8mm Forum: Barry Attwood's email account hacked

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Posted by Fabrizio Mosca (Member # 142) on November 26, 2013, 11:10 AM:

I've received few minutes ago a "strange" mail from the address of Barry Attwood. I'll not share the content because, if real, it's with personal information.
Has any of you received something that can be considered "strange" from him?

Thanks,
Fabrizio

Posted by Maurice Leakey (Member # 916) on November 26, 2013, 11:22 AM:

I was just about to start a thread with this strange request.
Are you at home Barry?

Posted by Ferran Gimenez (Member # 1069) on November 26, 2013, 11:28 AM:

I've just received it too.

Posted by Larry Arpin (Member # 744) on November 26, 2013, 11:30 AM:

His email got hacked. I just got it.

Posted by Maurice Leakey (Member # 916) on November 26, 2013, 11:39 AM:

These sort of requesting emails usually offer a link to click on, but not here. Does this mean that any emails sent to Barry will arrive at someone else?

Posted by Barry Attwood (Member # 100) on November 26, 2013, 11:46 AM:

Sorry guys, I was just going to add a new thread, I had a computer virus over the weekend, and it completely blocked my PC.

Please ignore any email that does not feature an 8mm film reference, it's cost me a lot of money to get the PC fixed again, and I've had to change my passwords.

So anything that sounds wrong please just delete straight away.

Barry.

Posted by Fabrizio Mosca (Member # 142) on November 26, 2013, 11:46 AM:

This was also my doubt and the reason why I asked for information in the forum and not writing back to Barry.

Posted by Fabrizio Mosca (Member # 142) on November 26, 2013, 11:48 AM:

Barry, if you can access your mail via web, I suggest to change your password asap

Posted by Mark Todd (Member # 96) on November 26, 2013, 11:53 AM:

Hi wonder where my reply went to. I thought it was genuine !!!

Silly Me !!!

Best Mark.

Posted by Barry Attwood (Member # 100) on November 26, 2013, 11:59 AM:

Dear Fabrizio,

I've changed my email passwords, they can't access it anymore but the damage has been done, but as I'm such a specialised trader I don't think any of my customers will be caught, especially as there is no reference to 8mm films in the email.

Posted by Panayotis A. Carayannis (Member # 1220) on November 26, 2013, 02:19 PM:

Got the same mail three hours ago!

Posted by David Roberts (Member # 197) on November 26, 2013, 02:22 PM:

ive just received this bogus e mail,and deleted it,realising straight away its a scam.

Posted by Chris Fries (Member # 2719) on November 26, 2013, 02:43 PM:

I got it about three hours ago as well. Looks like this thief from Spain hit everyone in Barry's email address book at the same time.

Posted by Barry Attwood (Member # 100) on November 26, 2013, 03:01 PM:

Dear Chris,

I doubt very much the culprits are from Spain, most probably Nigeria, or another African country, they think most of the scams originate from that region of the world.

Posted by Tom Photiou (Member # 130) on November 26, 2013, 03:48 PM:

yeah, lets nuke that regieon and do everyone a favour [Big Grin]

just a joke, dont get excited. [Wink]

Posted by Yanis Tzortzis (Member # 434) on November 26, 2013, 06:41 PM:

....one more victim of the scam.

Posted by Osi Osgood (Member # 424) on November 27, 2013, 12:32 PM:

The amazing thing is that people still fall for those scams! [Eek!]

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