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Rachel

Rachel Report 24 Oct 2006 14:26

Can we tally up the provider of email addresses of affected accountees please. We may be able to find a pattern. Please state if affected mail (**email account the mail was recived by**) is Y4hoo, G mail, H0tmail , aol, ntl, orenge etc...

Willow

Willow Report 24 Oct 2006 14:26

Mine was on my y4hoo account

Rachel

Rachel Report 24 Oct 2006 14:27

my cousins is (using one of my email addresses): Y4hoo

Mandy in Wiltshire

Mandy in Wiltshire Report 24 Oct 2006 14:28

Mine came FROM ya*hoo, but my ISP is BT. (I've complained to GR). Mandy

Little Lost

Little Lost Report 24 Oct 2006 14:36

did I miss something? What seems to be the problem?

Rachel

Rachel Report 24 Oct 2006 14:38

LLC See Dragonfly's thread:- My Email An User Name and check your junk / spam box once you've read Dragonfly's post. Mandy, I don't think the ISP has much of an influance as I don't have an ISP. I'm using a LAN provided by the uni and they have more firewalls than I've had hot dinners.

New Year

New Year Report 24 Oct 2006 14:54

Mine's Y4hoo too.

Mandy in Wiltshire

Mandy in Wiltshire Report 24 Oct 2006 14:57

My email provider/email address is BT Internet, but Ya*hoo is owned by BT isn't it? (or vice versa!). Mandy x

Liesele

Liesele Report 24 Oct 2006 15:05

Mine came from an aol address into personal tiscali email address.

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 24 Oct 2006 16:00

Mine is also Y*hoo Maureen

Researching:
PLEASE DO NOT: send me information concerning your thread on the board as it should be posted on your request where all members can see it. PLEASE DO NOT: ask me for help with lookups as they should be placed on the boards to get the best possible result. PLEASE DO NOT: open your tree just because I have posted information on your thread as I will not be related. THANK YOU. Researching Carter, Cass and Walker in England. Researching Caven, McKill, Sutherland and Will in Scotland.

Unknown

Unknown Report 24 Oct 2006 16:06

Hi Guy's Here is my info it came from kathyramirez639*h*tmail*. Now I know this could have only ever came from GR as this came in under my birth name. janey : (

Mandy in Wiltshire

Mandy in Wiltshire Report 24 Oct 2006 16:46

Just discussed all this with hubby (he's in IT). Hacking is a possibility, but not very likely as the hacker would have to be extremely clever and have access to a very clever program. Far more likely is that someone at GR - legitimately or otherwise - has sold or passed on membership names and private email addresses. Mandy x

Granny

Granny Report 24 Oct 2006 16:50

I have just checked my Ya4oo, and I have got one too. Spooky isn't it? However, I do feel that it is wrong, and am glad that I have decided not to renew on here.

UzziAndHerDogs

UzziAndHerDogs Report 24 Oct 2006 16:51

Not recieved anything and I'm msn (not h*tmale)

Researching:
Turner, Staniforth in Beighton and Ridgeway Sproat in Sheffield and Cumbria

Woody's

Woody's Report 24 Oct 2006 16:59

I delete at least 10 per day but as I never open them I don't know if they use my user name or not. I'm Y4hoo as well - also have aol but rarely use it. I do think 'Joke' mails forwarded with a list of other addresses are very bad and my probs coincidentally started after someone did this.

Yellow Mellow

Yellow Mellow Report 24 Oct 2006 17:03

Snowie, you are just a lad:-)))) oops sorry Lunar mine is Y4hoo

Gray

Gray Report 24 Oct 2006 17:07

Ill be irate if I start getting phishing mail through, Ive done very well keeping my mailbox completely spam free and you wouldn't expect it from a site such as GR. Has anyone read the T+C, are we sure they dont sell addresses?

Granny

Granny Report 24 Oct 2006 17:10

Just a thought, I have been getting a lot of mail about V--gra - not wanted at all. could that have come from this site too?

Barbara

Barbara Report 24 Oct 2006 17:16

I got one I'm Y**h**

susie manterfield(high wycombe)

susie manterfield(high wycombe) Report 24 Oct 2006 17:23

im with ntl and i havent had any.

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