someone is using my email address and saying that I am in another country and that I need money sent to me via western union in the amount of $1500.00 My cousin got the email and called me an told me about it is there anything that I can do about it??
2007-10-18 13:18:18 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
u need a good tech
2007-10-18 13:23:16 · answer #1 · answered by tasty 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If your computer has been hacked then changing your password will not help at all. Go offline, disconnect from the internet, then go to Start/Control Panel/Users and see if there is a new admin account there. If it is one you didn't create delete it. If you are on a one user system then the TRUE admin account can only be accessed through Safe Mode.
Next open you e-mail client and the address book. Copy all of your contacts to a plain text file. Send a bulk e-mail to your friend telling them to ignore subject e-mails from you. Then delete all of your contacts from your address book.
Go back on-line and download, install and run Sophos Anti-Rootkit and scan your system. http://www.sophos.com/products/free-tools/sophos-anti-rootkit.html
If it finds anything choose the option fix or delete it.
For future use you should install SpyBot Search and Destory and update and run it once a week. http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/
Info: If you have been hacked the first thing is to boot them off and change their target(i.e., removing your contacts from the address book) you must be off-line to do so. Virus scanners won't solve the problem and changing your password will never solve the problem. Once you are sure that they have released your system then place your contacts back into the address book. Also notify your ISP TONIGHT and report this.
2007-10-18 14:02:26 · answer #2 · answered by engineer_retired 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You run a mail server on your computer? How do you know they hacked in? Just ignore the requests for money. If things get serious, speak to your local law enforcement agency.
2007-10-18 13:24:39 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your account has no longer been hacked. you in basic terms gave away your password by skill of getting into your username and password on a pretend internet site, as an occasion a internet site offering a pretend provider including "see who has blocked you!". replace your password and secret question as quickly as conceivable and deliver all your contacts an apology on your mistake and advise them to no longer deliver any money.
2016-10-13 03:09:00 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Change your password and becareful about useing someone elses computer because they could have a key logger installed or even installed a keyloger on your computer. A keyloger will track your every key stroke so you need to run a spyware scan to be sure that your computer is ok. Go Here
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2007-10-18 13:32:53 · answer #5 · answered by doc_holliday1863 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should still definately change you passwords and don't make them easy to figure out. Use symbols, capital and lowercase letters, numbers, and whatever else you can think of.
2007-10-18 13:25:17 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Report it to your net server, and change the password on your e-mail address.
2007-10-18 14:35:02 · answer #7 · answered by Belgariad 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
report it to the police and tell your cousin not to delete the email she/he received from who ever was using your account as they will be able to trace it.
2007-10-18 13:25:51 · answer #8 · answered by Diane B 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
well it think you should contact the police and get someone to find this guy
2007-10-18 13:26:20 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
if ur really serious tell the police.
2007-10-18 13:26:48 · answer #10 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋