FRUSTRATED, MY ADDRESS AND PASSWORD WERE HIJACKED, LOST CONTACTS

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sarodgz

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Aug 6, 2008, 7:34:39 AM8/6/08
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AS YOU CAN SEE, I HAVE ALREADY OPENED A NEW GMAIL ACCOUNT, BUT THAT IS
NO REMEDY TO THE FACT THAT THE THIEF IS SENDING PETITIONS FOR MONEY TO
EVERY PERSON IN THE CONTACT LIST I KEPT IN THE STOLEN ACCOUNT. THAT
PETITION, ALLEGEDLY FROM NIGERIA, HAS ALREADY REACHED MY FRIENDS IN
PERU, ARGENTINA, VENEZUELA AND THE USA.

OF COURSE, MY FRIENDS JUST LAUGH AND FORWARD THE MESSAGE TO MY YAHOO
ADDRESS, WHICH THEY ALSO HAVE. BUT I WORRY ABOUT BUSINESS CONTACTS AND
INSTITUTIONS WHERE THEY DON'T KNOW ME PERSONALLY. EVEN IF THEY DON'T
FALL FOR THE SCAM, IT'S AWFULLY EMBARASSING AND MAY ACTUALLY HAMPER
COMMUNICATIONS FOR GOOD WITH THOSE THAT DID NOT HAVE AN ALTERNATE
ADDRESS TO REACH ME. SAME APPLIES TO THOSE WHOSE ADDRESS I HAD SAVED
ONLY IN THE NOW LOST ACCOUNT..

IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO TO REPORT THIS ROBBERY AND TO STOP THE
THIEF?

I HAVE TRIED REPORTING TO GMAIL THROUGH EVERY MEANS, BUT NEVER GET AN
ANSWER. THAT IS FRUSTRATING --ONE FEELS VERY MUCH ABANDONED. I WOULD
APPRECIATE IF AT LEAST GMAIL WOULD LET ME KNOW THAT THEY HAVE TAKEN
NOTICE OF THE FACT THAT MY PREVIOUS ACCOUNT (SAR...@GMAIL.COM) HAS
BEEN HIJACKED!

HOPE TO HEAR FROM GMAIL...

SANDRA RODRIGUEZ
SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO
SARO...@GMAIL.COM

Zack (Doc)

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Aug 6, 2008, 8:24:25 AM8/6/08
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Please don't yell, we're fellow users who are trying to help.

Did you fill out the "My account has been compromised" page from the
Google Help Center? Here it is in case you haven't:
http://www.google.com/support/accounts/bin/request.py?ara=1

I've heard more than a few stories which were resolved in just a few
days once reported, so make sure you report it, and it should get
handled.

--

Jessica Alba - "My theory is that if you look confident you can pull
off anything - even if you have no clue...

Phillip

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Aug 7, 2008, 11:28:29 AM8/7/08
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Calm down .... Just try to fill the Gmail Account Recovery Form
(http://www.google.com/support/accounts/bin/request.py?
hl=en&contact_type=ara&ctx=accounts&uses_apps=no&product=other&submit=Continue) .
If you can fill the most correct answers of your account , then i m
sure you must get your account back .
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