The Ford Barn

Tom Wesenberg · 01-19-2017, 11:33 PM

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.

01-19-2017, 11:33 PM	#1
Tom Wesenberg Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mpls, MN Posts: 27,582	Computer Hack Warning 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.