We interrupt all-mother’s day programming to bring you a…Scam report!

We interrupt all-mother’s day programming to bring you a…Scam report!

Yes, friends, my email has been hacked. You have received a message that I’m stranded in London. Would you wire me money?

Luckily, I am not stranded in London. I am not in London a’tall. I do not need you to send me money.

Don’t email me at my current address until I get this cleared up. My webmistress will put up a new contact form by the end of the day.

I’ve been doing damage control all day:

–Report to Western Union
–Cancelling all cards
–Sending messages on Twitter and Facebook
–Preparing a Riehlife update
–Taking both desktop and laptop computers in for a security evaluation
–Filled out the Google form for compromised accounts. The Rats don’t have phone support. We’ll start timing them…about now.
–Setting up a new gmail account
–changing password information on frequently used on-line accounts.

The heartening things that have come out of this experience is:

–It happened before I really did travel, so I’m able to do what I can now.
–Friends have realized that it’s a scam and not me. Not my voice. Not what I’d do.
–Friends have called me all day to make sure I know, give practical advice, perspective, and even a few laughs.

Hey, give mama a little sugar. Just keep sending that love! That’ll help relieve the sting of being scammed and spammed.

Thanks for all the support you’ve offered.
Janet