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THE REST OF THE STORY. I got to the bottom of my stolen password, and it’s an embarrassing story! While the guy or gal, who used it certainly tried committing fraud by sending out emails asking for money in my name, I actually gave him (her) my password! After checking my emails in the days leading up to the “money” request, I found that I sent Yahoo an updated profile which included my password.
I had received an email from Yahoo letting me know that the company
was updating its data base and anyone who didn’t update their profile
would be canceled. I should have known this was suspicious, but updated
the info…..now you can guess the rest. The email looked like a
legitimate Yahoo email, but it wasn’t! If I had used common sense, I
would have certainly known that something was phony about the email.
The perpetrator didn’t make any money off of this deal, since most of
my friends were intelligent enough to know that the style of the letter
didn’t sound like me. But this was an embarrassing, ridiculous mistake
on my part; and I’ve learned my lesson. Never update your information,
particularly when your payment to the Internet company is on time. It’s
better to email and/or call your email company before giving them any
information! Thank you friends for getting through this with me!
MAIL TRIP GIVES SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUT. I returned from Hawaii a
week ago with Gary and Cyndi Mall; the next day, Gary drove to the
Newman post office to get their mail that had been stacking up for a
week. When he pulled into the parking space a Newman policeman followed
and ticketed him for not wearing a seat belt. The officer said that he
was holding on to the seat belt so it looked like it was clicked. Gary
says he was taking it off as he parked and certainly wouldn’t hold on
to it all the way from his Eastin Road home. When Gary would not sign
the ticket (see the letter on this page) the handcuffs came out, the
animal control officer was called (to care for Gary’s dog) and the
entire town soon was talking and emailing about the event. As he was
handcuffed a friend in an office across the street emailed our friends
in Hawaii to let them know. Another merchant called the newspaper to
let them know Mall was walking in handcuffs. When Gary waved (with
handcuffs in back) to a friend and said “hello” he says the officer
wasn’t happy. Within a half hour, I received three texts informing me
of the incident. Gary eventually signed the ticket, and the handcuffs
came off. This is the kind of story that makes living in a small town
so unique and sometimes so unusual. While Gary’s friends are laughing
now, he isn’t taking this as a joke and has invited everyone to his
court date (yet to be determined).
GOOD NEWS! While it appears that large businesses are not giving as
much to the needy this holiday season, many of us are stepping up to
fill in the void. While companies have been forced to lay off workers
in this economy, they also had to decide to budget less for charity.
Individuals, however, are giving more, because we have all seen the
effects of a stalled economy. While some things are picking up, this is
still a very good time to give; and on the West Side we have many
opportunities to donate. Watch this newspaper for ideas or call us for
information.
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