Neighbor Was Hacked

[Rexedgar]

I traded email addresses with my neighbor a few years back. He is the type that sends racy jokes and vignettes that I consider a nuisance. We got on the same page, but he kept my email address.

After not hearing from him in years, I get a message this morning about how he is laid up and can I get him an ITUNES card for his niece. I called his house and got the machine. I responded to the email asking for the amount and email address of his niece. Didn’t hear back......a half hour later I get his wife on the phone and she tells me they have been hacked.


I never sent any money; what do I need to do now that this guy/gal has my email address?

 

[Jetboogieman]

I traded email addresses with my neighbor a few years back. He is the type that sends racy jokes and vignettes that I consider a nuisance. We got on the same page, but he kept my email address.

After not hearing from him in years, I get a message this morning about how he is laid up and can I get him an ITUNES card for his niece. I called his house and got the machine. I responded to the email asking for the amount and email address of his niece. Didn’t hear back......a half hour later I get his wife on the phone and she tells me they have been hacked.


I never sent any money; what do I need to do now that this guy/gal has my email address?

If they just have your email address, not really much to worry about, especially if you didn't click any links or open any files in the email.

For peace of mind, go ahead and change your password but just based on that, I don't think there's anything to worry about.

 

[Lord Tammerlain]

If they just have your email address, not really much to worry about, especially if you didn't click any links or open any files in the email.

For peace of mind, go ahead and change your password but just based on that, I don't think there's anything to worry about.

Jet is right

Change your password, check your sent messages and deleted folder.

But it was your neighbours email that was hacked not yours so you should be fine

 

[Checkerboard Strangler]

I traded email addresses with my neighbor a few years back. He is the type that sends racy jokes and vignettes that I consider a nuisance. We got on the same page, but he kept my email address.

After not hearing from him in years, I get a message this morning about how he is laid up and can I get him an ITUNES card for his niece. I called his house and got the machine. I responded to the email asking for the amount and email address of his niece. Didn’t hear back......a half hour later I get his wife on the phone and she tells me they have been hacked.


I never sent any money; what do I need to do now that this guy/gal has my email address?

Every server you've ever accessed has your email address.

 

[Checkerboard Strangler]

I never sent any money; what do I need to do now that this guy/gal has my email address?

That's like saying someone has your phone number.
Lots of people you don't know have your phone number.
If email had existed back in the 1940s/50s/60s etc there would have been "phone books" full of email addresses just like phone numbers.

 

[Lord Tammerlain]

The same sort of scam hit a friend of my wifes

She received an email from her boss asking her to buy Google Play gift cards. She bought them but never sent the code to the emailer. Called her boss and found out he never sent the email. So now she has google play gift cards that she never uses

 

[ALiberalModerate]

I traded email addresses with my neighbor a few years back. He is the type that sends racy jokes and vignettes that I consider a nuisance. We got on the same page, but he kept my email address.

After not hearing from him in years, I get a message this morning about how he is laid up and can I get him an ITUNES card for his niece. I called his house and got the machine. I responded to the email asking for the amount and email address of his niece. Didn’t hear back......a half hour later I get his wife on the phone and she tells me they have been hacked.


I never sent any money; what do I need to do now that this guy/gal has my email address?

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[JANFU]

Every server you've ever accessed has your email address.

Well phone calls from India & emails from Nigeria he is gonna get busy

 

[JANFU]

The same sort of scam hit a friend of my wifes

She received an email from her boss asking her to buy Google Play gift cards. She bought them but never sent the code to the emailer. Called her boss and found out he never sent the email. So now she has google play gift cards that she never uses

Sell them

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