General Chat

can i ask can someone hack into another members email and sign in.this is the second time this has happened and the email has been opened today.only just come on.know it isn't my hubby as he has been with me all day.should i report it to gr??xxxxxx)))):

lisa, I dont know if this can be done, im sure that G.R can help you if your concerned. Rox x

I would start by changing your password ...........

I cant se how. How are you accessing them ? via your normal e-mail message link or direct thru GR once onto the site? (or do you not mean GR messages?)

roxanne this is the second time this has happened.the first time i was signed in and an email had been read.i thought it was hubby and confronted him about it and he said he hadn't.changed my password he wouldn't know it so he couldn't get in.also he was not in last night and he has been with me allday.this time the email had been opened.showing up on my emails sent but not showing up onmy genes email and the email had been opened.it was from jules.very strange i think.either that or i have ghosts!!!xxxx)))):

anne have changed password.also the first time the email had been accessed via gr.this time it is registering in my sent emails with windows as message sent genes reunited.but not showing up in the gr emails but had been opened.that is so strange this is the second time this has happened.i had an email about 4 weeks ago from someone i have never heard of asking for my email address but i refused to give it.was very suspiciousxxxxxx))):

Are we talking about once you are on site? how do you know if an e-mail has been opened? If you are linking to your GR mesages from the alert message in your normal mail box, then it will open automatically

Funny this Lisa... Dave has had someone go into his account and change his name to ...IAM A GOFFER!! Looking into it now! Maz x

Hi Lisa.... You're worring me now...lol Report it to gr anyway but I cant see how as you've changed your password recently & havent told anyone what it is....if it is someone 'hacking'...why target you..?? I'm sure its just one of those wierd things that happen on here....sometimes I notice old contacts re-appear on my contact list months after they were deleted.....cyberland is very technical but Im sure it has its 'blond moments' too. J xx

Maz......now that is worrying..!!

Yes Jules... Very strange isn't it! I think we need to talk to genes! Maz x

Sure this sort of thing was happening a while back, somebody on here did it on purpose to prove that it could be done.

I found if on your normal emails if you open a message from Genes re contact,when you go to Genes site the 1 new message sign is'nt there,so next time you get an email from Genes dont open it just go straight to Genes and it will say 1 new message Gwen

same thing happened to me i had an alert in my email to say i have new mail at gr (did not open the link) came onto the gr site and the message was already opened

Eliza.... Sorry I should have added they reappear without having recent contact with them....no mails to or from them. Also...on occassions ive found that people have mailed me on gr but it hasnt shown up on new message or in inbox....I only discover I've had a new mail when I get the alert in outlook.....then I have to find it under the senders name in my gr contact list.....very strange!!

Hi Lisa. It is possible that someone could have access to your GR account. I had to report to GR a couple of weeks ago, that I has suddenly got access to a new contact of mine. I did get a reply from them saying they were looking into it. But have not heard from them since. If I wanted to, I could be this person and post on the boards as someone else. I could read the emails they have received and sent. But I am not that kind of person. What I cannot understand is the fact that this member is not a (Full member) and was able to send messages to me and I could to him. In my email to GR I mentioned the Data Protection Act. Please get back in touch with GR. They really need to issue you with an new account. But be aware that you could loose all your contacts and messages. Jenny.

funny thing was the email was only showing up in my email inbox not genes .this was dated the 4th september yesterday well i only come on the site last night.it was already opened.i will report it to genes like i said this is the second time this has happenedxxxxxxxxxx)):

This is very worrying. Will you let us know what happens please? Deanna X

I'm as baffled as the rest of you, but I would suggest deleting cookies and temporary internet files. If you have programes that remember your passwords, turn them off. Have you got up-to-date firewall and spyware software? No guarantees this will help with your problem, though.

Hi Lisa Did you report this to genes? If so did you get a response? The same thing has now happened to me & I have just sent them a message. Penny