i thoght it was only the attachment that was the problem.
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#8
No worries Roger, we know it happens.
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#9
I did employ a free virus scanning tool from AVG when I was using Windows OS and it worked very well.
Ignorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing.
Terry Nunn
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#10
I feel left out, I didn't get one!
Terry
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Brian Dixon
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#11
terry,dont worry i didnt get one either,so youre not alone or left out.
Terry Nunn- Location: London Road, Dover
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#12
As it happens I've just had one from a barryatob@aol addressed to me, Terry Cleaver and a couple of others. No message just a link to click. Needless to say I didn't
Terry
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
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#13
I didnt get Rogers one either Terry, but I did get that one from barryatop too.
I didnt click on the link either. Looked very dodgy.
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#14
I have all the DDC security and AOL security, so can't understand it, but it is damn infuriating - sorry you didn't get one Terry and Paul.
Roger
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#15
I received one as well from sharon? .... looked dodgy, deleted
#16
Roger, it isn't your fault! I just needed to alert everyone before someone fell into the trap. There are some scummy people around, preying on innocent email accounts.
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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#17
I was glad you alerted everyone Bern as I didn't know until I was told and then looked on here.
It came as a total surprise as I thought I was careful with things like viruses and security.
I'm waiting forAOL to get back to me.
I don't know what the people who were contacted from my email contact list thought of it, but I've had no emails from anyone about them.
Roger
Guest 662- Registered: 18 Mar 2008
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#18
It happened to me too Roger had to change all my passwords as my email account was compromised. Seems ok now though x
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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#19
Thanks Sheli.
I emailed AOL and they eventually came back and said that they will monitor it and that I should change my password, which I've now done; hope it doesn't happen again.
Roger