WARNING

VANDOO · 8th March 2013, 07:29 PM

I WILL NOT GO INTO WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE SCAM MESSAGE AS IT MIGHT SERVE THOSE WHO SEND SUCH SCAMS TO CORRECT MISTAKES. BUT I WILL SAY THOSE OF US WHO TRAVEL ON OUR OWN ARE A SELF SUFFICENT LOT.

ONLY A CLOSE BLOOD RELATIVE OR FRIEND AS CLOSE AS A BROTHER MIGHT GET A MESSAGE ASKING FOR MONEY FROM ME IF THERE WAS AN EMERGENCY. ALL POSSIBLE ARANGEMENTS AND MY SCHEDULES ARE KNOWN TO FAMILY BEFORE DEPARTURE.
MY RULE IS NEVER TAKE ANYTHING ON A TRIP YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO LOSE OR THAT CANNOT BE REPLACED AND HAVE MULTIPLE BACKUP FOR ALL NECESSARY THINGS. THE ONLY EXCEPTION TO THIS RULE IS I TAKE ME AND SOMETIMES FAMILY.

Rick · 8th March 2013, 08:08 PM

All's well that ends well .
Hopefully no one got scammed and we can move on .

rasdan · 13th March 2013, 08:59 AM

G'day Alan,

Is it safe for us to email you using that email address now? i.e you are not locked out from that email?

Rasdan

A. G. Maisey · 14th March 2013, 03:49 AM

Yes Rasdan, that email address is now OK.

I guess its possible to break into virtually anything if you really want to, but my address now has a new password that was set up in accordance with government security protocols. Hopefully its a little bit safer than my previous one.

I have been told that deletion of an unwanted email can result in a hacker gaining entry to an account, and perhaps that is how it was hacked in the first place.

kulbuntet · 24th March 2013, 06:59 AM

Alan,

Good to hear your oke

But, were is the source of what you posted last, that a unwanted email removed gets your account hacked

It's new to me.

Kind regards from Amsterdam

A. G. Maisey · 25th March 2013, 02:46 AM

Yeah, it was new to me too.

After my problem hit I discussed it with a friend whose brother works for yahoo. His advice was that some of these junk or phishing emails can infect your account if you delete them so it is better just to ignore them. He told me this advice is part of the standard yahoo advice n dealing with this problem. When I checked the yahoo page on this problem I found that it says the same thing:- ignore, do not delete.

8th March 2013, 08:08 PM	#2
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,339	Anyway ... All's well that ends well . Hopefully no one got scammed and we can move on .

8th March 2013, 07:29 PM	#1
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	I WILL NOT GO INTO WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE SCAM MESSAGE AS IT MIGHT SERVE THOSE WHO SEND SUCH SCAMS TO CORRECT MISTAKES. BUT I WILL SAY THOSE OF US WHO TRAVEL ON OUR OWN ARE A SELF SUFFICENT LOT. ONLY A CLOSE BLOOD RELATIVE OR FRIEND AS CLOSE AS A BROTHER MIGHT GET A MESSAGE ASKING FOR MONEY FROM ME IF THERE WAS AN EMERGENCY. ALL POSSIBLE ARANGEMENTS AND MY SCHEDULES ARE KNOWN TO FAMILY BEFORE DEPARTURE. MY RULE IS NEVER TAKE ANYTHING ON A TRIP YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO LOSE OR THAT CANNOT BE REPLACED AND HAVE MULTIPLE BACKUP FOR ALL NECESSARY THINGS. THE ONLY EXCEPTION TO THIS RULE IS I TAKE ME AND SOMETIMES FAMILY.

13th March 2013, 08:59 AM	#3
rasdan Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Kuala Lumpur Posts: 369	G'day Alan, Is it safe for us to email you using that email address now? i.e you are not locked out from that email? Rasdan

14th March 2013, 03:49 AM	#4
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7,015	Yes Rasdan, that email address is now OK. I guess its possible to break into virtually anything if you really want to, but my address now has a new password that was set up in accordance with government security protocols. Hopefully its a little bit safer than my previous one. I have been told that deletion of an unwanted email can result in a hacker gaining entry to an account, and perhaps that is how it was hacked in the first place.

24th March 2013, 06:59 AM	#5
kulbuntet Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands Posts: 159	Alan, Good to hear your oke But, were is the source of what you posted last, that a unwanted email removed gets your account hacked It's new to me. Kind regards from Amsterdam

25th March 2013, 02:46 AM	#6
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7,015	Yeah, it was new to me too. After my problem hit I discussed it with a friend whose brother works for yahoo. His advice was that some of these junk or phishing emails can infect your account if you delete them so it is better just to ignore them. He told me this advice is part of the standard yahoo advice n dealing with this problem. When I checked the yahoo page on this problem I found that it says the same thing:- ignore, do not delete.