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emmaverybo

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6. If they ever get into your account, lock you out, steal all your emails and contacts, be sure

Sat May 25, 2019, 02:39 PM

May 2019

to go into your email options and check if they have also arranged to have your incoming emails forwarded to another account.
Yahoo gave me little help when I was hacked and a phony email purporting to be from me begging for money sent to all my contacts. In fact, they sent a letter threatening to close my account. I was also referred to a tech I would have to pay.
You can get some info by parsing your headers and footers.
Not sure what is now a good site to enter this info.
Thanks for your info, Black Adder.
Sorry this happened to you.

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Shit: One Of My Personal Email Account Was Breeched--Here's How To Check, Plus Temp Email. [View all] TheBlackAdder May 2019 OP

Thanks Beringia May 2019 #1

I only use email to receive information underthematrix May 2019 #2

I'm sorry about the hack Kind of Blue May 2019 #3

my rule of thumb is if I get a notification and it says "click here" I don't mitch96 May 2019 #4

I created a separate Gmail account that I use only for this purpose. n/t StarfishSaver May 2019 #5

If they ever get into your account, lock you out, steal all your emails and contacts, be sure emmaverybo May 2019 #6

About every two or three months customerserviceguy May 2019 #7