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    1. [PAWASHIN] Note To All Listers
    2. Ellen Ballas
    3. Dear Listers, I would like to tell the listers on here how they can help if they communicate with anyone with a Yahoo Address to be on the lookout for getting mail that looks like it came from them but did not & mentions being away on a trip & being robbed & needing help. I got one of these today & immediately called the man on the telephone in Utah because I knew his account had to have been hacked. Not only had it been hacked, but one of his contacts in another country had actually sent the person money & they are looking to seeing how this can be tracked. Now here is what they did that means the most to the person hacked. The hacker finds your access code & immediately changes who receives their mail, so they can get all of it instead. They also get the names of everyone in that persons address book. We need to be on the lookout for this type of crime & actually see if we can phone the person. The sooner they get the information, the sooner they can repair the damage. I know this is not a new thing, but it's the first time I ever got something like this myself. Thank You For Reading, Ellen Ballas

    08/09/2010 04:42:08