Re: Computer Hack Warning
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Originally Posted by Tom Wesenberg
As of yesterday I can no longer access my HOTMAIL account. Seems someone hacked my account and has been sending out spam, so the account has been suspended. I went to Goggle to search for help, and called a help line. After spending over an hour on the phone with some guy I could barely understand, it came time to pay for the fix. This didn't sound right, so I told him I'd have to check with a local computer shop.
Today I took my computer to the repair shop, and he told me he couldn't help, but he said it was a big mistake for me to use Google for help and call that number. He said that was a scam so I can now expect to have more problems.
So don't open or forward anything that you think may have come from me. It looks like I might have to open a new Hotmail account with a new password. The bad thing is I've lost a lot of email addresses from people in the Model A hobby. This is why I would never give out my bank number, and not do banking over the internet.
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Sorry to hear you became a victim of that scam....it's been around awhile. Same thing happened to me last year, I just blocked the email. Sooner or later, these arseholes will get everyone. I found many people are changing their email address to get rid of the spam and scammers. I'm thinking of doing it myself. So far when I have gone to where I shouldn't, my Norton has stopped me.
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