Hi All,

The email below was sent to me in response to the Scam.  I guess someone from 
histonet contacted him regarding the scam, which was spammed.  It's interesting 
to find out how vulnerable we all are.  Yahoo's customer support has had high 
volumes of similar problems.

Akemi,

Boy!  Peter needs an Oxycontin!  Maybe more than
 one.

Don't worry about this.  The correct term is being "Email Spoofed."  From my 
friends, it happens when some computer hijacker either creates content on a new 
or existing web site that you ended up clicking on.  Peter suggests it is 
"Where" you visited, but it could be anywhere, even on a legitimate site.  Some 
people I've talked to think Microsoft's web page is loaded with "Spoof" and 
"Spyware!"

Sometimes, it is a computer worm or virus affecting your computer.  Most of the 
time, it is associated with your email
 provider.  [Most of my friends with Yahoo email have been "Spoofed."]  

I would run a up-to-date anti-virus software, and (especially if that doesn't 
help) ask for help from Yahoo to quarantine or fix your address.  

You probably have it fixed already.  If
 not, it will do it again until someone stops it.  It IS only email.  So what???

Hugh-Hawaii



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