tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29462524.post1154782776315629783..comments2024-03-28T07:45:09.275-04:00Comments on Maddy's Ramblings: Hacked!! London ScamMaddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18163804773843409980noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29462524.post-58130382488926553832010-10-16T07:52:07.171-04:002010-10-16T07:52:07.171-04:00thanks Rohini - it was a difficult experience, but...thanks Rohini - it was a difficult experience, but interesting too - tracking the hacker though the fear that somebody else might fall for it and send money was unnerving.Maddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18163804773843409980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29462524.post-20787441031888745752010-10-13T04:15:42.616-04:002010-10-13T04:15:42.616-04:00I got that mail too. but my first reaction was a s...I got that mail too. but my first reaction was a smile for the text was jittery and language not your style. then i thought that the situation had so forced you to lose your cool. you appeared more nervous than you were at the "Amir Mahal". my second reading of the mail made me decide that it was some con, for i remembered that your boy had studied in UK, sure you will be having more MY VERSIONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10649035245965251915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29462524.post-82500899516625810142010-07-26T11:14:25.606-04:002010-07-26T11:14:25.606-04:00Maddy, now you know how many concerned friends you...Maddy, now you know how many concerned friends you have. I'm impressed. And you must be grateful too?kalluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12682887665098073111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29462524.post-75388998986431199582010-07-24T08:44:07.562-04:002010-07-24T08:44:07.562-04:00thanks talkative man & PNS..well, i hope you a...thanks talkative man & PNS..well, i hope you also had a chance to read how feanor went after the guys..Maddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18163804773843409980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29462524.post-44276297188529838642010-07-24T08:43:23.116-04:002010-07-24T08:43:23.116-04:00thanks nikhil - as i said the arf is not an easy t...thanks nikhil - as i said the arf is not an easy thing to fill even when fully relaxed. so imagine trying to fill one with info in the deep recesses of your brain...at a time of stress when 2000 thoughts flit through back & forthMaddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18163804773843409980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29462524.post-34624936746528858012010-07-24T08:41:45.679-04:002010-07-24T08:41:45.679-04:00thanks sarah, jina and praveen
of course i fell so...thanks sarah, jina and praveen<br />of course i fell so happy that i have great pals. sometimes you get so wrapped in day to day life that you need an incident to bring everybody together..in that way it was a reminderMaddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18163804773843409980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29462524.post-9729388558371412502010-07-24T08:40:04.989-04:002010-07-24T08:40:04.989-04:00thanks hari, raji and narendra..
the problem is th...thanks hari, raji and narendra..<br />the problem is these guys are so far behind the scene and outside the grip of law..Maddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18163804773843409980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29462524.post-58667493114935855462010-07-24T08:39:04.085-04:002010-07-24T08:39:04.085-04:00thanks hk - there are hacking programs which can b...thanks hk - there are hacking programs which can break the pw. if they identify a victim they can go with it till they break it. the only thing you can do is make it difficult.Maddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18163804773843409980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29462524.post-63518543602368708062010-07-24T08:38:03.910-04:002010-07-24T08:38:03.910-04:00thanks indrani, vivek, pradeep,
better safe than ...thanks indrani, vivek, pradeep, <br />better safe than sorry - so strengthen your passwordsMaddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18163804773843409980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29462524.post-2195253234574428332010-07-20T02:30:36.830-04:002010-07-20T02:30:36.830-04:00What an ordeal!. Thanks for the the wonderful pres...What an ordeal!. Thanks for the the wonderful presentation of events. We have learnt quite a lot from your experience and tips you have provided. Thanks.P.N. Subramanianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01420464521174227821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29462524.post-10845861026870647302010-07-19T08:22:35.841-04:002010-07-19T08:22:35.841-04:00Hats off to you for weathering all this...It is su...Hats off to you for weathering all this...It is such a pain in the rear to patiently fight one step at a time and recover your access...90% of us would have given up.The Talkative Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06378431456149841572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29462524.post-22220277194983690262010-07-19T03:19:59.475-04:002010-07-19T03:19:59.475-04:00Maddy,
One of my friends Sriram (Rajaram) called m...Maddy,<br />One of my friends Sriram (Rajaram) called me up and told me that Maddy is in trouble and that Sriram has asked one of his London friends to transfer money to you. Sriram had already gotten hold of the a/c details. He was terrified while he explained your <i>plight</i> to me. [Aside- It is only then I realized that Sriram is a follower of this blog. Small world]<br /><br />I knew it Nikhil Narayananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01925886537201353625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29462524.post-67529746141059673542010-07-18T21:59:45.710-04:002010-07-18T21:59:45.710-04:00Pretty scary!!! Glad it's over. It is all th...Pretty scary!!! Glad it's over. It is all the more scary since everyone has so much of a dependency on GooglePraveen Krishnanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07066449552055203870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29462524.post-60808885933107862152010-07-18T14:04:14.728-04:002010-07-18T14:04:14.728-04:00I am so glad its over. We also had a credit card h...I am so glad its over. We also had a credit card hacker who enjoyed his/her vacation with our money in netherlands and rome.Sigh! Thnkfully, we can dispute it.<br />Well, atleast one good thing came out of it-- U have a lot of good friends..:) and now u know, they will stand by you thick and thin.U shud be a happy and wealthy man at it.:)Jinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04114322815517985585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29462524.post-2050614779535023882010-07-18T10:11:16.879-04:002010-07-18T10:11:16.879-04:00That was indeed some ordeal! Am happy that all has...That was indeed some ordeal! Am happy that all has been sorted now. <br /><br />I have been at the receiving end of some Nigerian e-mails (tax refunds and the like), which after some googling revealed themselves to be scams. There were also a few odd instances in which gmail didn't accept my password. Am hoping that it wasn't such an attack!Sarah Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305130267142945205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29462524.post-806296021203628872010-07-18T09:38:58.673-04:002010-07-18T09:38:58.673-04:00What an experience. But at least you are all ok.
...What an experience. But at least you are all ok.<br /><br />Thanks for all the tips you have provided. <br /><br />I am posting something on this with a link to yours.RAJI MUTHUKRISHNANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767924355822361427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29462524.post-79937582864077481142010-07-18T09:13:32.348-04:002010-07-18T09:13:32.348-04:00Good heavens! Real scary thing! Glad it's over...Good heavens! Real scary thing! Glad it's over and done with.Narendra shenoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00435746867801885684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29462524.post-16501548165889121582010-07-18T08:56:08.769-04:002010-07-18T08:56:08.769-04:00thanks maddy
quite complex
i would have been a d...thanks maddy <br />quite complex <br />i would have been a dud in a similar situation <br />mebbe will get in touch with you thenharimohanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18105229701118099822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29462524.post-61788565256539852822010-07-18T08:39:28.247-04:002010-07-18T08:39:28.247-04:00That was a hectic time for u!
Thanks for all the ...That was a hectic time for u! <br />Thanks for all the info given.... guess it is good to reset passwords.. but do they really guess passwords or is there some other way they hack into an account?Happy Kittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14406399936808407736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29462524.post-11458390414620539362010-07-17T23:21:32.012-04:002010-07-17T23:21:32.012-04:00Clearly sounds harrowing, Maddy - I have just rese...Clearly sounds harrowing, Maddy - I have just reset and checked a few of my accounts after reading this mail. I guess I will have to conduct a review of all my email addresses on a regular basis to ensure this.E Pradeephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00416470793598316855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29462524.post-83773356089991182272010-07-17T12:25:34.929-04:002010-07-17T12:25:34.929-04:00Although worried at first, later I was very sure t...Although worried at first, later I was very sure that this was some con job. I was waiting for your post on this.Vivekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05276858826709510743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29462524.post-67748612345853801042010-07-17T10:39:15.201-04:002010-07-17T10:39:15.201-04:00Glad it is all over. Very strange it had to happen...Glad it is all over. Very strange it had to happen. Thanks a lot for the useful tips, I am saving this.Indranihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13097788106899971708noreply@blogger.com