David: >> If you check your spam folder in your email program you might find >> services that brag about having your password and they really do >> have it. Some will show it to you as proof they have more >> information about you.
Andre Robatino: > Unless they show it to you, they don't have it. The only other thing > preventing it would be ethics, which they obviously don't have. I've seen those scam emails on a friend's computer, they did reveal a password, but I don't know if it was a real one. They try to blackmail you by saying they've filmed you doing something illegal using your own webcam. Not having a webcam, and seeing the same form email on more than one occasion, just shows that it's a widespread scam. They get their passwords from hacked websites, ones with crappy security, and probably where lazy people use poor passwords, too. It just goes to show why you shouldn't use the same password in different places (one simple exploit ruins everything). And while some people might think that their email password is unimportant because they don't do anything with their email that's private or they consider a security risk, if someone else impersonates you that can cause you a hell of lot of grief. -- uname -rsvp Linux 3.10.0-1160.6.1.el7.x86_64 #1 SMP Tue Nov 17 13:59:11 UTC 2020 x86_64 Boilerplate: All unexpected mail to my mailbox is automatically deleted. I will only get to see the messages that are posted to the mailing list. _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org
