vacation send me money scam

[Quilljar]

I have just found out that people in my address book are being targeted by
the well-known scam asking for money as I have apparently been mugged in
Manila!
I would be most grateful if someone with the skills could advise me how to
deal with this properly. i don't want to email everyone on my address list
in case iIspread the problem further.

Any ideas welcome please
Quilly

[FromTheRafters]

Quilljar wrote:
> I have just found out that people in my address book are being targeted
> by the well-known scam asking for money as I have apparently been mugged
> in Manila!
> I would be most grateful if someone with the skills could advise me how
> to deal with this properly. i don't want to email everyone on my address
> list in case iIspread the problem further.

Is this address book online or only on your computer?

[David H. Lipman]

From: "Quilljar" <not@home.today>

> I have just found out that people in my address book are being targeted by the
> well-known scam asking for money as I have apparently been mugged in Manila!
> I would be most grateful if someone with the skills could advise me how to deal with
> this properly. i don't want to email everyone on my address list in case iIspread the
> problem further.
>
> Any ideas welcome please
> Quilly


Change the password to your Webmail account ASAP and make sure it is a Strong Password.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Password_strength


--
Dave
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[Beauregard T. Shagnasty]

Quilljar wrote:

> i don't want to email everyone on my address list in case iIspread the
> problem further.

If you do, use the BCC: field!!

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[Quilljar]

"FromTheRafters" wrote in message news:jq37k0$g8e$1@dont-email.me...

Quilljar wrote:
> I have just found out that people in my address book are being targeted
> by the well-known scam asking for money as I have apparently been mugged
> in Manila!
> I would be most grateful if someone with the skills could advise me how
> to deal with this properly. i don't want to email everyone on my address
> list in case iIspread the problem further.

Is this address book online or only on your computer?

Only on my computer
Q

[Quilljar]

Change the password to your Webmail account ASAP and make sure it is a
Strong Password.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Password_strength

I can do that but why my webmail account only please David

Quilly

[Quilljar]

"Beauregard T. Shagnasty" wrote in message
news:jq3cui$jjq$1@dont-email.me...

Quilljar wrote:

> i don't want to email everyone on my address list in case iIspread the
> problem further.

If you do, use the BCC: field!!

--
A Good idea Thanks
Q

[David H. Lipman]

From: "Quilljar" <not@home.today>

>
>
>
>
> Change the password to your Webmail account ASAP and make sure it is a Strong Password.
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Password_strength
>
> I can do that but why my webmail account only please David
>

That's probably what was compromised.



--
Dave
Multi-AV Scanning Tool - http://multi-av.thespykiller.co.uk
http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp

[Quilljar]

"David H. Lipman" wrote in message news:jq3fdu011o3@news1.newsguy.com...

From: "Quilljar" <not@home.today>

>
>
>
>
> Change the password to your Webmail account ASAP and make sure it is a
> Strong Password.
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Password_strength
>
> I can do that but why my webmail account only please David
>

That's probably what was compromised.


I have never had any contacts list in my Yahoo mail. I do not know of any
other webmail connection that i may have.But I have certainly changed my
password!
thanks
Q

[Aardvark]

On Tue, 29 May 2012 19:59:00 +0100, Quilljar wrote:

> I have just found out that people in my address book are being targeted
> by the well-known scam asking for money as I have apparently been
> mugged in Manila!
> I would be most grateful if someone with the skills could advise me how
> to deal with this properly. i don't want to email everyone on my address
> list in case iIspread the problem further.
>
> Any ideas welcome please Quilly

What did the Manila police say when you didn't report the crime?



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