Re: MobileMe upgrade email scam

2011-08-26 Thread Bill Parker 

Sort of got it.   Now going through a process to find out what my Apple ID is.
Bill
On 27/08/2011, at 2:30 PM, Bill Parker wrote:

> 
> I didn't reply due to distractions
> 
> First up, I cannot login via Sys pref "Mobile me"   Do not know what my 
> account name is and it will not let me use space for my own real name 
> separation.  There's nothing in the Pref By Host folder that resembles 
> anything below. 
> 
> I guess the reason I do not know what this is about is that I do not have 
> either iPhone not iPad.  I may migrate to the 21st century but not today.
> 
> Bill
> On 27/08/2011, at 1:16 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:
> 
>> 
>> Hi Carlo & Bill,
>> 
>> We went through this with Bill back on 27 July 2011. I’ve pasted my reply 
>> below FYI.
>> 
>> /Pasted email:
>> 
>> Subject: Re: Mobile me
>>Date: 27 July 2011 1:14:27 PM AWST
>>  To: WAMUG 
>> 
>> 
>> On 27/07/2011, at 12:22 PM, Bill Parker wrote:
>> 
>>> 
>>> How do I disable mobile me?
>>> 
>>> Bill
>> 
>> Hi Bill,
>> 
>> First a question: Why delete it when you have it until June 30, 2012?
>> 
>> At least you will have the benefit of MobileMe until then and I'm told you 
>> will be able to have an iCloud account at the same time as your MM account, 
>> until said date.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> The only change I have made so far is to move my MobileMe hosted Website 
>> over to HostingServicesWA (Daniel Kerr Mac Wizardry).
>> 
>> 
>> If you still really wish to delete your MobileMe Account:
>> 
>> Have you saved all your files that were stored on your MobileMe iDisk?
>> 
>> 
>> If you are still within a paid subscription you can cancel it and get a 
>> proportional refund by contacting Support. 
>> Go to  . Click on 'More Products & Services' 
>> in the left column, then when the centre column populates click on 
>> 'MobileMe'. Choose a category in the third column and click 'Continue’. 
>> In the page which opens select a category and add a description of your 
>> problem. 
>> Click 'Continue' to be led through support options.
>> 
>> If your subscription has expired and been extended for free you have no need 
>> to cancel but obviously you can delete any items you don't want to be on 
>> your iDisk etc.
>> 
>> If you cancel your subscription you should do the following first.
>> 
>>  • Go to System Preferences>MobileMe>iDisk and if you have turned iDisk 
>> Syncing on, turn it off.
>>  • Go to System Preferences>MobileMe>Sync and stop all syncing.
>>  • Go to System Preferences>MobileMe and click 'Sign Out'. Remove your 
>> username and password.
>> 
>> Failure to carry out these steps may result in error messages after the 
>> account has been cancelled.
>> 
>> Also go to (user)/Library/Preferences/ByHost and delete all plist files 
>> beginning with com.apple.DotMacSync...   Reboot.
>> 
>> If you only have the free 'Find My Phone' account you don't need to cancel 
>> it, just stop using it.
>>  
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Ronni
>> 
>> 17" MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt"
>> 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD
>> 
>> OS X 10.6.8 Snow Leopard
>> Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance)
>> 
>> /end of pasted email
>> 
>> On 27/08/2011, at 1:04 PM, cm wrote:
>> 
>>> 
>>> Hi Bill,
>>> 
>>> MobileMe is an Apple service that helps you sync your calendars, contacts, 
>>> email, and bookmarks between all your Apple devices. It also has various 
>>> other services such as iDisk, web hosting, and find my iPhone. It is 
>>> currently being phased out and will be replaced in part by iCloud. It is no 
>>> longer possible to sign up for MobileMe. iCloud does not duplicate all of 
>>> the features of MobileMe, such as iDisk and web hosting, but then iCloud 
>>> has some new features that are not in MobileMe. MobileMe will be terminated 
>>> on 30 June 2012 so anyone with MobileMe will need to migrate to iCloud, 
>>> when it becomes available, or migrate to a comparable service.
>>> 
>>> The only way you can have MobileMe is if you subscribed before June of this 
>>> year when it was still possible to do so  (fee was around AUS$119), or if 
>>> you took up the six months free trial offer, again before June. If you do 
>>> have MobileMe you can turn it off by going to
>>> 
>>> System Preferences => MobileMe
>>> 
>>> Select the Account tab and click on the Sign Out... button.
>>> 
>>> Cheers,
>>> Carlo
>>> 
>>> On 2011-08-27, at 11:08, Bill Parker wrote:
>>> 
 
 Every time I use my HUAWEI USB modem the message comes about "Mobile me".  
 Not real sure what mobile is and I have no knowledge of an account.  Is 
 there a destroy button somewhere?   ( nearly new 15" Macbook - Snow 
 Leopard)
 
 Bill
 On 27/08/2011, at 10:15 AM, cm wrote:
 
> 
> This group is probably too tech savvy to have to worry, but I though just 
> in

Re: MobileMe upgrade email scam

2011-08-26 Thread Bill Parker 

I didn't reply due to distractions

First up, I cannot login via Sys pref "Mobile me"   Do not know what my account 
name is and it will not let me use space for my own real name separation.  
There's nothing in the Pref By Host folder that resembles anything below. 

I guess the reason I do not know what this is about is that I do not have 
either iPhone not iPad.  I may migrate to the 21st century but not today.

Bill
On 27/08/2011, at 1:16 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:

> 
> Hi Carlo & Bill,
> 
> We went through this with Bill back on 27 July 2011. I’ve pasted my reply 
> below FYI.
> 
> /Pasted email:
> 
> Subject:  Re: Mobile me
> Date: 27 July 2011 1:14:27 PM AWST
>   To: WAMUG 
> 
> 
> On 27/07/2011, at 12:22 PM, Bill Parker wrote:
> 
>> 
>> How do I disable mobile me?
>> 
>> Bill
> 
> Hi Bill,
> 
> First a question: Why delete it when you have it until June 30, 2012?
> 
> At least you will have the benefit of MobileMe until then and I'm told you 
> will be able to have an iCloud account at the same time as your MM account, 
> until said date.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> The only change I have made so far is to move my MobileMe hosted Website over 
> to HostingServicesWA (Daniel Kerr Mac Wizardry).
> 
> 
> If you still really wish to delete your MobileMe Account:
> 
> Have you saved all your files that were stored on your MobileMe iDisk?
> 
> 
> If you are still within a paid subscription you can cancel it and get a 
> proportional refund by contacting Support. 
> Go to  . Click on 'More Products & Services' 
> in the left column, then when the centre column populates click on 
> 'MobileMe'. Choose a category in the third column and click 'Continue’. 
> In the page which opens select a category and add a description of your 
> problem. 
> Click 'Continue' to be led through support options.
> 
> If your subscription has expired and been extended for free you have no need 
> to cancel but obviously you can delete any items you don't want to be on your 
> iDisk etc.
> 
> If you cancel your subscription you should do the following first.
> 
>   • Go to System Preferences>MobileMe>iDisk and if you have turned iDisk 
> Syncing on, turn it off.
>   • Go to System Preferences>MobileMe>Sync and stop all syncing.
>   • Go to System Preferences>MobileMe and click 'Sign Out'. Remove your 
> username and password.
> 
> Failure to carry out these steps may result in error messages after the 
> account has been cancelled.
> 
> Also go to (user)/Library/Preferences/ByHost and delete all plist files 
> beginning with com.apple.DotMacSync...   Reboot.
> 
> If you only have the free 'Find My Phone' account you don't need to cancel 
> it, just stop using it.
>   
> 
> Cheers,
> Ronni
> 
> 17" MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt"
> 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD
> 
> OS X 10.6.8 Snow Leopard
> Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance)
> 
> /end of pasted email
> 
> On 27/08/2011, at 1:04 PM, cm wrote:
> 
>> 
>> Hi Bill,
>> 
>> MobileMe is an Apple service that helps you sync your calendars, contacts, 
>> email, and bookmarks between all your Apple devices. It also has various 
>> other services such as iDisk, web hosting, and find my iPhone. It is 
>> currently being phased out and will be replaced in part by iCloud. It is no 
>> longer possible to sign up for MobileMe. iCloud does not duplicate all of 
>> the features of MobileMe, such as iDisk and web hosting, but then iCloud has 
>> some new features that are not in MobileMe. MobileMe will be terminated on 
>> 30 June 2012 so anyone with MobileMe will need to migrate to iCloud, when it 
>> becomes available, or migrate to a comparable service.
>> 
>> The only way you can have MobileMe is if you subscribed before June of this 
>> year when it was still possible to do so  (fee was around AUS$119), or if 
>> you took up the six months free trial offer, again before June. If you do 
>> have MobileMe you can turn it off by going to
>> 
>>  System Preferences => MobileMe
>> 
>> Select the Account tab and click on the Sign Out... button.
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Carlo
>> 
>> On 2011-08-27, at 11:08, Bill Parker wrote:
>> 
>>> 
>>> Every time I use my HUAWEI USB modem the message comes about "Mobile me".  
>>> Not real sure what mobile is and I have no knowledge of an account.  Is 
>>> there a destroy button somewhere?   ( nearly new 15" Macbook - Snow Leopard)
>>> 
>>> Bill
>>> On 27/08/2011, at 10:15 AM, cm wrote:
>>> 
 
 This group is probably too tech savvy to have to worry, but I though just 
 in case I would forward on this AppleInsider article warning about a scam 
 that asks for credit card information to upgrade from MobileMe to the new 
 iCloud service. As the article points out, the upgrade will be free when 
 iCloud is rolled out this northern hemisphere

Re: MobileMe upgrade email scam

2011-08-26 Thread Ronda Brown 

Hi Carlo & Bill,

We went through this with Bill back on 27 July 2011. I’ve pasted my reply below 
FYI.

/Pasted email:

Subject:Re: Mobile me
  Date: 27 July 2011 1:14:27 PM AWST
To: WAMUG 


On 27/07/2011, at 12:22 PM, Bill Parker wrote:

> 
> How do I disable mobile me?
> 
> Bill

Hi Bill,

First a question: Why delete it when you have it until June 30, 2012?
 
At least you will have the benefit of MobileMe until then and I'm told you will 
be able to have an iCloud account at the same time as your MM account, until 
said date.





The only change I have made so far is to move my MobileMe hosted Website over 
to HostingServicesWA (Daniel Kerr Mac Wizardry).


If you still really wish to delete your MobileMe Account:

Have you saved all your files that were stored on your MobileMe iDisk?


If you are still within a paid subscription you can cancel it and get a 
proportional refund by contacting Support. 
Go to  . Click on 'More Products & Services' in 
the left column, then when the centre column populates click on 'MobileMe'. 
Choose a category in the third column and click 'Continue’. 
In the page which opens select a category and add a description of your 
problem. 
Click 'Continue' to be led through support options.
 
If your subscription has expired and been extended for free you have no need to 
cancel but obviously you can delete any items you don't want to be on your 
iDisk etc.
 
If you cancel your subscription you should do the following first.
 
• Go to System Preferences>MobileMe>iDisk and if you have turned iDisk 
Syncing on, turn it off.
• Go to System Preferences>MobileMe>Sync and stop all syncing.
• Go to System Preferences>MobileMe and click 'Sign Out'. Remove your 
username and password.
 
Failure to carry out these steps may result in error messages after the account 
has been cancelled.

Also go to (user)/Library/Preferences/ByHost and delete all plist files 
beginning with com.apple.DotMacSync...   Reboot.

If you only have the free 'Find My Phone' account you don't need to cancel it, 
just stop using it.


Cheers,
Ronni

17" MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt"
2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD

OS X 10.6.8 Snow Leopard
Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance)

/end of pasted email

On 27/08/2011, at 1:04 PM, cm wrote:

> 
> Hi Bill,
> 
> MobileMe is an Apple service that helps you sync your calendars, contacts, 
> email, and bookmarks between all your Apple devices. It also has various 
> other services such as iDisk, web hosting, and find my iPhone. It is 
> currently being phased out and will be replaced in part by iCloud. It is no 
> longer possible to sign up for MobileMe. iCloud does not duplicate all of the 
> features of MobileMe, such as iDisk and web hosting, but then iCloud has some 
> new features that are not in MobileMe. MobileMe will be terminated on 30 June 
> 2012 so anyone with MobileMe will need to migrate to iCloud, when it becomes 
> available, or migrate to a comparable service.
> 
> The only way you can have MobileMe is if you subscribed before June of this 
> year when it was still possible to do so  (fee was around AUS$119), or if you 
> took up the six months free trial offer, again before June. If you do have 
> MobileMe you can turn it off by going to
> 
>   System Preferences => MobileMe
> 
> Select the Account tab and click on the Sign Out... button.
> 
> Cheers,
> Carlo
> 
> On 2011-08-27, at 11:08, Bill Parker wrote:
> 
>> 
>> Every time I use my HUAWEI USB modem the message comes about "Mobile me".  
>> Not real sure what mobile is and I have no knowledge of an account.  Is 
>> there a destroy button somewhere?   ( nearly new 15" Macbook - Snow Leopard)
>> 
>> Bill
>> On 27/08/2011, at 10:15 AM, cm wrote:
>> 
>>> 
>>> This group is probably too tech savvy to have to worry, but I though just 
>>> in case I would forward on this AppleInsider article warning about a scam 
>>> that asks for credit card information to upgrade from MobileMe to the new 
>>> iCloud service. As the article points out, the upgrade will be free when 
>>> iCloud is rolled out this northern hemisphere fall.
>>> 
>>> http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/08/26/email_scam_targets_mobileme_users_with_icloud_upgrade_bait.html
>>> 
>>> Cheers,
>>> Carlo
>>> 




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Re: MobileMe upgrade email scam

2011-08-26 Thread cm 

Hi Bill,

MobileMe is an Apple service that helps you sync your calendars, contacts, 
email, and bookmarks between all your Apple devices. It also has various other 
services such as iDisk, web hosting, and find my iPhone. It is currently being 
phased out and will be replaced in part by iCloud. It is no longer possible to 
sign up for MobileMe. iCloud does not duplicate all of the features of 
MobileMe, such as iDisk and web hosting, but then iCloud has some new features 
that are not in MobileMe. MobileMe will be terminated on 30 June 2012 so anyone 
with MobileMe will need to migrate to iCloud, when it becomes available, or 
migrate to a comparable service.

The only way you can have MobileMe is if you subscribed before June of this 
year when it was still possible to do so  (fee was around AUS$119), or if you 
took up the six months free trial offer, again before June. If you do have 
MobileMe you can turn it off by going to

   System Preferences => MobileMe

Select the Account tab and click on the Sign Out... button.

Cheers,
Carlo

On 2011-08-27, at 11:08, Bill Parker wrote:

> 
> Every time I use my HUAWEI USB modem the message comes about "Mobile me".  
> Not real sure what mobile is and I have no knowledge of an account.  Is there 
> a destroy button somewhere?   ( nearly new 15" Macbook - Snow Leopard)
> 
> Bill
> On 27/08/2011, at 10:15 AM, cm wrote:
> 
>> 
>> This group is probably too tech savvy to have to worry, but I though just in 
>> case I would forward on this AppleInsider article warning about a scam that 
>> asks for credit card information to upgrade from MobileMe to the new iCloud 
>> service. As the article points out, the upgrade will be free when iCloud is 
>> rolled out this northern hemisphere fall.
>> 
>> http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/08/26/email_scam_targets_mobileme_users_with_icloud_upgrade_bait.html
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Carlo
>> 
>> 
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Re: MobileMe upgrade email scam

2011-08-26 Thread Bill Parker 

Every time I use my HUAWEI USB modem the message comes about "Mobile me".  Not 
real sure what mobile is and I have no knowledge of an account.  Is there a 
destroy button somewhere?   ( nearly new 15" Macbook - Snow Leopard)

Bill
On 27/08/2011, at 10:15 AM, cm wrote:

> 
> This group is probably too tech savvy to have to worry, but I though just in 
> case I would forward on this AppleInsider article warning about a scam that 
> asks for credit card information to upgrade from MobileMe to the new iCloud 
> service. As the article points out, the upgrade will be free when iCloud is 
> rolled out this northern hemisphere fall.
> 
> http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/08/26/email_scam_targets_mobileme_users_with_icloud_upgrade_bait.html
> 
> Cheers,
> Carlo
> 
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MobileMe upgrade email scam

2011-08-26 Thread cm 

This group is probably too tech savvy to have to worry, but I though just in 
case I would forward on this AppleInsider article warning about a scam that 
asks for credit card information to upgrade from MobileMe to the new iCloud 
service. As the article points out, the upgrade will be free when iCloud is 
rolled out this northern hemisphere fall.

http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/08/26/email_scam_targets_mobileme_users_with_icloud_upgrade_bait.html

Cheers,
Carlo


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