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usonian

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2. Not sure what's going on. They may have cleverly faked ATT

Reply to SleeplessinSoCal (Original post)

Tue May 7, 2024, 12:30 PM

May 2024

Quick thing to do. Get another free email account and tell your contacts that the old account is faked.

Beyond that?

Go to an ATT store and ask for a supervisor/tech person? Call them? Ask for text message verification?

they wanted money to "definitely" retrieve my email

I dunno. Is this the real ATT? It has a bad look.

Suggestions, other folks?

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my email was hacked. [View all] SleeplessinSoCal May 2024 OP

Oh, and... SleeplessinSoCal May 2024 #1

Not sure what's going on. They may have cleverly faked ATT usonian May 2024 #2

I think I have to go to a store. SleeplessinSoCal May 2024 #3

after signing in my hubby's acct I get prompted with this SleeplessinSoCal May 2024 #4

You want att.com, nothing else. usonian May 2024 #5

I'll be going to the att store. SleeplessinSoCal May 2024 #6

Here are some sites with help to defend against phishing emails. usonian May 2024 #7

I didn't answer the security questions correctly. SleeplessinSoCal May 2024 #8