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Title: gmail help
Post by: psi43 on April 26, 2011 02:11 PM
my gmail account thepsi43@gmail.com is sending out emails to my contact list with links to phishing sites in them, how do i fix that?
Title: gmail help
Post by: spite on April 26, 2011 02:53 PM
sounds like those old worm viruses

scan computer
change password
check your gmail settings, make sure everything is in order
Title: gmail help
Post by: rtil on April 26, 2011 08:57 PM
there's nothing you can really do

your e-mail is most likely being spoofed, which is easy for anyone to do

but you should check to see if you've been phished
Title: gmail help
Post by: creamcorn on April 26, 2011 09:49 PM
Quote from: rtilthere's nothing you can really do

your e-mail is most likely being spoofed, which is easy for anyone to do

but you should check to see if you've been phished
what is the difference?
Title: gmail help
Post by: rtil on April 26, 2011 10:50 PM
Quote from: creamcorn
Quote from: rtilthere's nothing you can really do

your e-mail is most likely being spoofed, which is easy for anyone to do

but you should check to see if you've been phished
what is the difference?
if you've been phished you have a virus

if you haven't been phished your email was jacked from someone else's phished address book and is being spoofed

although i checked my email this morning and had a spam message from psi, so i actually think he has been phished
Title: gmail help
Post by: psi43 on April 26, 2011 11:26 PM
how can i be phished when i never really click on any links i get or anything like that, it puzzles me.

so there is absolutely nothing i can do? Can't i ask google to delete my account and just remake that same account?
Title: gmail help
Post by: GhostingFish on April 26, 2011 11:47 PM
if you are going to delete it, dont forget to export your contacts via contacts>more actions>export

Title: gmail help
Post by: FunnyDog on April 26, 2011 11:50 PM
hotmail fucking hurts
Title: gmail help
Post by: spite on April 27, 2011 12:33 AM
feels like 2001 in here