Comments on: Warning: Singbantus email account compromised http://sg.bantus.org/2010/01/12/warning-singbantus-email-account-compromised/ Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:05:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Caçapa http://sg.bantus.org/2010/01/12/warning-singbantus-email-account-compromised/comment-page-1/#comment-6420 Caçapa Fri, 15 Jan 2010 15:07:11 +0000 http://sg.bantus.org/?p=1154#comment-6420 Great advice from Jemuel. I 2nd his advice. The first and most important step is to make sure your computer, and the way you use it, is safe and secure. That will prevent you from getting hacked, and spreading viruses and scams onto your friends, family, and acquaintances. If you do receive a suspicious email, anything that seems too good to be true, someone asking for help or money, or asking you to spread the email onto others... 1) 5 seconds on Google or Wikipedia will probably reveal the truth about your email. It's either a scam, or waste of time. 2) Google it before clicking on any links. 3) Google it before replying to the sender. 4) Google it before forwarding it onto your friends. Unfortunately, there are many clever scammers out there. Be a capoeirista; always keep your guard up, be street wise, know how to play the game! more info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigerian_scam http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scam_baiting Great advice from Jemuel.
I 2nd his advice.

The first and most important step is to make sure your computer, and the way you use it, is safe and secure. That will prevent you from getting hacked, and spreading viruses and scams onto your friends, family, and acquaintances.

If you do receive a suspicious email, anything that seems too good to be true, someone asking for help or money, or asking you to spread the email onto others…

1) 5 seconds on Google or Wikipedia will probably reveal the truth about your email. It’s either a scam, or waste of time.
2) Google it before clicking on any links.
3) Google it before replying to the sender.
4) Google it before forwarding it onto your friends.

Unfortunately, there are many clever scammers out there.
Be a capoeirista; always keep your guard up, be street wise, know how to play the game!

more info:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigerian_scam
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scam_baiting

]]> By: Jemuel http://sg.bantus.org/2010/01/12/warning-singbantus-email-account-compromised/comment-page-1/#comment-6411 Jemuel Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:55:40 +0000 http://sg.bantus.org/?p=1154#comment-6411 Perhaps, get a new e-mail address as a first step. Include in the password, 1 special character (ie: !@#$%), 1 number and 1 capital letter. Another measure is to ensure that bantus e-mail not be used for registration at "random/strange sites". Make sure your anti-virus is up to date and that a full system scan was conducted. Any other measures would be on server side and nothing much we can do about it. To recover from this, as soon as Yahoo releases the account, inform everyone on the list about what has happened. Especially clients. Perhaps, get a new e-mail address as a first step. Include in the password, 1 special character (ie: !@#$%), 1 number and 1 capital letter.

Another measure is to ensure that bantus e-mail not be used for registration at “random/strange sites”.

Make sure your anti-virus is up to date and that a full system scan was conducted. Any other measures would be on server side and nothing much we can do about it.

To recover from this, as soon as Yahoo releases the account, inform everyone on the list about what has happened. Especially clients.

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