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Gmail Virus
Posted on 6/14/16 at 7:59 am
Posted on 6/14/16 at 7:59 am
My gmail account has been randomly deleting all of my emails for the past couple of weeks. I called gmail services and they said it was a virus and for $100 they could fix the problem. Is this something yall have seen or heard about before?
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Posted on 6/14/16 at 8:01 am to tigerbaiter1033
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I called gmail services and they said it was a virus and for $100 they could fix the problem.
You sure you called gmail?
Posted on 6/14/16 at 8:20 am to tigerbaiter1033
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I called gmail services and they said it was a virus and for $100 they could fix the problem. Is this something yall have seen or heard about before?
You did not call Google. If gmail really did have a virus, Google would be flipping their collective shite trying to root it out and would most definitely not be charging users to fix it.
ETA: Try using a new password.
This post was edited on 6/14/16 at 8:20 am
Posted on 6/14/16 at 8:26 am to tigerbaiter1033
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I called gmail services and they said it was a virus and for $100 they could fix the problem
Posted on 6/14/16 at 8:44 am to tigerbaiter1033
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I called gmail services and they said it was a virus and for $100 they could fix the problem.
I will bet your last dollar that this "gmail services" you called is probably some outfit in Russia that has absolutely nothing to do with Google.
Posted on 6/14/16 at 9:29 am to foshizzle
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will bet your last dollar that this "gmail services" you called is probably some outfit in Russia that has absolutely nothing to do with Google.
Sounds like of like the Windows Support company that calls me at least weekly to tell me my computer is "throwing off viruses" and they can fix it for me. But they are out of India, not Russia. I asked them if I could speak to someone higher up, the dude told me I didn't have the credit to talk to anyone else.
Posted on 6/14/16 at 9:31 am to SSpaniel
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I asked them if I could speak to someone higher up, the dude told me I didn't have the credit to talk to anyone else.
I'd tell him, "I have a computer AIDS virus that I'm sending you right now and there is nothing you can do to stop it!
Except pay me $1,000"
This post was edited on 6/14/16 at 10:44 am
Posted on 6/14/16 at 10:43 am to tigerbaiter1033
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My gmail account has been randomly deleting all of my emails for the past couple of weeks. I called gmail services and they said it was a virus and for $100 they could fix the problem. Is this something yall have seen or heard about before?
listen close, im gonna save you $100..
Change your gmail password.
Posted on 6/14/16 at 11:14 am to tigerbaiter1033
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I called gmail services and they said it was a virus and for $100 they could fix the problem.
Posted on 6/14/16 at 11:23 am to colorchangintiger
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I'd tell him, "I have a computer AIDS virus that I'm sending you right now and there is nothing you can do to stop it!
I'm about halfway tempted to hook up a really old PC running windows 95 with nothing else on it and let him get in there just to see what he does.
What's the absolute worst that can happen? Delete all my files? Lock it up? So what.
Posted on 6/14/16 at 2:21 pm to tigerbaiter1033
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This post was edited on 12/21/21 at 10:32 am
Posted on 6/14/16 at 4:57 pm to XanderCrews
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And enable two factor auth.
this is key. the next step after compromising email is to move to other accounts, like your bank.
Posted on 6/15/16 at 10:21 pm to XanderCrews
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And enable two factor auth.
Nah. Just have a good backup plan, it's a good idea if your hardware fails anyway.
Posted on 6/15/16 at 10:52 pm to foshizzle
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Nah. Just have a good backup plan,
Always use two factor with any site that allows it.
Posted on 6/15/16 at 11:02 pm to SG_Geaux
I use it with Google, Amazon, my bank, etc...
Posted on 6/16/16 at 7:36 am to tigerbaiter1033
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called gmail services and they said it was a virus and for $100 they could fix the problem
What number did you call? And where did you find it?
Posted on 6/16/16 at 8:48 am to foshizzle
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Nah. Just have a good backup plan, it's a good idea if your hardware fails anyway.
What would personal hardware failing have to do with gmail?
Posted on 6/16/16 at 9:43 am to foshizzle
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Nah. Just have a good backup plan, it's a good idea if your hardware fails anyway.
come again?
Posted on 6/16/16 at 10:04 am to foshizzle
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Nah. Just have a good backup plan, it's a good idea if your hardware fails anyway.
jesus christ that's the dumber than the OP believing he was on the phone with gmail.
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