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Morseman
·If this fraud indeed occurred because of a hacked account, would it be appropriate to remove "Rockmastermike" from the thread title?
Scammed for $5000 for Omega Speedmaster watch
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Rockmastermike
·OF membership - my account has been hacked and I am "selling" watches - this is not me!!
working with mod to get it straightened out.
someone using my longstanding reputation in the community for their advantage
I have changed pw here and pretty much everywhere else
Sincerely
Mike
working with mod to get it straightened out.
someone using my longstanding reputation in the community for their advantage
I have changed pw here and pretty much everywhere else
Sincerely
Mike
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ulackfocus
·$5000 is quite a low price for that reference, sounds like it was too good to be true.
That’s how a scammer sucks you in. They play on your greed for a deal.
Here’s a timely reminder to everyone out there to consider using a password manager like 1Password so you can set strong, unique passwords for each of your online accounts...
The most common way someone gets “hacked” is when a data breach occurs on one of the many random websites you signed up for... say some sports blog... the hacker takes the logins and passwords that they stole from that low-security website’s database and sells them on the dark web.
The purchasers of said credentials systematically tests them against other common websites... yahoo, gmail, iCloud, Amazon, EBay, etc.
If you’re one of the 95%+ of people who use the same login and same password for every single one of their online accounts, you’re now hacked... it wasn’t your gmail that was compromised... it was your crappy password management that did you in, and, sadly, it’s your fault.
Using a password manager, while open potential certain pitfalls as well, most certainly reduces your risk of the fraud described above and makes you a much more difficult target to fraudsters.
And when that site is hacked and ALL of your accounts are compromised?
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dsio
··Ash @ ΩFOF membership - my account has been hacked and I am "selling" watches - this is not me!!
working with mod to get it straightened out.
someone using my longstanding reputation in the community for their advantage
I have changed pw here and pretty much everywhere else
Sincerely
Mike
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Rockmastermike
·We've removed those FS threads now too, but you need to check other sites like TZ, chronocentric etc as well now and make sure you're not doing anything there as well.
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dsio
··Ash @ ΩFThank you for your help!
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R3D9
·That’s how a scammer sucks you in. They play on your greed for a deal.
And when that site is hacked and ALL of your accounts are compromised?
You can store your passwords locally on your device and back up locally to your PC/MAC... nothing stored on external servers. 😜
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ulackfocus
·You can store your passwords locally on your device and back up locally to your PC/MAC... nothing stored on external servers. 😜
Or even better- you can write them down on a piece of paper and store it in your safe! No device = no hacking.
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R3D9
·Or even better- you can write them down on a piece of paper and store it in your safe! No device = no hacking.
If that method worked well in actual practice we wouldn’t be in this dilemma. The reality is most people will simply do what they do. Password managers help reduce the friction of managing multiple passwords so people actually do something about it.
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dsio
··Ash @ ΩFOr just make it something memorable but long:
So for example @ulackfocus might have as his password MulletSpeedmasterStanleyCup - three things he will never be associated with but that combine to make a difficult password to guess or brute force yet easy for him to remember.
So for example @ulackfocus might have as his password MulletSpeedmasterStanleyCup - three things he will never be associated with but that combine to make a difficult password to guess or brute force yet easy for him to remember.
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R3D9
·If that method worked well in actual practice we wouldn’t be in this dilemma. The reality is most people will simply do what they do. Password managers help reduce the friction of managing multiple passwords so people actually do something about it.
People should also be using two factor authentication where possible, although once again, there are problems with that system as well.
In the end, there is no magic bullet - one solution opens the door to other problems - all you can do is try and make yourself the least likely or most difficult target.
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R3D9
·Or just make it something memorable but long:
So for example @ulackfocus might have as his password MulletSpeedmasterStanleyCup - three things he will never be associated with but that combine to make a difficult password to guess or brute force yet easy for him to remember.
This is very good advice for those using the write-it-down-method. It breaks down if the goal is to use unique passwords for every website/account you use... even easy-to-remember passwords become difficult to remember after the first two dozen or so.
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kilofinal
·Stuff like this scares the crap out of me. Good grief
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Meme-Dweller
·Or just make it something memorable but long:
So for example @ulackfocus might have as his password MulletSpeedmasterStanleyCup - three things he will never be associated with but that combine to make a difficult password to guess or brute force yet easy for him to remember.
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Tuura990
·Wow, sorry to hear this. It's crazy the amount of information we have to manage now and double check. New to all of this I would have fallen for it.......
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ulackfocus
·So for example @ulackfocus might have as his password MulletSpeedmasterStanleyCup - three things he will never be associated with but that combine to make a difficult password to guess or brute force yet easy for him to remember.
If that wasn't so damn funny I'd be pissed off right now. 😜
....and the Eagles won the SuperBowl which is something I never thought would happen in my lifetime, so maybe the Flyers are due after a 43 year drought.
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kov
·That is why I always suggest to exchange ID’s and have a call together with the seller and/or buyer. Some additional diligence always perceived as a bit of paranoia but never useless.
Hope the OP bank will manage to recall at least some funds...
Having a unique ID/password per web service is not a recommendation, it’s a fundamental !
Hope the OP bank will manage to recall at least some funds...
Having a unique ID/password per web service is not a recommendation, it’s a fundamental !
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Odat
·That is why I always suggest to exchange ID’s and have a call together with the seller and/or buyer. Some additional diligence always perceived as a bit of paranoia but never useless.
Hope the OP bank will manage to recall at least some funds...
Having a unique ID/password per web service is not a recommendation, it’s a fundamental !
I hope so too but I doubt I’ll get anything back. $5000 freakin hurts but if I learned anything, never EVER use bank wire. Always PayPal. I just assumed the guy has been around for a while so it’s all good. I’m going to talk to a lawyer in the next couple of days and see if I can get the bank to give me his full details through a court subpoena so I can file a case against him. I sure have all the emails that price he is a scammer.
The bad part is today I was actually taking my family out to New York on a week long vacation and this happens the day before I leave. I really don’t want to ruin my family’s vacation but I can’t shake off what happened. I truly hope the guy rots in hell and that karma gets him back bad!
