Over the last 2 years I had corresponded with several GuruLib users through my hotmail account. Some of their email address was stored in my contact list. Today when I checked my email, I found out that I have become the victim of an email scam. Someone has sent an email to everyone in my contact list soliciting to purchase goods from some electronic online company. I am sorry that it happened and I don’t have any idea how they were able to get to all my contact list and them email one by one from my account. I hope I get an answer. I am searching online to find people with similar problem.
July 24, 2009
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Hi,
I am sorry to hear you have had this problem, it would appear I am not in your contact list as I have not received any such email (yet). However, I am very interested in your experience as I have just been obliged to take on a hotmail account and am therefore forewarned not to keep contacts on it! It is certainly surprising as I thought it was supposed to be secure.
Good luck -I realise this is now probably a bad time but could you send me details how I can make a donation – it’s just that now is a good time for me. If you wouldn’t mind sending details to my email address.
Regards
Marion
Comment by Marion — August 17, 2009 @ 4:54 pm |
Do you use windows live messenger / MSN messenger? There were a few virus around that targets the messenger and that could have potentially got your contact list from there as well.
Comment by Lex Lee — September 16, 2009 @ 11:33 am |
Simply change your password to your hotmail account. This should circumvent any other intrusion.
Comment by Eric — October 23, 2009 @ 12:20 pm |
Are you still actively working on Gurulib? It’s been down for awhile now, and I spent a lot of time organizing my DVD collection on there …
Comment by Claire — January 17, 2010 @ 11:00 pm |
Sorry for the inconvenience. Had an unexpected hardware failure coupled with my relocation due to end of course work.
Comment by gurulib — January 29, 2010 @ 3:48 pm |
Welcome back, I am glad you were able to sort out the problems – Gurulib is my favourite of all the online catalogues.
I hope the course work went well and whatever is to follow.
Comment by Marion — January 29, 2010 @ 4:00 pm |