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Moonliner · 09-25-2012, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

Okay, I just got this second email and need to check.

Last week I received an email with the subject of "For Kevin" and the name that showed as the sender was my sister. The body of the email said "Hey Kevin" and included a link. Stupid me clicked the link and it was just a spam of course (I have run one virus scan and am running another right now to confirm). The email address from last week was a Yahoo address that I do not know.

I received a second email today with the same basic format (showing as coming from a friend, but with a Yahoo UK email address). Since this is now the second one, I am wondering if I am infected somehow that isn't showing up on scans. The reason I am wondering about this is that it is showing as coming from people I know.

DSLExtreme (the email account this is coming through) uses GMail as the email service, but I do not keep an address book online (and the names are being populated before it arrives in my inbox).

Any ideas out there?

Sounds like the same thing I commented on awhile back.

Does it match someone scavenging relationship data from your facebook page?

And no, I don't think you are infected. But by clicking on that link you let the spammy scammers know your are a chowder head and now they will probably hammer you like crazy for awhile.

Kevy Baby · 09-25-2012, 05:25 PM

I forgot about that post of yours. Definitely appears to be the same phishing scam - both persons are on my FB Friends list. To the best of my knowledge (and I just checked again), my email address isn't available in my timeline, but I just saw that it was set to show to my friends (which I have since changed*).

* Go to your home page, click on the "Update Info" Button, scroll down to the "Contact Info" box and click "Edit", for each email, there are two drop-down menus for each email address (I have the FB assigned one and my log-in one). The drop-down menu on the left lets you control who sees your email (mine WAS set to "Friends", but I changed it to "Only Me"), and the one on the right determines whether you want your email to show on your timeline (obviously I set it to NOT show).

BarTopDancer · 09-25-2012, 07:37 PM

There has been a rash of yahoo email hacking lately that's spamming people in the hacked address book. Old skool.

lashbear · 09-25-2012, 08:24 PM

You will find that one of your friends has fallen for the "Apple is giving away free iPads" or similar ads, and clicked and filled in the details. There's lots of stuff like this happening, and some people fall for it. It gives the spammer the right to access your friends address book.

Kevy Baby · 09-25-2012, 08:26 PM

My sister maybe, but the one friend wouldn't have.

lashbear · 09-25-2012, 08:36 PM

Sure? Not even one of those "see who's stalking you online" offers? (I nearly fell for that one, once.)

09-25-2012, 05:25 PM	#2
Kevy Baby Chowder Head Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Yes Posts: 18,500	I forgot about that post of yours. Definitely appears to be the same phishing scam - both persons are on my FB Friends list. To the best of my knowledge (and I just checked again), my email address isn't available in my timeline, but I just saw that it was set to show to my friends (which I have since changed). Go to your home page, click on the "Update Info" Button, scroll down to the "Contact Info" box and click "Edit", for each email, there are two drop-down menus for each email address (I have the FB assigned one and my log-in one). The drop-down menu on the left lets you control who sees your email (mine WAS set to "Friends", but I changed it to "Only Me"), and the one on the right determines whether you want your email to show on your timeline (obviously I set it to NOT show). __________________ The thing about quotes on the internet is that you cannot verify their validity. - Abraham Lincoln
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09-25-2012, 07:37 PM	#3
BarTopDancer Prepping... Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Here, there, everywhere Posts: 11,405	There has been a rash of yahoo email hacking lately that's spamming people in the hacked address book. Old skool. __________________ Spork is the new MacGyver Postcards From My Edge
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09-25-2012, 08:24 PM	#4
lashbear SwishBuckling Bear Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: In Isolation :) Posts: 6,597	You will find that one of your friends has fallen for the "Apple is giving away free iPads" or similar ads, and clicked and filled in the details. There's lots of stuff like this happening, and some people fall for it. It gives the spammer the right to access your friends address book. __________________ *I Heart* my Husband - I can't think of anyone I'd rather be in isolation with.**
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09-25-2012, 08:26 PM	#5
Kevy Baby Chowder Head Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Yes Posts: 18,500	My sister maybe, but the one friend wouldn't have. __________________ The thing about quotes on the internet is that you cannot verify their validity. - Abraham Lincoln
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09-25-2012, 08:36 PM	#6
lashbear SwishBuckling Bear Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: In Isolation :) Posts: 6,597	Sure? Not even one of those "see who's stalking you online" offers? (I nearly fell for that one, once.) __________________ *I Heart* my Husband - I can't think of anyone I'd rather be in isolation with.**
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