If your like me, I did this to an ex-girlfriend. She cheated on me and I got her back. I broke into her email, I was fortunate enough to find job applications bank account login information, social security number, and drivers license number. I was then able to pull her credit reports and found out she has horrible credit, has major problems paying bills at all (collection accounts and delinquencies). I also used my ex's account to send threatening and lewd emails with nasty pictures to her friends and relatives. All the jobs she just applied for I sent lewd and nasty emails. She didn't get the jobs. I ended up selling her info to someone I know, they said they ended up giving her info to a scam artist company who cleaned out her banking account.\n\nSo hacking can be more than just reading their little love notes. You might even stumble upon personal information in the emails.\n\nShe accused me of doing it, but I said "prove it"\n\nShe was too stupid to even know they could trace me.
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WHY would you put soooooooooooooooo much energy into getting back at someone who "cheated" on you?  Get over it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It is so NOT worth it.  Move on with your life.  That person is soooooooooooo not worth the time of day let alone all of the effort you are putting into "getting back at them".  I've been cheated on TWICE by two different men AND NOW guess who are the "sad saps"???? THEY ARE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I so moved on from each of them and now they are miserable bastards.  I couldn't be happier in my life without either one of them.  GROW UP!!!
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You might.  Some of these are just attempts to generate business lead information, and lead to spamming.  Some are more sinister, being a kind of phishing scam designed to get information from you that could be used for identity theft.\n\nIf you want to learn your credit report and score (and to learn much, you will want both your report and your score), you should forget getting it for free and spend the 12-15 dollars to get your report directly from one of the three reputable credit reporting agencies:  Experian, Transunion, and Equifax.  All legitimate financial agencies in the United States depend on these three credit reporting agencies.\n\nIf you want a free credit report, which is not as detailed as the score+report you can get from the three reporting agencies listed above, you may be entitled to one limited report for free per year.  This is available from www.annualcreditreport.com.  You generally are entitled to a free credit report any time you are denied credit by any potential creditor.\n\nIn matters of credit and finance, it never pays to go with anyone who seeks you out unsolicited.  That means never do banking business or credit reporting business with anyone who cold calls you without your calling them, who appears in a pop-up ad, or who e-mails you without your e-mailing them first.
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funny story...i once did this to my ex. we talked for ever online and he didn't kow it was me. he suspected it but never knew for sure. i causght him in some pretty big lies. he lead "me" to believe he was single and mentioned nothin of our son. (he had 3 children and only said he had 2) he also mentioned meeting up and things like that. that told me all i needed to know as far as what i was thinkin he was up to online all night. so in my opinion no you didn't take it too far
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I believe that SS fraud is a felony,so he could be looking at some jail time.It is also identity theft.She is also not innocent in this matter.Hopefully he didn't ruin the credit of the guys SS number he used.If it was my SS number that was used,I would press all the charges I could.Not such a smart move on your friends part.
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If you had kept the website name you can give it to the police station and the will act acording to this.or you can ask some computers experts (specialist in networks) to follow the link and know the realy name of the owner of the website who cheated you.\nI hope that I gave you aconvenience opinion to act well.
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Unfortunately you are probably the one who provided it. Here are some suggestions to avoid providing information for scam artists.\n\nIf you get an email or pop-up message that asks for personal or financial information, do not reply. And don’t click on the link in the message, either. Legitimate companies don’t ask for this information via email. If you are concerned about your account, contact the organization mentioned in the email using a telephone number you know to be genuine, or open a new Internet browser session and type in the company’s correct Web address yourself. In any case, don’t cut and paste the link from the message into your Internet browser — phishers can make links look like they go to one place, but that actually send you to a different site.\n\nUse anti-virus software and a firewall, and keep them up to date. Some phishing emails contain software that can harm your computer or track your activities on the Internet without your knowledge.\n\nAnti-virus software and a firewall can protect you from inadvertently accepting such unwanted files. Anti-virus software scans incoming communications for troublesome files. Look for anti-virus software that recognizes current viruses as well as older ones; that can effectively reverse the damage; and that updates automatically.\n\nA firewall helps make you invisible on the Internet and blocks all communications from unauthorized sources. It’s especially important to run a firewall if you have a broadband connection. Operating systems (like Windows or Linux) or browsers (like Internet Explorer or Netscape) also may offer free software “patches” to close holes in the system that hackers or phishers could exploit.\n\n\nDon’t email personal or financial information. Email is not a secure method of transmitting personal information. If you initiate a transaction and want to provide your personal or financial information through an organization’s website, look for indicators that the site is secure, like a lock icon on the browser’s status bar or a URL for a website that begins “https:” (the “s” stands for “secure”). Unfortunately, no indicator is foolproof; some phishers have forged security icons. \nReview credit card and bank account statements as soon as you receive them to check for unauthorized charges. If your statement is late by more than a couple of days, call your credit card company or bank to confirm your billing address and account balances.\n\n\nBe cautious about opening any attachment or downloading any files from emails you receive, regardless of who sent them. These files can contain viruses or other software that can weaken your computer’s security.
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well are you sure that its actually someone who is a hacker?do you know this person?how do you know thats there email adress?Just close your accout...u could change ur pass...and see how that goes...but i recomend just closing your account..
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You have nothing to worry about sweetheart.\n\nJust tell your daughter that the internet is a tool, and like all tools you should use it correctly or you will get in to trouble with mommy!\n\n\nNow about your legal issue,...\n"It stated that she had been caught participating in an illegal activity and that someone would be in contact within a certain period of time."\n\nThis is NOT sop (standerd operating procejure).... I am almost speachless... there are too many things wrong to even count!\n\nFirst off... No one can know "who" you are on the internet. So how can one get in touch with you... The only "address" that your computer leaves behind when you go to a website is your IP number which your internet service provider assigns you. So, lets say for argument, you used your computer to go onto an illegal website and you left your IP address in the "web servers" web "log" records, No police orginization has the power or the right to demand your ISP (internet service provider) for your information.\n\nHey and also.... dont you think police would try to ammount more then enough evidence (rather then one day worth of looking at illegal websites), before tipping their hand by telling the bad guy "oooo we are coming for you, watch out!"\n\nwell at this point you might be wondering... "but how do the police catch the bad guys that I see on the TV all the time"\n\nAh,.... thats were I come in....\n\none word.  "white-hat"... (or ethical computer hacking). One can have the power to remotely access a computer and if they were to find anything illegal, the local police might suddenly get that information in one way or another... after the tip off, after a great deal of investigation, police serve a warrent with "probobal cause" and siese the target computer.\n\nand another way people get caught,... they use a credit card to pay for access to illegal websites...I dont belive I need to explain this one...\n\nso...  the message you got was probobly just someone having a fun time at your scared little daughters expense, and probobly nothing will come of it... (um do make sure you have all updates and also if you are not running a antivirus or firewall... install one... if they do have your IP, they might try to "break in" and sniff around your computer, this way, they can figure out who you are and where you are located.)\n\n\n\nwell hope that helps alittle
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I hate to sound naive, but what actual proof do you have that she was actually "stealing" the money?\nis is remotely possibly she was taking the money for any other reason, take you on a surprise vacation?. SOunds wonderful I know. Lets say it is even worse, she was taking the money. How long have you been together? what are your ages? Do you have chidren who will suffer from the breakup? It is possible that she has a problem, a very bad one (no i am not talking about a sick aunt in MAine, but maybe she gas a gambling problem, or worse a drug addiction. What if she owes some scary goons money and they have been threatening to blackmail her or hurt her physically. I think you need to do one of two things\n\n(1)nothing) keep monitoring the situation and although i am not normlly an advocate of invading anothers personal privacy, the circuastances call for it here. Use technology to find out for sure what she is up to. Place a tracer on her phone, car etc. if she is stealing catch her in the act. Have concrete proof. If she is in trouble and needs you ;are you going to be there for her? Do you love eher enough fo rthat?\n\nI think you need more evidence b4 you make a hasty, rash decision about this woman that you suposedly love. Your actions will affect the rest of your life. I would just want to be 100% sure before I did anythign I may even remotely reget later, or that I could never take back.
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YES! It definately happens.  You need to get firewall for one. And there is also a way to tell if a hacker is on your computer and where its coming from.   Get firewall and make sure it has everything on it.  By the way i have over 13 yrs exp.  I can do computer programming, design etc....
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Russian sites? give them up. the girls on it are only after one thing. your money. I know the formula all too well. they are nice, they look hot, they try to convince you they love you and you love them. then they want to come to you, but they can't afford to so ask you to foot the bill for a visa, plane fare ect. if you do, they got your money and they vanish. I have an open case over one of them at the fbi fraud investigation department and can show you exactly how they work, the pattern they all work with and everything else. get hold of me at dragon16100@sbcglobal and I'll be happy to share my scam artist collection. i save them all.
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Don't do it!  It is a trap!  The next thing you know, she will have you working as her personal exec.  Then you will be doing her "little favors" on her whim.  Then when she has pictures of you doing such acts she will black mail you and your life will come crashing down around you.  First it will be $10,000.00 then $100,000.00 and then you will be cashing in your savings and getting shot at and running from the cops.  So mouth hugger beware.  Glad I was here in time to stop this.  Consider this my good deed for the day.  :)
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OMG! I heard on the news that your identity can be used and there is somekind of shadow record for the person using your identity. Apparently it's nearly impossible for a consumer to find out who and how their identity has been used. Only credit companies, I think, and the gov. have access to ALL the files associated with a certain social security number. I think that they said that it would be an invasion of privacy for you to see the other person's records EVEN if it is on your social security number. CRAZY Huh?! it's true too! (*_*)
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You should report it to the ISPs that own the IP addresses they used. You can find out who that is via http://www.arin.net. Most ISPs take swift and decisive action against hackers.\n\nYou could also try contacting the FBI's cybercrimes unit and / or the state police cybercrime units whereever they reside. However, the cops are probably going to blow it off; most cybercrime departments only care about child pornography and terrrorism.\n\nFinally, take a lead from the music industry. Sue them. If you sue them in your state, you can subpeopna their ISPs to give subscriber information to you; sue the subscribers in your state's superior courts (not small claims; ask for a lot so they have to hire real lawyers). \n\nYou can simply drop the lawsuits later, but it would be fun to sue them in your courts, make them get lawyers and waste time and money.
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Classic Examples of SPAM and FRAUD .. Dont ever fall for them ...\n\n\n...\n\nMy Nigerian Penpal\nIf you're the average email user in the modern world, you get an occasional solicitation from Nigerian con artists. Generally, I just hit delete (if my spam filters didn't already catch it, that is). However, it occurred to me, after reading some of the funnier close encounters (see here and here) with these geeks, that one of the best things we can do to stop them is simply to reply and waste their time. [UPDATE: Check out this page; these guys are brilliant!]\n\nUnlike most other spammers, the Nigerian con men provide you with their real return address. They want you to contact them. How unfortunate if, while replying, you accidently sign them up for other spam and mailing lists along the way. When they have to sift through 200 or 300 emails a day looking for actual responses to their requests, and out of those responses 99% are fake, they will get frustrated and give up. At least, that's the theory. Read on.
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This is going into a persons personal affairs. Like Big Brother keeping tabs.\n\nOnly if the person has chosen to link his email ID to his telephone number / other contact details ... will u know\n\n... tedious task for most people , except hackers... \nbest of luck
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Seriously, what do you REALLY KNOW about this person? Is that person really a woman? I could put any picture I want on my profile and put down any kind of information and all of it false. In reality that person may be an online preditor. If she is a girl, she may be a minor like on those tv shows that try to capture online preditors. In my honest opinion I say, "Watch your back!" If you decide to go on with this any way, use precautions. Meet during the day at a busy place, possibly with some friends. Seriously.