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

From: Norbert Classen <riffraff_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2010 20:27:20 +0200
Message-ID: <A5E723607C7A4518BE07A61F0EC0FD7E_at_lunatic>

Hi All,

Seems that they hacked some Yahoo server as I got a similar email from a
South American friend (with a private yahoo email address) alegedly robbed
in Lebanon... I knew this was a scam as my friend would never address me in
English, and since he's working for the government of his country he
wouldn't be in serious trouble or in need for a Western Union transfer to
Lebanon...

Take care, especially if you have a Yahoo account... it doesn't seem to be a
problem which affects just Richard's account.

All the best,
Norbert

-----Urspr?ngliche Nachricht-----


Hey Eric,

My guess is that the hacker grabbed my yahoo address book too, and some of
you may see additional emails from "me" about this scam. I'm not seeing any
compromises on my local systems, so apparently my password was too easy,
they cracked it and did a smash and grab.

I have used a much stronger password on this account and my LPL and Full
Moon Photography email addresses are much more secure as well.

NEVER respond to any calls for help on a mailing list. I, like nearly all of
you, would contact family and friends long before I'd send out a post on any
mailing list about being in trouble in another country and needing help and
especially needing money.

As Kelly did, a simple phone call is always a good way to check on things
too.

Thanks everyone for your concern and again apologies for any trouble this
has caused.

--
Richard Kowalski
Full Moon Photography
IMCA #1081
--- On Sun, 6/27/10, Meteorites USA <eric at meteoritesusa.com> wrote:
> From: Meteorites USA <eric at meteoritesusa.com>
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] I'm OK. Yahoo Account Hacked
> To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> Date: Sunday, June 27, 2010, 10:34 AM
> 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.
> > 
> > 
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Received on Sun 27 Jun 2010 02:27:20 PM PDT