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Subject: Re: Robbed in UK


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Ray
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Date Posted: 16:13:08 01/11/12 Wed
Author Host/IP: r220-101-162-163.cpe.unwired.net.au/220.101.162.163
In reply to: NBH 's message, "Re: Robbed in UK" on 11:24:49 01/11/12 Wed
 >>Ah Peks,
>>Today I received lots of call asking whether I have
>>been robbed in UK. Well I am still in Malaysia.
>>There's no viruses in my mail, but have to change my
>>yahoo address. Not many of you will miss me.
>
>Doc, I received that email too. I Just deleted it.
>Probably your email got hacked and contacts' addresses
>stolen.

Fellow Apeks - this is the danger of using a public website to host your email address.
Yahoo is not the only host site to cop this hacking and spyware....2 years ago it was hotmail.
2-3 months ago gmail addresses were attacked in Singapore (and I believe accounts in Malaysia as well).

That is the reason why I object to using Facebook to "intimately" correspond because all these public websites/hosts are open to hacking and attacks with little protection for the user.

I use my subscribed website/email host address (unwired.com.au) because 1) their host server has an anti-virus, anti-spyware, anti-everything to protect your and their server's website. 2) like all of you, I hope - also have my own subscribed anti-virus+ software. The free AVG version is OK, but is effective only about 3/10s from stopping spyware intrusions.

Doc, NBH is correct in stating that your yahoo account has been hacked. Worse still, I hope that you do not have a spyware intruder lurking in your email program and I also hope that this hasn't spread into your total M/soft or Mac operating system. This can result in the hacker 'reading' everything you do or use your website for e.g. banking, patient notes, etc.

I learnt years ago NOT to use these free public domain web host sites - yahoo, hotmail, gmail, etc. It's asking for trouble. Why don't you use your internet provider's email address? It will be much safer.

BTW, I offered to send you $10k via Western Union.
Hahaha!
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