tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922478.post1249636886552996693..comments2024-03-23T09:28:00.454+00:00Comments on Random Distractions: Beware the lastest email scammonixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16631194815411019266noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922478.post-25628047176493609502009-06-30T15:03:44.886+01:002009-06-30T15:03:44.886+01:00m. I don't know what you can do to protect yo...m. I don't know what you can do to protect yourself. I'm very careful about opening emails or giving my email address out. <br /><br />I've clicked no to <i>Add your blog to our listings?</i> and <i>Let search engines find your blog?</i> in Blogger Settings, yet I've had my computer hacked and one of my blogs deleted and now my Yahoo email account has been compromised. I have the email address of the culprit and I'd love to know how to find him and send him a little something from the sunshine state.<br /><br />To give credit where it's due, Yahoo took care of the problem, so I'm good to go with a new password and contact email.<br /><br />The first time I used a computer about thirty years ago, I was advised to backup frequently. It's still the best way to protect yourself.erphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09826044412670324694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922478.post-58793578068735729882009-06-30T13:41:10.396+01:002009-06-30T13:41:10.396+01:00You are very wise, RattlingOn. I wish I had been a...You are very wise, RattlingOn. I wish I had been a bit more savvy when I started my blog. I naively thought that only the few people I corresponded with on there were reading it and, of course, that their intentions were all honourable. Scary incidents like this make me wonder if I should make some major changes.monixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16631194815411019266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922478.post-13596049806299376302009-06-30T13:13:45.139+01:002009-06-30T13:13:45.139+01:00My husband's credit card was cloned in a Londo...My husband's credit card was cloned in a London hotel. They went on a spree buying electrical goods and would probably have got away with it if they hadn't tried to pay their own Barclaycard bill... The credit card company were great and sorted it immediately. Fortunately that was an end to it.<br />A friend had her ID stolen and had a protracted court case to sort it out. It took about 4 years and left her very stressed out. That all came from someone opening a business account using her address. <br />Due to working in banking for years I'm very careful to whom I give any information, even things that seem trivial, as a profile can soon be assembled by a good thief.RattlingOnhttp://www.rattlingon.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922478.post-1663056129072594872009-06-29T23:22:58.790+01:002009-06-29T23:22:58.790+01:00Harry, i always thought you were joking about goin...Harry, i always thought you were joking about going to Cow College. Is that really the name of it?monixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16631194815411019266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922478.post-29649935103987030082009-06-29T23:22:04.790+01:002009-06-29T23:22:04.790+01:00e, you don't owe me any apology, you are the i...e, you don't owe me any apology, you are the innocent victim. I knew at once that you would never write anything with such poor grammar but when the comment to your blog was intercepted I started to get a bit dithery. I surely wouldn't have left you locked in a hotel in London!<br /><br />I'm glad you weren't mugged or locked in your hotel room, cut off from all your family. I'd hate to be one of those scammers should you ever catch up with them.monixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16631194815411019266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922478.post-21245469820295526712009-06-29T21:38:35.560+01:002009-06-29T21:38:35.560+01:00m. I didn't sign in as erp because I don't...m. I didn't sign in as erp because I don't want to cause any more trouble. Sorry about the trouble I've already caused. I had no idea it had gone this far.<br /><br />I'm not getting Blogline feeds and will probably have to delete my old Yahoo email account and change a whole bunch of stuff.<br /><br />Harry - I am not in need of the services of the American Embassy at this time, but should I ever need them, it's good to know they'll be there for me. <br /><br />Word verification was Moses. Very timely as I am in the wilderness without a guide.erpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922478.post-1111545065249309832009-06-29T21:24:25.088+01:002009-06-29T21:24:25.088+01:00I had a French teacher at college who got stranded...I had a French teacher at college who got stranded in France. The embassy helped him.<br /><br />They sent him home on a cattle boat, cleaning up after the cows.<br /><br />No harm done. We were at Cow College.Harry Eagarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04196202758858876402noreply@blogger.com