Hey, Rick-- Did I ever tell you how we are related? Hey, bro-- Terry On Fri, Oct 25, 2013 at 11:21 AM, Rick Talbot <[log in to unmask]>wrote: > Yes, these Internet hackers can be dangerous. I on the other hand lucked > out > when I answered a Nigerian prince's email request. He said he was a Mark > Twain fan. His country is in turmoil and he needed a place to store several > million dollars for a short time. He seemed like a nice guy and he promised > me a HUGE gift for this small favor. I gave him my bank account numbers and > now, this morning, I am going to the bank to pick up my check for > $3,000,000.00! Isn't that amazing? So the lesson here is sometimes you can > trust these Internet things and sometimes you can't. I guess I'm just the > lucky one. > Rick > > Richard Talbot > 1531 West Idaho Avenue > Falcon Heights, MN 55108-2118 > (651) 646-6624 > (651) 280 8734 > [log in to unmask] > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mark Twain Forum [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of C.J. Peiffer > Sent: Friday, October 25, 2013 8:58 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Bad Moment !!! Jocelyn A. Chadwick > > If you ever receive a message from a friend that has nothing but an > intern= > et link=2C that is also a sign that your friend's email has been hacked. > A= > friend will usually tell you what a url leads to or mention why s/he sent > = > it. > The hackers are active. Last week=2C I received 4 of those and when I > conta= > cted my friends=2C every one of them had been hacked. > > When your email server asks you for a second email address or cell phone > nu= > mber so you can be contacted by another means=2C be sure to enter one. > Whe= > n I was hacked=2C the person changed my email password=2C so the only way > I= > had to contact my server was through a separate email account. > > I changed my password to 16 digits (the longest my server will allow) of > ra= > ndom letters=2C numbers and symbols ----haven't had a problem since.=20 > > Carol Peiffer > = >