The truth is I am having trouble with a different type of Spam, nastier and more irritating than this processed pink stuff you find in a can. It seems I have an e-mail account issue! Gahhh! I would like to apologise to any of you that are receiving Spam e-mails from my e-mail address. A couple of you have been in touch with me, thank you very much. I have had my e-mail account for over ten years without any problems. I also pay through the nose for a 'Computer Security and Antivirus' package that still has 400+ days to run. Yet alas, some sneaky rascals with a brain far more technologically advanced than my own have manged to infiltrate my account and send Spam e-mails to everyone on my address book! I really don't know what the emails are linking to! I dread to think... This has been happening for about a week! I have changed all the security details on my e-mail account and I have also ran a security scan this afternoon and it fixed three 'cookie' issues...now I am very partial to a 'cookie'.
Does anyone know what I can do? Has this happened to anyone else? I have a free e-mail account with AOL which basically means they do not really want to know where 'support' is concerned. The help numbers and the online support is only for paying customers. I can't even find an e-mail address to get any help. They have e-mailed me to tell me off for sending out Spam from my account though and threatened to close my account if I do it again!
Can I attempt to make it up to you with this offering:
Is it just me or do they look a bit like Gandhi's Flipflops?
Don't worry I'm sure we all realised what had happened. I would have thought the people you have bought the antivirus protection from, would want to know it hasn't worked.
ReplyDeleteI have just had some Online Support from 'Norton' and they say they can not help as the computer is protected not my e-mail account. They said it is not a virus but Hackers. I have changed my e-mail security and hopefully the issue will resolve itself...let me know if I send you anymore Spam! xxx
DeleteYour last line in your post had me LOL...they do look like flip flops :)
ReplyDeleteI have AOL too, but have not had to deal with a spam issue and am sorry you are, Lucy :(
I believe a friend who went through this a few months ago had to totally change her email address.
Cheering you on to find a quick, simple solution!
Gracie xxx
I am glad I gave you a chuckle Gracie. I will try not to be ungrateful for food in the future. If ever I am not enjoying a meal I will remember this picture and tell myself it could always be worse! They do look like a well worn pair of flipflops! lol You gotta keep laughin aint ya! xxx
DeleteHi Lucy, I just got another of the spam emails from your email - but I know better than to click on anything in it as I knew it wasn't from you. Sorry you're dealing with this. As for real Spam, I rather like it once every few years.. fried crisp! I used to serve that to my dear new husband when we first got married. Poor guy! ((hugs)), Teresa :-)
ReplyDeleteI am sorry it has got you too Teresa! It is a pain in the neck I can tell yer! Your Spam could not have been that bad as you have had a long and happy marriage...mind you your hubby does spend a lot of time in the kitchen! lol xxx
ReplyDeleteHi Lucy. My Son had the same problem a few weeks ago and the only way to solve the problem was to close down the account and get a new email address.
ReplyDeleteNot what you really wanted to hear.
I'm so sorry to hear you're being victimized by hackers :( That's such a pain! I wish I could help but I'm really no good at any of that tech mess. Best of luck with hunt. Sadly I think I'm going to have to second the opinion of closing down that account and opening a new one.
ReplyDeleteOn the spam front, I've never heard of spam fritters. I'm almost afraid to ask! Despite looking a bit like Gandhi's flip flops (great description by the way) and their nickname of "jellied cow lips" I have to say it really can be tasty fried up on a sandwich! My family would eat it a lot when I was growing up. Scary yet fond memories ;)
~Lacey
Lucy, I was just getting ready to let you know about the weird emails I have been getting from you, thankfully I thought they looked suspicious so I didn't open them. So sorry that this has happened to you, hackers are so rude! The only solution I know of is to change your password and make it really challenging, like throw in a few capital letters and a couple of symbols. That will make it harder to hack into your account again. Hope that helps! ♥
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