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kas
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Hijacked Email Spam Dec 31, 2010 14:04:50 GMT -5

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Post by kas on Dec 31, 2010 14:04:50 GMT -5

This spam email I got today from an family member - in law has many redirects to a pharma site:

discount2011.co.cc/l6c1p3

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tinyurl.com/2v36qgr

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2.rvoharjyxe.com/?cid=add

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harmacytabletsdirect.net/?cid=add

(Canadian Health&Care Mall)

This is known spam talked about on Spamwiki here:

spamtrackers.eu/wiki/index.php/Canadian_Health%26Care_Mall

Do not click on any emails that do not have a subject line and only contain a link! Do not reply as their email has been hacked!

I have contacted another family member who knows her to warn her to get ahold of her ISP / email provider to recover her account.

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Last Edit: Jan 1, 2011 19:41:38 GMT -5 by kas

The only way to protect yourself is to arm yourself with knowledge. When you relax and expect others to protect you, they usually drop the ball. So this is why I do what I do.
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kas
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I no longer do indepth security inspections. Now this is more of a hobby I do in my spare time.

Posts: 783
Are you a spam fighter?: YES

Hijacked Email Spam Jan 1, 2011 19:37:11 GMT -5

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Post by kas on Jan 1, 2011 19:37:11 GMT -5

Got a few more from the same hijacked account. Got her sister to get ahold of her but because of it being New Year's I guess she still has not been able to get AOL to help with the problem... who knows.

I am worried about people who don't know better and will click on the link simply because they "know the sender"!

Don't think that ever gets done? I have witnessed first hand my own mother doing that on my spare computer! I was just out of the room for a second! No wonder I won't let her use my main one!

So yes, it does happen! So if your account gets hijacked you MUST deal with it right away or else you are just enabling the spammers to keep on spamming! Do something about it! Contact your ISP right away!!!!

Reported to email@tinyurl.com

Let's see if they do anything about the 2 tinyurl links..

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Last Edit: Jan 1, 2011 20:26:21 GMT -5 by kas

The only way to protect yourself is to arm yourself with knowledge. When you relax and expect others to protect you, they usually drop the ball. So this is why I do what I do.
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