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Title: Email hacked!
Post by: snag on May 11, 2010, 02:45:00 PM
Just a headsup folks. My email was hacked and they have control of my password and the acct. I have changed my email acct since this morning...but that was after the fact! So, if anyone receives an email from me asking for $2500 to be sent to England...disregard...as if you'd send it anyway! HAHA! Sorry for this. But I guess it is happening throughout the hotmail accts no matter the security in place. I was told by the computer dept. of a high tech firm that gmail is the most secure...just incase if you need to change.  Ok, now I think I will go "scammer" hunting. I hear that season is open all year!  :banghead:    :archer2:
Title: Re: Email hacked!
Post by: Gunnar Mullins on May 11, 2010, 02:49:00 PM
sorry to hear that man.. Make sure you're using a LARGE broadhead for those spamming basturds
Title: Re: Email hacked!
Post by: Wannabe1 on May 11, 2010, 04:42:00 PM
Yep, that's why I have 2 gmail accounts. One of the best. Sorry to hear about your account Dave!   "[dntthnk]"
Title: Re: Email hacked!
Post by: FrankM on May 11, 2010, 04:44:00 PM
I have 5 email accounts, each has a purpose. One is just to tick off people on forums!  OK, just kiddin'. (not)  LOL
Title: Re: Email hacked!
Post by: Benny Nganabbarru on May 11, 2010, 04:50:00 PM
That is a real pain. It happened to me awhile back. My password wasn't strong enough.
Title: Re: Email hacked!
Post by: Bjorn on May 11, 2010, 04:52:00 PM
Kinda figured that Snag, I was having fun with your hacker this morning, I finally agreed to send him 5K if he sent 2500 to Norm Johnson first.
BTW how was the conference in London?
Hope there was no harm done by the hacker.
Title: Re: Email hacked!
Post by: GINKSTER on May 11, 2010, 04:54:00 PM
Mine got hacked 2 weeks ago. It's ok, I never send sensitive info from that account anyway.
Title: Re: Email hacked!
Post by: snag on May 11, 2010, 04:56:00 PM
Beautiful Bjorn! I actually had a friend call me and say, "David, if you need money for a couple of Blacktails just call me!"   :biglaugh:  

I have found out that even the guys at hotmail have gotten their accts hacked! Microsoft is not the way to go! Wannabe1 has got it right!
Title: Re: Email hacked!
Post by: frassettor on May 11, 2010, 05:08:00 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Bjorn:
Kinda figured that Snag, I was having fun with your hacker this morning, I finally agreed to send him 5K if he sent 2500 to Norm Johnson first.
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:clapper:   Nice job Bjorn
Title: Re: Email hacked!
Post by: Wannabe1 on May 11, 2010, 05:37:00 PM
Dave, I'm a full time System Administrator for the Oregon National Guard. We start to learn these things early on and usually find what works best. I will also share this with you, Firefox is a more secure browser than IE.   :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Email hacked!
Post by: Ted Fry on May 11, 2010, 06:34:00 PM
Dave , Thanks for letting me know , I was just making out a check to send you HA!   :bigsmyl:    :bigsmyl:
Title: Re: Email hacked!
Post by: snag on May 11, 2010, 06:43:00 PM
Figured I'd better worn you Ted....I knew you'd be right on that!   :biglaugh:
Title: Re: Email hacked!
Post by: d. ward on May 12, 2010, 09:38:00 AM
hey Dave I would like to say sorry if you do get the email I sent to the person or persons who did this awful thing to you.
Fact is I'am pretty certin you have never even heard the words spoken I wrote to the person much less would you ever say them yourself.So if you do get an email from bowdoc's archery or bowdocs Finish Restoring Polish its from me and you may want to delete it before reading those nasty things I wrote.Again if it does come to you I'am sorry about those few choice words I used if you do read it....if it goes to the dogs who or whom swiped your email his or her ears are burning a little this morning thats for sure.I got your back bro bd
Title: Re: Email hacked!
Post by: Ragnarok Forge on May 12, 2010, 11:03:00 AM
Snag,

Thanks for the heads up!  Are you going to The Northwest Jamoboree On Memorial Day weekend  this year?  I have some particularly nasty broadheads I have been forging up in my shop.  They are double barbed and designed to work their way in deeper once they hit.  They are a requested project with the intention to some specific ware heads for a reenactor.  I could always forge a few extra to help with your hunt.
Title: Re: Email hacked!
Post by: snag on May 12, 2010, 03:01:00 PM
Thanks guys, through this the brothers of bow stand side by side in humor against the evil of the cyberworld! Starting to get back on track. Just wish I had all the phone nos. and email addresses I have of friends and acquaintances.
Title: Re: Email hacked!
Post by: varmint101 on May 12, 2010, 05:11:00 PM
I had to delete my hotmail account for the same reason.  It was mostly my junk account anyway.
Title: Re: Email hacked!
Post by: on May 12, 2010, 05:16:00 PM
So, where do I send the $2500 now? It is hard to keep track with kids in college.
Title: Re: Email hacked!
Post by: Barry Wensel on May 12, 2010, 05:34:00 PM
I had the exact same hack-job about a month ago. I was supposedly in England and needed money to get home. On running a search on my own personal info it had all my private information correct except my address was Cambodia. No chance I live in Cambodia because there's no big whitetails there. A word to the wise, I think I know how they did it. A week before this hack-job I got an email asking me to update one of my security systems. It looked very offical when I typed in my email address and password. BUT instead of the little dots that normally appear when you punch in your password the actual letters of the password came up. I didn't think anything of it because I assumed they already had them but now I'm sure that's how they got my password. Lesson learned. Hunting season is now open in Cambodia. BW
Title: Re: Email hacked!
Post by: snag on May 12, 2010, 05:43:00 PM
Good observation Barry. Cambodia huh?
Title: Re: Email hacked!
Post by: d. ward on May 13, 2010, 10:25:00 AM
man I sure wish I would have not filled out the security system update I got yesterday.dang it I thought it was from comcast bd
Title: Re: Email hacked!
Post by: Barry Wensel on May 13, 2010, 11:09:00 AM
Oh-Oh... so now if we get an email from Bowdoc saying he's in England, in jail and needs money how are we gonna know if it's legit? I mean Bowdoc in jail in England might be very possible or even probable. Maybe he went over to visit RobTatto's family. Maybe we should all send the money to Bowdoc's Seattle address first. UB
Title: Re: Email hacked!
Post by: snag on May 13, 2010, 02:33:00 PM
Don't worry about it Barry. Heck, Cacciatore is over the pond he can drop in and pay Bowdoc's bar bill so he can get out of jail! haha
Title: Re: Email hacked!
Post by: d. ward on May 13, 2010, 04:03:00 PM
yes UB I am in England now no elk but plenty of stag.Just send the money to my home address bd
Title: Re: Email hacked!
Post by: snag on May 13, 2010, 04:36:00 PM
Now wait a minute here...don't I get a cut off this Bowdoc? I mean I did start this thread....
Title: Re: Email hacked!
Post by: d. ward on May 13, 2010, 05:10:00 PM
you kidding me Dave I already sent you $2,500.00 5 times how much more should I send ??? keep me posted asap too as I've bouts loaded up the Visa limit.But in keeping this archery related you can ship the 5 N.J. bows and the 2 Jack Howards to bowdoc's archery ? bd
Title: Re: Email hacked!
Post by: leatherneck on May 13, 2010, 06:31:00 PM
Snag- I already sent you a $2500.00 money order. So if you would, just send me one out today so I can get it back in my account before the wife finds out.   :saywhat:
Title: Re: Email hacked!
Post by: snag on May 13, 2010, 06:44:00 PM
You got more to send Bowdoc? Keep it coming...

Don't want to leave you out either Mike!
I just hope no one was naive enough to fall for their dirty little scam. Is there anywhere I can report this? Or will it do any good to do that?