[meteorite-list] I'm OK. Yahoo Account Hacked

From: Meteorites USA <eric_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2010 10:34:46 -0700
Message-ID: <4C278BB6.5050309_at_meteoritesusa.com>

Richard, Sorry about this public email... I'm sending this to the list
because I have no private email address for you that I know is not
compromised.

I just received TWO more emails from your email address...

"...as soon as you're done with the transfer please get back to me with
the Confirmation details from the Western Union #MTCN..."

'...as soon as you're don with the transfer...kindly get back to me the
Confirmation details from the WESTERN UNION..."

Check your anti-virus program. make sure you don't have a trojan or
password sniffer program. If you already changed your password on your
Yahoo account, and I just received an email, that not good and tells me
it's possible that they got your new password too. The only way that
could happen is if they have a LIVE connection to your computer, or
there's a password trojan or sniffer on your computer. Run your
anti-virus program. I reccommend Avast Home Edition (FREE)
http://www.avast.com Also check your users on your computer, you should
be the only one.

Eric



On 6/27/2010 9:44 AM, Richard Kowalski wrote:
> My fiance' just woke me up with great concern. After a phone call from
> Kelly Beatty checking in on my due to the recent scam email.
>
> It was apparent to me as soon as I hear about what was happening that
> someone had hacked into my yahoo account and sent out that scam email
> about me being in the UK and being mugged.
>
> I can assure you I am at home in Tucson, safe and comfortable. I have
> reset my password on Yahoo Mail and and sipping my coffee.
>
> Thanks to Kelly for calling here to give us a heads up so we could
> respond more quickly and to Darren Garrison for the warning not to
> respond on the Metlist.
>
> So far it seems the only damage done so far is to spam the list, cause
> some concern and delete all the messages in my damoclid inbox...
>
> Sorry for any concerns and worries this may have caused.
>
>
Received on Sun 27 Jun 2010 01:34:46 PM PDT