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Yahoo Email addresses/ Accounts
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Sue In Yorkshire. | Report | 6 Mar 2013 16:07 |
If you have a Yahoo email address wether it is Yahoo.co.uk or Yahoo.com. |
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Mersey | Report | 6 Mar 2013 16:10 |
My Mum does Sue so will go check it later when she gets back home ...Thanks :-) |
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Sue In Yorkshire. | Report | 6 Mar 2013 16:17 |
Mersey I am just passing on the info so no-one gets caught out. |
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ButtercupFields | Report | 6 Mar 2013 16:47 |
Thanks Sue. I got an email yesterday from someone I know. Luckily I didn't click the link she sent. The first and last time I did that, and it was from a member of GR, I got a blasted virus! <3 |
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eRRolSheep | Report | 6 Mar 2013 17:22 |
how can you check it has been hacked? |
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Budgie Rustler | Report | 6 Mar 2013 17:34 |
Thats a thought Errol, I have 3 Yahoo e-mail accounts. :-D :-D :-D |
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eRRolSheep | Report | 6 Mar 2013 17:41 |
this could quite likely be another one of those viral things. |
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SuffolkVera | Report | 6 Mar 2013 17:52 |
I have just received an email from someone with a yahoo address. It had her name in the subject line and just a link to click on. Needless to say I deleted it rapidly and I have been in touch with her to let her know so she can check it out. |
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eRRolSheep | Report | 6 Mar 2013 18:22 |
that does not mean that the ccount has been hacked. |
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eRRolSheep | Report | 6 Mar 2013 18:30 |
let us not confuse hacking with spammng |
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Joeva | Report | 6 Mar 2013 18:35 |
:-S :-S :-S :-S :-S |
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eRRolSheep | Report | 6 Mar 2013 18:37 |
That isn't how it usually works - if you were going to take the time and trouble to hack an account there are plenty more uses other than spamming that information could be used for! |
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Wend | Report | 6 Mar 2013 19:52 |
A friend of mine had her btinternet.com account hacked into a few days ago and I received an e-mail from her (not!) with a link, which I clicked on without thinking. Shortly afterwards I was blocked from my hotmail account and had to fill in quite a detailed questionnaire for it to be reinstated - I don't know if this was coincidence or not. I have since received the same e-mail in her name, which I deleted immediately, as she had later warned me and all her contacts. |
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JoyBoroAngel | Report | 6 Mar 2013 19:56 |
its a spam thing |
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eRRolSheep | Report | 6 Mar 2013 20:04 |
SHEESH when will people be sensible - it is not hacking at all and as far as facebook is concerned, if you join such a site then of course your information is available |
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JoyBoroAngel | Report | 6 Mar 2013 20:08 |
Errols right |
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Wend | Report | 6 Mar 2013 20:12 |
Errol, re FB - I hope not, as I have all my settings to 'Friends Only'. I really hope that means what it says. |
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eRRolSheep | Report | 6 Mar 2013 20:14 |
Thank you Joy - sadly these things serve just to cause everyone to run round like the chickens in the Chicken Run film |
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StrayKitten | Report | 6 Mar 2013 20:19 |
its defo just spam |
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Wend | Report | 6 Mar 2013 20:19 |
Don't panic chuck - we're all quite well-laid back really :-D :-D :-D |
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