Have any other IAP members received an email like this one in the last day or two?
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corks58
Member
corks58
Member
Scam, scam scam
mark james
IAP Collection, Curator
I have not, but thanks for the heads up.
mbroberg
IAP Activities Manager, Emeritus
Appeared to have come from an IAP member. I PM'd the member about it, haven't heard back from him yet. His email was probably hacked and I am curious if any other IAP members who might be listed in his address book have been contacted.
its_virgil
Member
Tell him you will send it on the "next tomorrow". 
Thanks for the heads up
Do a good turn daily!
Don
Thanks for the heads upDo a good turn daily!
Don
mbroberg
IAP Activities Manager, Emeritus
I was going to write him back and ask if $200 would be enough.
wolf creek knives
Member
I haven't gotten this one but I've had others. I usually tell them, with some very colorful language, to bugger off. This one for sure is a Scam!
RussS
Member
If he says $200 would be great,ask him for his
bank account number so that you could make a withdrawal.
TellicoTurning
Member
Sounds like the widow of the bank manager in Nigeria that has $37M she needs to move and will share with you if you'll give her your information.
gimpy
Member
Thanks for the heads up Mike
Dalecamino
Local Chapter Leader
I haven't received anything. Thanks for sharing it with us.
mbroberg
IAP Activities Manager, Emeritus
As suspected, the member's email was hacked last week.
tomtedesco
Member
I got one two days ago from a friend. The wording was not normal in the message so I did not return email. I called him and he was hacked.
ed4copies
Local Chapter Manager
Yes, I received the first email from a familiar name, but I did not reply. Figured if it was really him, he would give more info on what he wanted as a favor.
Jim15
Member
Yes, I Got it.
Yes, on Saturday 10:27am.
its_virgil
Member
A long random password using letters, numbers, symbols, uppercase, lower case, etc. It is a pain to remember them. I write them in a notebook I keep at my desk.
I wonder if "password saving" by a browser or other application is safe? Comments welcome.
Do a good turn daily!
Don
socdad
Member
I have a long random password using letters, numbers, symbols, uppercase, lower case and change it regularly; the hacked email account everyone is talking about is / was mine. Working on clearing things up however my contact list has been erased ... sadly this is going to take some time ...
walshjp17
Member
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I wonder if "password saving" by a browser or other application is safe? Comments welcome.
Do a good turn daily!
Don
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Password saving by a browser applet is about s safe as keeping your wallet in your back pocket in the Metro in Paris. I use a password "vault" called LastPass. You only need to remember your master password. Passwords to websites, such as penturners.org are automatically entered when you surf to the site. Needless to say, you need a very strong master password to ensure the safety of your vault. LastPass is used by quite a number of Fortune 500 companies.
I wonder if "password saving" by a browser or other application is safe? Comments welcome.
Do a good turn daily!
Don
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Password saving by a browser applet is about s safe as keeping your wallet in your back pocket in the Metro in Paris. I use a password "vault" called LastPass. You only need to remember your master password. Passwords to websites, such as penturners.org are automatically entered when you surf to the site. Needless to say, you need a very strong master password to ensure the safety of your vault. LastPass is used by quite a number of Fortune 500 companies.
monophoto
Member
Security is important, but our son's current situation emphasizes the need to have some kind of 'backdoor'.
Our son is a computer person and is hyper about security. Every password is unique and long - with a selection of upper and lower case, numbers and symbols. He usea password manager to keep track of them, with a master password to access everything.
A couple of months ago he had a stroke, and spent 8 or 9 weeks in hospitals and rehab centers. When he was discharged, he couldn't remember that master password.
Having the master password stored separately would prevent the problem. I have an electronic copy in my phone, and a physical copy in a file on my home office.
Our son is a computer person and is hyper about security. Every password is unique and long - with a selection of upper and lower case, numbers and symbols. He usea password manager to keep track of them, with a master password to access everything.
A couple of months ago he had a stroke, and spent 8 or 9 weeks in hospitals and rehab centers. When he was discharged, he couldn't remember that master password.
Having the master password stored separately would prevent the problem. I have an electronic copy in my phone, and a physical copy in a file on my home office.
Mortalis
Member
I use Dashlane and it will periodically alert me to change my passwords for safety sake. It will also warn me if I am reusing passwords.
leehljp
Member Liaison
OH me. I have those kind of passwords too. IF they get hacked, I don't know what to do. Last Friday I was in Homedepot and instead of looking something up through the browser on my phone, I decide to download the HD app. Did that and the first thing it asked after giving my login name was ask for my PW which is a mile long. I was tough out of luck. Went back to my browser to look up the item.
I have dozens of looong PWs with the base being foreign words to English with caps scattered out, symbols and numbers also. I cannot remember them. I hate two step authentication but have accepted it for many long-ins.
socdad
Member
Took awhile but all better ...
randyrls
Member
Yes; There are password managers. In fact there is one built into Firefox. Lastpass is the one I use, but there are others.