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Spam / hacked mail address from wwindups@aol.com
Posted: Wed Sep 11, 2013 2:45 am
by US PHONO
I think wwindups mail account has been hacked / or someone is sending spam using this address, as I received an email with a suspicious looking link. Looks like the mail was sent to the complete contact list and the link could be one of those that has a malicious code that will do damage to your data or steal your data?
Anyone have any more info?
Re: Spam / hacked mail address from wwindups@aol.com
Posted: Wed Sep 11, 2013 2:56 am
by soundgen
Have you asked wwindups@aol.com if they sent it ? That would seem a sensible thing to do
Re: Spam / hacked mail address from wwindups@aol.com
Posted: Wed Sep 11, 2013 10:36 am
by US PHONO
Dear Soundgen, yes, but ...if the mailbox was hacked I didn't think it much use. Also as it was past midnight I could not give the Smiths a call, and just wanted others to be cautious. I've attached the email so you see what it looked like. / .pe is Peru.
Re: Spam / hacked mail address from wwindups@aol.com
Posted: Wed Sep 11, 2013 11:04 am
by outune
I also received the "referral link" email on two different email addresses. Be careful out there people...
Brad
Re: Spam / hacked mail address from wwindups@aol.com
Posted: Wed Sep 11, 2013 11:05 am
by FloridaClay
It does indeed look suspicious, but normally the poison is in the link in these situations. The bad guys might be "spoofing" his address in the From area, but his email address would still work normally for him. (Albeit if it is a hack he'd be well advised to shut it down and open a new one.)
Clay
Re: Spam / hacked mail address from wwindups@aol.com
Posted: Wed Sep 11, 2013 12:53 pm
by Fonotone
The e-mail account has been hacked. Don't click the link, or your e-mail account will be the next one that's hacked. Links that end with .php are invariably bad news.
Re: Spam / hacked mail address from wwindups@aol.com
Posted: Wed Sep 11, 2013 1:28 pm
by soundgen
Fonotone wrote:The e-mail account has been hacked. Don't click the link, or your e-mail account will be the next one that's hacked. Links that end with .php are invariably bad news.
That's worth knowing !
Re: Spam / hacked mail address from wwindups@aol.com
Posted: Wed Sep 11, 2013 1:39 pm
by soundgen
Re: Spam / hacked mail address from wwindups@aol.com
Posted: Sun Sep 15, 2013 10:35 pm
by mf77
soundgen wrote:Fonotone wrote:The e-mail account has been hacked. Don't click the link, or your e-mail account will be the next one that's hacked. Links that end with .php are invariably bad news.
That's worth knowing !
Of course, don't treat the link to Vulcan records as dangerous because it ends with .php
http://www.phonographcylinders.com/index.php