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What Do You Do If Someone Is Pretending To Be You???

 
 
Reply Fri 20 Jun, 2003 12:28 am
I have been in San Antonio working for over a month, not due to be back in Boston for almost 2 more weeks. Someone has been getting online as me... not only here at A2K (which is a relatively very small community, but my favorite), but also my main ISP AOL and Yahoo. I changed all of my passwords, but what about A2K? I haven't even been here a month! Do I have to start a new identity? There is a lot of strangeness that has been going on, guess its not too bad, but its not me. I need some suggestions? I do believe I know who the culprit is and with a little luck its already been taken care of?? (Not to worry... no bloodshed)! Thanks for any insight!

Kathleen
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Merry Andrew
 
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Reply Fri 20 Jun, 2003 05:22 am
I didn't think it was possible to do that on A2K. Abuzz, yes; A2K no. Looking forward to some word from Jespah or Craven.
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Phoenix32890
 
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Reply Fri 20 Jun, 2003 05:31 am
Merry Andrew- Yes it would be possible to go to on A2K, if someone knew Green Eyes "handle" & password. Green Eyes-Have you ever given anyone this information?

Green Eyes- Have you ever accessed something from a public, friend's or neighbor's computer? One way that somebody could get your info. is if you inadvertently checked "remember me" or "logon automatically" or one of those other options that will make a login website accessible.


Do you have a little sister, who would LOVE to play havoc with your life? Rolling Eyes

If you ever see anything on A2K that is purportedly you, but was not written by you, PM the Moderator's Account with the links and text to the information.
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Butrflynet
 
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Reply Fri 20 Jun, 2003 08:05 am
Make sure you run a good anti-virus program and look for password sniffers, especially if you use Outlook or Kazaa.
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Frank Apisa
 
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Reply Fri 20 Jun, 2003 08:26 am
Yesterday, in another thread discussing respect and flaming, I argued that some heated debate should be allowed -- that flaming alone was not the cancer some people see it to be. I then wrote:

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And don't kid yourself about Abuzz, for instance.

It was not the down and dirty that done her in -- it was the lack of control over the assumed identities and multiple screen names that did that job.

Gimme five nut cases like some of the people we all can name from Abuzz -- but never allow them to ever change their screen name nor have any extra entries to the site -- and I'll show you a sitution in which YOU HAVE NO PROBLEM.


I should have added: "...or people stealing other people's identities."

These kinds of things -- changing screen names; multiple screen names; identity theft -- are a very serious problem. I hope the monitors check this out and get to the bottom of it.

Fact is, (no offense GreenEyes) I hope GreenEyes has been careless with her password -- and that the "carelessness" is the explanation rather than a chink in the A2K armor.
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cicerone imposter
 
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Reply Fri 20 Jun, 2003 10:46 am
This being the very first incidence of identify theft on A2K, it would seem plausible that GreenEyes inadvertently 'gave' away her i.d. c.i.
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jespah
 
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Reply Fri 20 Jun, 2003 10:57 am
GreenEyes, send me a PM and outline the problem. Craven and I will figure out what's going on. Thanks!
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blueveinedthrobber
 
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Reply Fri 20 Jun, 2003 11:44 am
I think there may be several Bi-Polar Bears........in the same person of course...
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cicerone imposter
 
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Reply Fri 20 Jun, 2003 12:08 pm
BPB, A split personality? LOL c.i.
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