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Gmail account hacked.

I Love Cheese · 2010-09-20 18:04:54

Hi, My gmail account was recently hacked and the hacker has signed up for Paypal using my email address. I have since changed my gmail password but the hacker is requesting money from other people and I am still getting emails from people and messages on Facebook about the requests. What can I do to stop this? I have the…

20-09-2010 07:04PM

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I Love Cheese

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Hi, My gmail account was recently hacked and the hacker has signed up for Paypal using my email address. I have since changed my gmail password but the hacker is requesting money from other people and I am still getting emails from people and messages on Facebook about the requests.
What can I do to stop this?
I have the hackers "Name and adress" whether these are real or not i'm not sure
Any help is appreciated.

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#2 20-09-2010 07:24PM

I Love Cheese

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I think its ok now. I changed my gmail/facebook password and was able to close the paypal account.

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