[Taxacom] Deceit

[Dr Gurcharan Singh]

Dear Mikolas
It seems the reply path of your gmail settings is set by hacker as
dolomiticola at mail.com instead of dolomiticola at gmail.com
So first thing you do is go to settings-->account and locate that below
your gmail email ID there is reply mails to dolomiticola at mail.com so all
replies to your mails are going to him. locate edit at right of entry,
click edit and simply delete this fake reply email ID. Save, change your
password, logout and login with new password. It is likely that hacker has
deleted your addressbook (contacts). import them back if you have them
ready on your computer. In future always keep backup of contacts as csv
file on your computer for such occasions.

Gurcharan Singh


On Fri, Sep 20, 2013 at 8:27 AM, Dr Gurcharan Singh <singhg at sify.com> wrote:

> Yes this has happened with many persons including me.
>
> The hacker is likely to do three things
> 1. Send distress mail from your account.....(You can't do anything about
> it except warn your contacts, change your password, logout and login with
> new password)
> 2. Change reply path to some fake email ID very similar to yours, but @
> mail.com or yahoo.com, so that all replies (who volunteer to help the
> person) go to that hacker. (Immediately go to settings----->account, see
> edit inf on right of your email id and delete that fake reply path. Save
> changes.
> 3. He may delete your address book so that you can't warn your contacts.
> (always keep a csv file of your computer ready on your computer (you may
> export it from your contacts in gmail), and import it immediately should
> the situation arise.
>
> Please keep in mind the vague mails you receive. The likely culprit is
> mail from Google ++ (this only is google, if you just click the reply
> button to check reply path (and not reply) you will find a vague email id
> and a fishy website-your antivirus software may warn you) with subject line
> "Restore your messages". If you click the link restore messages, you are
> caught. The hacker gives the same address in Lisbon, Portugal, to any one
> who responds to help.
>
> Gurcharan Singh
>
> Gurcharan Singh"
>
>
> On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 11:32 PM, Vlastimil Mikolas <
> dolomiticola at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> If some members of Taxacom got news from me I am in Lisboa in bot.confer.
>> ... I neeed money.,. etc. It is deceit. Hacker already 2x penetrated to my
>> box and send mails to hundreds of subjects ! Thanks
>> Best regards,
>> Vlastimil
>>
>> --
>> Vlastimil MIKOLAS
>> Hanojska 4
>> SK-040 13 KOSICE
>> Slovakia
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> --
> Dr. Gurcharan Singh
> Retired Associate Professor, Department of Botany, SGTB Khalsa College
> University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018
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-- 
Dr. Gurcharan Singh
Retired Associate Professor, Department of Botany, SGTB Khalsa College
University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018
Phone: 01125518297; Mobile: 9810359089
http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/