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Thar  
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 More options Jul 24, 10:55 am
From: Thar
Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:55:43 -0700 (PDT)
Local: Thurs, Jul 24 2008 10:55 am
Subject: email hijacking
Yesterday, 23 July, I my Gmail account was hijacked. The perpetrators
had access to my account and as far as I know only one spam message
was sent. They had written a spam message in my vacation responder and
sent it out to everyone on my contacts list. I turned off the vacation
responder and changed my password but I'm worried that this might
happen again.

Here is their message:

Best supply!
Our shop is specialized in the export of brand electron products. We
offer grade  quality products ,Our products are authentic quality with
original box and accessories.
the products is including:  PC,TV,Camera,GPS,Mobile Phone ,MP3/4 and
so on.
Best Service,Highest Quality,Competitive Price,Timely Delivery as its
philosophy,We sincerely hope that we become your idea supplier .
Thanks for your visiting!
any further information needed is available if you contact us.
please touch website: www.btneeds.com
Email: [email address]
MSN: [email address]
skype: btneeds

Their website is for a company in Beijing China

How might I prevent this in the future?


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Whit33­©  
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(1 user)  More options Jul 24, 11:09 am
From: Whit33­©
Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:09:44 -0700 (PDT)
Local: Thurs, Jul 24 2008 11:09 am
Subject: Re: email hijacking
Creating a unique password helps stop someone from breaking into your
Google account. Here are a few tips for creating a good password, and
keeping it safe:

https://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=29409&topic=13262

Protecting your Google Account
https://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=29407&topic=13262

On Jul 23, 10:55 pm, Thar wrote:


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