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**TheWatcher** · 08-26-2009, 12:19 PM

Great to know everything is back to normal.

This is a quick tips securing your online transaction. Considering you have an updated security patch for your operating system and anti-virus software.
- Start deleting your cookies after using the Internet (browsing). In Google Chrome browser, click on setting icon, click on "Clear browsing data", put check on all boxes (highly recommended), then click Clear Browsing Data to proceed. For Internet Explorer, click on Tools, in Browsing History click on Delete, then Delete All to erase your browsing records.

Hope this help you minimize risk exposure while surfing the Internet. Especially surfing while in the Hotels, internet cafe, and other wifi-related connections.

I should post a simple help guide in my blog to help other domaineer.

Regards,
Em

**Acro** · 08-26-2009, 12:27 PM

I doubt it's "Phatty", this is a clear case of a known scam that the "victim" contacts - usually via email - a relative of the person he pretends to be; they then proceed to state that they are distraught and in imminent need of money. There are cases that friends or relatives have wired thousands of dollars to the perpetrator, usually via Western Union.

**stewie** · 08-26-2009, 12:28 PM

omg, this is ureal, glad everything seems back to normal.. please let us know further details ...

I'm going to join FaceBook someday...but when I do I will be making my circle of friends small and strong not a big list of unknowns.

Adam, thankful things seems back to normal

**draggar** · 08-26-2009, 12:49 PM

First - a good job to those who notified us here about this and those who called Adam about it.

Second - Thank you Adam for keeping us in the loop with this and I'm glad you have your account back.

**whitebark** · 08-26-2009, 01:09 PM

This "I'm stuck in London" hack/scam via facebook was covered on the CBC a week or two ago. Hopefully nobody fell for it this time.

**dominator** · 08-26-2009, 01:15 PM

such things will happen more often

social networks contain too much information

**etphotog** · 08-26-2009, 05:34 PM

Glad to know that Adam wasn't mugged. There has been a lot of this in the news. Chances are the impostor wasn't in London either.

**loudbeats.com** · 08-26-2009, 06:36 PM

this is sooo unreal.. impostors just wont leave a single way to fraud people I tell you!!

**hugegrowth** · 08-26-2009, 08:48 PM

I've heard of this scam too - glad to see it was resolved quickly!

**Doc** · 08-26-2009, 11:39 PM

from email hacking - they have moved to social networking sites , but what's truly amazing is that it was resolved in 10 minutes.Usually it takes a couple of days if not hours.

**JuniperPark** · 08-27-2009, 02:17 AM

Wow... VERY similar to another incident recently.

I got an email from a not-close friend saying she was on a short trip to London, planned last minute. It said she had been robbed, would I please send her $1000 to get home, and "don't tell anyone about this because it is embarrassing".

It smelled like total BS to me, and it was.

**DomainMagnate** · 08-27-2009, 02:43 AM

just curious, how do they ask to send the money? Like through paypal, or wire?

**JuniperPark** · 08-27-2009, 02:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DomainMagnate

just curious, how do they ask to send the money? Like through paypal, or wire?

Don't know -- I didn't respond at all.

**sdsinc** · 08-27-2009, 05:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DomainMagnate

just curious, how do they ask to send the money? Like through paypal, or wire?

Western Union of course

**denny007** · 08-27-2009, 05:48 AM

This happened to thousands of people, google it, is old Facebook scam

**dominator** · 08-27-2009, 05:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by denny007

This happened to thousands of people, google it, is old Facebook scam

the scam is so spread
that people stopped traveling to london
because in case of emergency nobody would help them

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukne...to-London.html

**imneazmh** · 08-28-2009, 06:36 AM

I think someone who is very nearer to you, who can guess (or already have by any means) your fb or email login details, has done this. Account brute-forcing for passwords doesn't work in FB at all.

Glad to know that everything back to normal.

Everybody should follow 2 basic rule of thumb to protect accounts online:
1) Should have completely different password for different social communities or forums
2) Should have long passwords with mixture of special characters.

**Bob** · 09-02-2009, 10:38 PM

Interesing:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090902/...acebook_scam_3

**Fearless** · 09-03-2009, 12:38 AM

OMG Adam, I sent $1,500 to you in London.

meganerd · 09-03-2009, 12:51 AM

I don't know but I got tired of Adam saying dirty things and then blaming it on this hacker person. I don't tolerate sexual harassment anywhere, even if a lot of you are hot and sexy and make me just wanna squeeze your avatars and pat your forum sigs. *squeeky*squeeky*pat*pat*

08-26-2009, 12:19 PM	#21 (permalink)
TheWatcher I'm KING.NET Last Online: Yesterday 05:57 PM iTrader: (103) Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 4,760 DNF$: 12,165 Location: KING.NET Country:	Great to know everything is back to normal. This is a quick tips securing your online transaction. Considering you have an updated security patch for your operating system and anti-virus software. - Start deleting your cookies after using the Internet (browsing). In Google Chrome browser, click on setting icon, click on "Clear browsing data", put check on all boxes (highly recommended), then click Clear Browsing Data to proceed. For Internet Explorer, click on Tools, in Browsing History click on Delete, then Delete All to erase your browsing records. Hope this help you minimize risk exposure while surfing the Internet. Especially surfing while in the Hotels, internet cafe, and other wifi-related connections. I should post a simple help guide in my blog to help other domaineer. Regards, Em __________________ Become a Reseller $7.99 NeedName.com ETP \| Moscom.com - Let me help you setup your email. YourName@YourOwnBusinessName.com \| Send email EM @ KING.NET \| My Blog KING.NET

08-26-2009, 12:27 PM	#22 (permalink)
Acro Bloody lovely Last Online: Yesterday 11:14 PM iTrader: (394) Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 23,890 DNF$: 4,019 Location: USA Country:	I doubt it's "Phatty", this is a clear case of a known scam that the "victim" contacts - usually via email - a relative of the person he pretends to be; they then proceed to state that they are distraught and in imminent need of money. There are cases that friends or relatives have wired thousands of dollars to the perpetrator, usually via Western Union. __________________ DomainGang.com - Domainers' Most Awesome News Source Acroplex - Web & Graphics Acro.net - My Blog My Countdown Counting down to: Snapnames rebate hitting my mailbox 81 days 14 hours 8 minutes

08-26-2009, 12:28 PM	#23 (permalink)
stewie DNF Member Last Online: Today 09:40 AM iTrader: (46) Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 2,108 DNF$: 32 Location: Canada Country:	omg, this is ureal, glad everything seems back to normal.. please let us know further details ... I'm going to join FaceBook someday...but when I do I will be making my circle of friends small and strong not a big list of unknowns. Adam, thankful things seems back to normal __________________ . . . Buying LLL.ca & LLLL.com /generic domains, pm w/pricing...thx

08-26-2009, 12:49 PM	#24 (permalink)
draggar The Evil Mod Name: Ed Last Online: Today 09:28 AM iTrader: (36) Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 8,317 DNF$: 131 Location: South Florida Country:	First - a good job to those who notified us here about this and those who called Adam about it. Second - Thank you Adam for keeping us in the loop with this and I'm glad you have your account back. __________________ Get a Parked.com account today! What's on Draggar's mind? Find out at http://www.draggar.net I'm always looking for dog breed domains

08-26-2009, 01:09 PM	#25 (permalink)
whitebark Platinum Lifetime Member Name: Roy Last Online: Yesterday 11:44 PM iTrader: (62) Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 2,693 DNF$: 100 Location: Canada eh? Country:	This "I'm stuck in London" hack/scam via facebook was covered on the CBC a week or two ago. Hopefully nobody fell for it this time. __________________ Register Canadian Domain Names \| ~GlobeTrot.ca Currently in Orange Beach Alabama!

08-26-2009, 01:15 PM	#26 (permalink)
dominator Last Online: Yesterday 10:48 PM iTrader: (15) Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 1,111 DNF$: 3,731 Location: USA Country:	such things will happen more often social networks contain too much information __________________ XXE. COM (LLL.com from 1997) OLYM. COM (for sale) DARTING.ORG (1 word generic)

08-26-2009, 05:34 PM	#27 (permalink)
etphotog Gold Lifetime Member Last Online: 08-30-2009 02:09 AM iTrader: (0) Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 47 DNF$: 100 Location: Tennessee	Glad to know that Adam wasn't mugged. There has been a lot of this in the news. Chances are the impostor wasn't in London either.

08-26-2009, 06:36 PM	#28 (permalink)
loudbeats.com Platinum Lifetime Member Name: Jay M Last Online: Today 04:25 AM iTrader: (37) Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 768 DNF$: 10 Location: dont.net	this is sooo unreal.. impostors just wont leave a single way to fraud people I tell you!! __________________ Contact for Professional Web Development & Design Service, Current projects: DesigningTips.com, Feate.com, LoudBeats.com Quality Content Writer

08-26-2009, 08:48 PM	#29 (permalink)
hugegrowth Last Online: Today 12:41 AM iTrader: (23) Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 4,042 DNF$: 9,001 Location: BeeCee Country:	I've heard of this scam too - glad to see it was resolved quickly! __________________ Submit URL Free now - Free website advertising and classifieds DomainReport.ca - domain tips and .ca domain blog

08-26-2009, 11:39 PM	#30 (permalink)
Doc Exclusive Lifetime Member Last Online: Today 09:46 AM iTrader: (17) Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 439 DNF$: 425	from email hacking - they have moved to social networking sites , but what's truly amazing is that it was resolved in 10 minutes.Usually it takes a couple of days if not hours. __________________ For Sale

08-27-2009, 02:17 AM	#31 (permalink)
JuniperPark Last Online: Yesterday 08:56 PM iTrader: (86) Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 2,478 DNF$: 3,134 Location: San Diego, CA Country:	Wow... VERY similar to another incident recently. I got an email from a not-close friend saying she was on a short trip to London, planned last minute. It said she had been robbed, would I please send her $1000 to get home, and "don't tell anyone about this because it is embarrassing". It smelled like total BS to me, and it was. __________________ *The only domain reseller BRAVE* enough to post prices: TheNameStore.com** ][

08-27-2009, 02:43 AM	#32 (permalink)
DomainMagnate Domain Magnate™ Name: Michael Last Online: Yesterday 06:16 AM iTrader: (68) Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 3,637 DNF$: 6,457 Location: DnMagnate.com	just curious, how do they ask to send the money? Like through paypal, or wire? __________________ Domain Magnate Mind Reading

08-27-2009, 05:48 AM	#35 (permalink)
denny007 Platinum Lifetime Member Last Online: Today 09:49 AM iTrader: (40) Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 3,445 DNF$: 10,356 Country:	This happened to thousands of people, google it, is old Facebook scam __________________ I have PM disabled. You can email me: denny startseek com ThankYouDHL.com

08-28-2009, 06:36 AM	#37 (permalink)
imneazmh Platinum Lifetime Member Name: Neaz M H Last Online: Yesterday 09:19 PM iTrader: (0) Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 246 DNF$: 510 Location: Earth	I think someone who is very nearer to you, who can guess (or already have by any means) your fb or email login details, has done this. Account brute-forcing for passwords doesn't work in FB at all. Glad to know that everything back to normal. Everybody should follow 2 basic rule of thumb to protect accounts online: 1) Should have completely different password for different social communities or forums 2) Should have long passwords with mixture of special characters. __________________ Follow me on Twitter

09-02-2009, 10:38 PM	#38 (permalink)
Bob Jedi Master Name: Bob Last Online: Yesterday 08:54 AM iTrader: (74) Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 2,980 DNF$: 140 Location: Massachusetts Country:	Interesing: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090902/...acebook_scam_3 __________________ The massive purge has begun.

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09-03-2009, 12:38 AM	#39 (permalink)
Fearless Last Online: 11-18-2009 08:41 AM iTrader: (26) Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 3,986 DNF$: 8,735 Location: Planet Earth Country:	OMG Adam, I sent $1,500 to you in London. __________________ Hotshot Domain Name Sellers Wanted

09-03-2009, 12:51 AM	#40 (permalink)
meganerd Name: Tia Wood Last Online: Today 01:16 AM iTrader: (75) Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 2,607 DNF$: 206 Location: Missouri Country:	I don't know but I got tired of Adam saying dirty things and then blaming it on this hacker person. I don't tolerate sexual harassment anywhere, even if a lot of you are hot and sexy and make me just wanna squeeze your avatars and pat your forum sigs. squeekysqueekypatpat* __________________ MY BLOG \| Parking & PPC Alternative Graphic Designer & Web Developer, yes. But overall, I am an artist. Give me a mouse and I'll show you art.

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