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Across the Fence:  Ladies- Please consider changing your passwords  |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22944 Posts
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 Posted - Aug 03 2012 : 10:29:48 AM
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I just got an email from a fellow farmgirl, stating that she had taken a trip to London, been mugged and was in terrible financial distress. It asked that I send her $2k british pounds to help her pay for her hotel room and other expenses.
Luckily I am aware this is a scam and so I assume her email was hacked. I know this farmgirl and that email was definitly not written by her.
So just a word to the wise-even if an email comes in from someone you know- don't assume it is legit. Also never wire or send funds without speaking to the person at least over the phone first.
Also please consider changing your passwords every quarter or more frequently to prevent online fraud schemes.
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
www.farmgirlalee.blogspot.com
www.allergyjourneys.blogspot.com
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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl
9094 Posts
Nancy
West Seneca
New York
USA
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ceejay48
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm/Sharpshooter
14020 Posts
CeeJay (CJ)
Dolores
Colorado
USA
14020 Posts |
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Okie Farm Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
1674 Posts
Mary Beth
McLoud
Oklahoma
USA
1674 Posts |
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Tea Lady
True Blue Farmgirl
645 Posts
Lorraine
Morris
IL
USA
645 Posts |
Posted - Aug 03 2012 : 4:00:58 PM
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How do I change my password? So far, no spam to me. I've had my password so long, I've forgotten... :o{
Lorraine
(aka Tea Lady)
Farmgirl #1819
www.birdsandteas.com |
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
13055 Posts
Louisiana/Texas
USA
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Posted - Aug 03 2012 : 4:43:32 PM
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That is horrible! Thanks for the heads up Alee.
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
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Ninibini
True Blue Farmgirl
7577 Posts
Nini
Pennsylvania
USA
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Posted - Aug 04 2012 : 08:49:43 AM
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I didn't get that one, Alee, but I have gotten a few from farmgirls that have links to websites without any other information. I don't open anything like that, for sure. A good friend from back home emailed a bunch of us after receiving similar emails and suggested we change our passcodes as well. I have had to do this twice now, so I'm not sure if doing so really works or not, but I'm definitely going to keep doing so until this stops. Drives me nuts!
Thanks for the heads up!
Hugs -
Nini
Farmgirl Sister #1974
God gave us two hands... one to help ourselves, and one to help others!
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FieldsofThyme
Farmgirl Guide & Schoolmarm / Chapter Leader
4928 Posts
USA
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ceejay48
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm/Sharpshooter
14020 Posts
CeeJay (CJ)
Dolores
Colorado
USA
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Sue Feely
True Blue Farmgirl
1044 Posts
Sue
Buffalo
New York
USA
1044 Posts |
Posted - Aug 06 2012 : 06:28:54 AM
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| This is so true; my bestys husband lost $3,000 to a scam just like this when trying to rent out a summer cottage! And watch out on Craigslist, last week my daughter put up two items of ours on Craigslist, and received 2 similar scams to pay for it; they wanted the items sight unseen. She reported the scam artist to Craigslist! |
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Jennyoffice
Honorary Farmgirl
521 Posts
Jenny
Moscow
ID
USA
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Posted - Aug 06 2012 : 12:07:59 PM
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Hi Alee,
Did those spam emails originate from the chat room or were they a farmgirl who you had emailed with previously? You would know they came from the chat room if the subject read "Sent from MaryJanesFarm Farmgirl Connection by XXXXX". If it was sent through the chat room please let me know so that the offender's account can be locked.
Thanks,
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ceejay48
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm/Sharpshooter
14020 Posts
CeeJay (CJ)
Dolores
Colorado
USA
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22944 Posts
22944 Posts |
Posted - Aug 06 2012 : 5:24:28 PM
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Brian- No they didn't come through the forum, they were from when I emailed with a farmgirl privatly and I know she has been very active on the forum in the past and figured I wasn't the only one on her contact list. I would definitly let you or Gabe know if it came through the forum! :)
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
www.farmgirlalee.blogspot.com
www.allergyjourneys.blogspot.com
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Rosemary
True Blue Farmgirl
1825 Posts
Virginia
USA
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Posted - Aug 06 2012 : 7:12:05 PM
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| I've had emails like that, too. It isn't the person's fault -- their email account was hijacked, probably by a 'bot, and it happened once to me, that people were receiving weird messages from "me" that they knew were screwy. I've noticed that this happens with email accounts with a fairly common name in front of the "@" and yahoo.com or hotmail.com after. Probably randomly generated, I don't know. (That's way over my head, Brian!) The "fix" is to change the password on that account. I've also heard that gmail accounts are a little less prone to this kind of abuse. Is that true, anyone know? |
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dutchy
True Blue Farmgirl
4427 Posts
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Posted - Aug 08 2012 : 02:20:11 AM
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Got one of those as well a while ago, plus mails with only a link. I never, never answer to either and just throw them away and block them if possible. It is indeed a perfect idea to change passwords frequently as well, just as an added security
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Hugs from Marian/Dutchy
(Formerly living in the Netherlands, now I live in Thailand
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Ladies- Please consider changing your passwords
