In case anyone was wondering: I'm not in London; I wasn't held up at gunpoint; I have had not contact with the US embassy in London; I do not need emergency money sent to me (however, ... nah...);
My gmail account, my facebook account, and my blog (tied to my gmail account) were compromised. I've been able to recover my gmail account, however, I do not have a contact list at present. Still working on facebook recovery...
Banks and credit card companies have been put on notice that I am not moving nor anticipating any large transactions. I've received phone calls from numerous friends, wondering if I really was in London (including my boss).
So... how's everyone else's pioneer day been?
Oh... Item #7 on the gmail security list (http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/gmail/thread?tid=2eb176f1cbfe50e5&hl=en) has proved to be useful
7. Check your ‘Forwarding and POP/IMAP’ settings for accuracy.
Settings >> Forwarding and POP/IMAP
Make sure you aren’t unexpectedly forwarding or downloading mail from anywhere; spammers frequently change these settings to ensure you continue sending spam even after changing your password.
Here's what I found... needless to say, I've changed my password... again
2 comments:
I just loved the comment posted on Facebook:
"Dear sirs with madam,
"I have of being robbed of recent grand smoking city London, with frozen pizza of cats. Please sending of dollars with much respect and niceness. Gun was used there! Frightening picnic.
"Effervescently,
Fluent Engilsh speaker and relative acquaintance."
Thanks, Jared
And here I was gonna go bust some heads in London for ya...
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