My mom had this happen to her. Someone got access to her Yahoo account. Be sure to check the account settings after its compromised. They had setup another e-mail account one letter off of hers and set her account to have the reply-to set to their account.
On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 4:09 PM, Joel A. Brondos <jbron...@gmail.com> wrote: > I've gotten a couple of posts from the "e-mail" of friends who have > traveled abroad - in particular to England. > > The e-mail says that the person has been mugged and needs money right > away. The e-mail has the person's name, home address, e-mail address. > > How do they do that . . . and how can it be blocked/stopped? It's > embarrassing for those who have had the e-mail sent out in their > names. > > Joel Brondos > Mugged in Brookfield, IL > Please send money > | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | > -- -- Ben Story CCSP, CCNA, CCNA Wireless, CCDA ben.st...@gmail.com "You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today. -- Abraham Lincoln
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