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MaxiMary has had her fb account hacked,

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Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond

Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond Report 13 Oct 2010 03:48

Mary says things are being sorted out, so I hope she will be back with us soon and hassle free regarding her emails etc

Lizxx

Liz 47

Liz 47 Report 12 Oct 2010 19:13

n

Researching:
Dad and Aunty Dolly with Grandad WW1

Lady Cutie

Lady Cutie Report 12 Oct 2010 18:04

n

Cooper

Cooper Report 12 Oct 2010 16:13

nudge

Researching:
Helm Tappenden, Kitchen/Kitchin,(London) Cantwell (southern Ireland)

sprucespringclean

sprucespringclean Report 12 Oct 2010 15:29

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Elizabeth A

Elizabeth A Report 12 Oct 2010 12:15

nudge

Elizabethofseasons

Elizabethofseasons Report 12 Oct 2010 11:47

Gentle nudge please

Thank you
xx

LindaMcD

LindaMcD Report 12 Oct 2010 09:32

I had one too but luckily had heard of this scam so deleted it.

Then came on here to see if anyone had mentioned it as I haven't been on this site for months.

YorkshireCaz

YorkshireCaz Report 12 Oct 2010 09:15

Thanks for putting this up Liz, I got one of them last night but knew where she was so deleted it.
Maybe time for another reminder for people to use Bcc when sending block messages and to remove all e-mail addresses already on the incoming one.

Caz xx

Researching:
Davies, Kitson, Cooper, Dewsbury, Eccleshill in Idle, Bradford

TonyOz

TonyOz Report 12 Oct 2010 08:59

Hi Liz.

This also happened here in Aussie to a good friend of mine last month.

Worded "Exactly" the same, and using my friends name....of course filtered through to all his email contacts who many thought our friend was stuck in London, so some reponded to the email,thinking it was a call for help, and by doing so, unwillingly giving this person their home email address.

I never responded to the email thankfully,because i knew he was still in Australia..... but many did.

Thoughts for your friend for Mary.


Thanks for adding it as a warning.



Tony

Researching:
Hull,Williamson,Hales,Sadd,Langton,Bateman -"Essex"...Copley,"Sussex" - "Yorkshire" Richardson -"Yorkshire"...Barnes - "Wiltshire" ...Coglan - "Lancashire"... McCarthy & Walsh ( Ireland )"Limerick & Kilkenny"

SpanishEyes

SpanishEyes Report 12 Oct 2010 08:46

N

Researching:
Wrenn, Ford, and many others!

LindainBerkshire1736004

LindainBerkshire1736004 Report 12 Oct 2010 06:29

n

Researching:
Peryer(Winchester), Barber(Norfolk), Franklin(Oxford), Sadler(Marylebone), Davies(Hammersmith/Northampton), Rance(Wokingham), Hedley(Gateshead/Lincolnshire), Wilson(Derbyshire/India), French(India/Ireland), Luffman(Wiltshire), Barnett(Brixton/Lincolnshire)

Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond

Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond Report 12 Oct 2010 05:09

Can this be kept nudged please?

xx

Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond

Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond Report 12 Oct 2010 03:13

Ignore any messages supposedly from her asking for money....
as follows:

(Hey,
I'm sorry for this odd request because it might get to you too urgent but it's due to the situation of things right now.I'm stuck in London, England last night, came down here for a short vacation then I was robbed, worse of it is that bags, cash and cards and my cell phone were stolen at gun point, it's such a crazy experience for me,I need help flying back home, the authorities are not being 100% supportive but the good thing is I still have our passports and return tickets but currently having troubles paying off the hotel bills and also getting a cab to take me to the airport.


Please i need you to loan me some money, will refund you as soon as i'm back home,I promise please let me know if you can help...
Thanks
Maximary)

Now this has happened to several people recently so if anyone gets a similar message from a friend or acquaintance, ignore it and delete it, do not respond or send anything.

This is the message Mary sent through gr asking me to warn folks, sadly only came on here at 3am today so a bit late...


(Liz, my day has just been ruined completely as someone has hacked my email ANDFacebook account,and sent everyone emails asking for money. Could you please put something up on GR, my address book has vanished as well so I cannot send a bulk email to let people know it's not me! I've been going back over my emails to collect addresses again. You prob received a requet for money to getme out of London
Hope nobody sends any money to the address they gave)


Bless her, as if Mary needs anything more to worry her.

Lizxx