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Hacked email address Subject: FAVOR

Posted by David Williamson on October 30, 2024, 11:03 am

I don't know where else to post this to let everyone know that my email was hacked and the person/s are asking for a FAVOR. Please do not respond to this email and trash it or report it as spam. I would never ask anyone to do this.
Thanks, David

Re: Hacked email address Subject: FAVOR

Posted by Drew Hause on October 30, 2024, 12:59 pm, in reply to "Hacked email address Subject: FAVOR"

The email

J. David Williamson
From:jdavidw1@comcast.net
To:drewhausemd@yahoo.com

Tue, Oct 29 at 3:20 PM

Sorry for Bothering you, Do you frequently order on Amazo n?

Re: Hacked email address Subject: FAVOR

Posted by David Williamson on October 30, 2024, 3:48 pm, in reply to "Re: Hacked email address Subject: FAVOR"

Yes, that is the what everyone is getting.

Hacked email address- Security steps

Posted by David Williamson on October 31, 2024, 1:00 pm, in reply to "Re: Hacked email address Subject: FAVOR"

An FYI for your security, I use Xfinity email which used to be Comcast and that is what was hacked into. Talking with an agent because I could not get email after I had to reset my password, the first agent I talked with tried a few things and they didn't work. He told me that his team would look at the problem and send me a text in about an hour. Received the text asking me if my issue was resolved, it wasn't, he then connected me to their advanced team and a gentleman asked me a few questions and then asked if I was using another email and I said no. He then said he will delete this email address and I asked him how he knew that. This is for Xfinity emails for those that have it and I'm sure other emails have this also, go to the top bar of Xfinity, at the far right is what looks like a gear, it will turn blue when you put the arrow on it and it will state "settings", open it to Email Settings, on the drop down for Mail go to Auto Forward and it will have a box and unless you picked another email address to send mail to, it should be blank. That is the reason I didn't get any emails for 3 days even though I changed my passwork right away. The email was jdavidw01@outlook.com. This is what the hacker used to have my mail sent to him or a path for him to access information.. luckily I don't have any contacts that have to do with banking although the passwords are different but I do it directly.
Like I stated that is for Xfinity but I'm sure in your email settings you have something very similar. Delete any email address you do not recognize.

Sorry for this long post but I thought it important for our members to know.

Re: Hacked email address Subject: FAVOR

Posted by Roger Domer on November 6, 2024, 10:57 am, in reply to "Hacked email address Subject: FAVOR"

David. Thx for posting this notice. I received one of the emails asking for a FAVOR. I responded to you. I'm wondering whether you received my response? I have a couple email addresses for you. Should I cancel them, and use another one? Plz let me know. Roger

Re: Hacked email address Subject: FAVOR

Posted by David Williamson on November 6, 2024, 11:51 am, in reply to "Re: Hacked email address Subject: FAVOR"

Roger, I had changed my password but for almost 3 days did not receive any emails because the hacker had my emails forwarded to an email that he was using jdavidw01@outlook.com. I explained how this was done in the previous post.
It is taken care of now and you can still use jdavidw1@comcat.net. Disregard the others if you do not recognize them.

Re: Hacked email address Subject: FAVOR

Posted by Michael Tavary on December 14, 2024, 9:54 pm, in reply to "Re: Hacked email address Subject: FAVOR"

I got one too and replied by "reply" on a message we have had a previous conversation. I got a reply that did not sound right so I ignored it.
Glad to hear this was fake and you were not in trouble.

Re: Hacked email address Subject: FAVOR

Posted by Lloyd McKissick on December 20, 2024, 8:20 am, in reply to "Re: Hacked email address Subject: FAVOR"

David:

I got one as well. I answered but never heard back.

Glad to hear it wasn't you.

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