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google account hijacked

About 30 minutes ago I noticed that my g1 said error can not sync please enter password....weird so i enter my password and realize its not work....! I also noticed how aim logged me out and same with my steam account saying that my emails been [email protected]#@#@ some one just hijacked my accounts to nearly everything....I already contected google support saying that my account has been jacked...What more can I do to get google to respond.

Nothing. Wait. Making threads like this won't speed up Google's response time.

all else fails, call tmo and suspend your account.

Make new gmail/aim/etc accounts.

what did you do to get it hijacked? did you use an untrustworthy app? if so which one? help others not make the same mistake.

AlfaTrion said:
what did you do to get it hijacked? did you use an untrustworthy app? if so which one? help others not make the same mistake.
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This thread probably has nothing to do with G1 or Android. Dude probably installed some warez with a keylogger or backdoor on his PC. Bottom line is no Android app will be able to steal your Steam password.

I'll take a wild guess and say that your username & password were the same for Google, AIM, etc. Bad idea; they figure out one and they get them all. I once had a dishonest forum owner posting as me on another forum because my username and password were the same on both.

jashsu said:
This thread probably has nothing to do with G1 or Android. Dude probably installed some warez with a keylogger or backdoor on his PC. Bottom line is no Android app will be able to steal your Steam password.
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no reason to assume he was installing warez and whatnot on his PC, while i agree that no android app could steal your Steam password, however he could have just gone to a bad pr0n site on his comp and gotten something there

thats right. pr0n != warez guys.

CBowley said:
Make new gmail/aim/etc accounts.
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Creating new accounts will fix this.

tubaking182 said:
no reason to assume he was installing warez and whatnot on his PC, while i agree that no android app could steal your Steam password, however he could have just gone to a bad pr0n site on his comp and gotten something there
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Connecting to a public network with microshaft = intentionally installing every possible flavor of warez/virus/etc.

[funny story] When I bought my first laptop when I was 18, I must have infected my box (damn pron). They never changed my password, but they im'd everyone on my buddy list and told them either I died, or told them I hated them etc pretending it was me. It was fun. [/funny story]
Moral of the story: Don't use microcrotch with an internet connection.

CBowley said:
[funny story] When I bought my first laptop when I was 18, I must have infected my box (damn pron). They never changed my password, but they im'd everyone on my buddy list and told them either I died, or told them I hated them etc pretending it was me. It was fun. [/funny story]
Moral of the story: Don't use microcrotch with an internet connection.
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hmmmm i don't think funny story code works in vbulletin, better moral: use linux(or mac) as both are 99.9% malware free

I use ubuntu on my laptop, and ubuntu netbook remix on my aspireone and dualboot winders for sims. lol but i never ever ever turn on a net connection with winduhs.

WAIT WAIT WAIT that's CANNOT be right - App store question

(Yeah please excuse the subject typo...rage and all)
So I've just come across an interesting problem. With the Froyo update I took the opportunity to change what I'll call the root profile Gmail address from my personal to work (on Google Apps). Alls well until I go to reload my apps which won't because it's under a different Gmail address. Samsung support says "Nope" it won't combine email addresses.
My question is, will Googs allow this? I've got enough invested in apps that I do NOT want to buy them over again and quite effing honestly, SHOULDN'T HAVE TO.
Something else comes to mind (speaking in future tense now)...if I had purchased them through the Amazon Marketplace this wouldn't have been an issue?
-Trollark

Trollark said:
(Yeah please excuse the subject typo...rage and all)
So I've just come across an interesting problem. With the Froyo update I took the opportunity to change what I'll call the root profile Gmail address from my personal to work (on Google Apps). Alls well until I go to reload my apps which won't because it's under a different Gmail address. Samsung support says "Nope" it won't combine email addresses.
My question is, will Googs allow this? I've got enough invested in apps that I do NOT want to buy them over again and quite effing honestly, SHOULDN'T HAVE TO.
Something else comes to mind (speaking in future tense now)...if I had purchased them through the Amazon Marketplace this wouldn't have been an issue?
-Trollark
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Your purchases are registered under one gmail profile...seems pretty straightforward to me. You couldn't buy apps with one Apple ID and download them on another. Why not sign your original gmail back in and then add the other gmail?
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From a developer stand point, I understand why not.
Then I could just register one address with all of my families android devices and they would all have the apps that where only paid for once.

go back to the other email address....

Yeah, just log out and log back into the old gmail account.

Kcarpenter said:
From a developer stand point, I understand why not.
Then I could just register one address with all of my families android devices and they would all have the apps that where only paid for once.
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I think that is what google does not want to happen, the apps were paid for once from the owner of the purchase. They don't want people adding emails to a google account and giving away paid apps free just by adding emails.

Can't go back to the other address. The phone is for word so I'm using my work address going forward. Meanwhile everything purchased is back with the personal email. Any way to combine them? Quis how do you add another email to your account?

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Can't go back to the other address. The phone is for word so I'm using my work address going forward. Meanwhile everything purchased is back with the personal email. Any way to combine them? Quis how do you add another email to your account?
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Go to gmail > accounts > add account
You can set either account as your "preferred" account, but you have to have your original gmail account as your main to link the apps you purchased.

I would have to say that i agree with google here. i know it sucks in your situation but you know how many people would take advantage of that. I could buy an app and then let my wife have it on her acct too. like 9kracing said just add both accts to your phone.

Yeah but cmon is that info and warning displayed anywhere?!? I should have the ability to *transfer/move*, not multiple times to multiple accounts but just to another email address. Both are even under the same first name! 1:1 transfer nothing more. As if to say "Hey Google, I'm over here now".
@9kracing: "Go to gmail > accounts > add account" does that work for Google Apps? I'm not seeing that option at all and I've got OPS.
-T

You could forward all work mail to your personal account, and create a filter in gmail to give them a Lable, like "Work" and skip them showing up in your personal inbox.
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I looked into this for a long time, simply put, there is no way to swap app purchases from one gmail account to another.

That's really *really* annoying. Thoughts on if using Amazon Appstore gets around this issue?

Why not log into the gmail account that has the purchases and copy them to the sdcard? Then log in as the other account and install them from the sdcard.

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@9kracing: "Go to gmail > accounts > add account" does that work for Google Apps? I'm not seeing that option at all and I've got OPS.
-T
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I'm a little confused.
When I go to Gmail and hit menu, there is an "accounts" option. Go there. Now at the bottom of the screen, I have a little button that says "add account". I only have 1 gmail so I haven't tried it, but the concept seems pretty simple to me....

Yeah that's simple enough too. Then you can have all your paid apps on your sd card
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That's really *really* annoying. Thoughts on if using Amazon Appstore gets around this issue?
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Well, the apps purchased from the Amazon Appstore is also tied to the account that purchased it, but you can always change the email associated with the account.

Google music beta

So here I am in the uk been a little annoyed that google chose only to do the trial in the usa. When I happened upon a link to sign up to the beta via some american proxy. This was only a day after the google io conference. I've heard nothing about it since until today when I got an email inviting me to the beta. And wow it works, and works well even here in the uk. Its not at all fast to upload your songs and I haven't dug too deep into the options yet but it works pretty cool. You can even play your music from any pc via a browser and I've added my google account to my wifes phone and that too is synching our music collection.
Anyway long post just to give those people who signed up and heard nothing some hope.
God luck all
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Thanks for the info. Will have to have a hunt for a late beta test!
Regards

I live in Malta and I just received an invite ( after waiting for 2 weeks) so there is hope for u
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i live in germany (Desire T-Mobile) and recieved my invite last week (registered with a us proxy) everything works fine, im kind of in love with music beta!

hi just wondering which proxy do you use for the website player (http://music.google.com/music/listen) because the ones I've used don't seem to work to well with the scripts used.
got my invite today

any ideas, where can i get a beta invite from???

first go to this site
Hide My Ass
once on that site there is a section that allows you to enter a url. Enter the following to go to the google music site from their you log on with your normal google account details and it'll register you for a beta invite (if any are left) Dont expect a reply soon. took 2-3 weeks for my invite to come through.
http://music.google.com
Good luck

works perfect, both mobile and desktop, i love it! didnt wait too long, just a few days, maybe 3 i think it was

latest APK works well on HTC Desire !
Thank you !

syimi said:
hi just wondering which proxy do you use for the website player (http://music.google.com/music/listen) because the ones I've used don't seem to work to well with the scripts used.
got my invite today
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With regards to playing music via a pc based web browser, you don't need a proxy. it just works, the initial "proxy hack" is only used to fool the google servers into accepting your beta request as its only open to US ip addresses. Once you've been accepted they don't keep checking.
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Got my invite today!

wej1976 said:
first go to this site
Hide My Ass
once on that site there is a section that allows you to enter a url. Enter the following to go to the google music site from their you log on with your normal google account details and it'll register you for a beta invite (if any are left) Dont expect a reply soon. took 2-3 weeks for my invite to come through.
http://music.google.com
Good luck
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hey thanks for this....but i got a small problem....its telling me my cookies are disabled. I even deleted them and tried different browsers....Any idea? thanks

what OS you using?
what browser you using?
have you reset security zones to default?
It'll be something mega simple.

mrloltime said:
hey thanks for this....but i got a small problem....its telling me my cookies are disabled. I even deleted them and tried different browsers....Any idea? thanks
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when signing in, untick the box that says "remember me"

A bit of offtopic: why does it say that the service is free for a limited time? They will charge for it? :/
Btw, just requested an invite through hidemyass, will post when I receive it

i still have the cookie error on both firefox and chrome and yes i have removed the tick

tried it with ie? or cant you bring yourself to use it

IE lol really im mean come on i did not swear at you call u names nothing then you go and say that to me thats it im gonna cry now

Works perfectly for me
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davmag said:
Works perfectly for me
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what browser mate?

Has anyone received their $25 Google play credit yet?

I performed all of the steps to register my us wifi 12.2, and went to the website listed on the little slip of paper included with the instruction manual, but I haven't recieved any of my promotional offers yet. Additionally, I sent an email through the samsung site asking for support and haven't heard anything yet. Yes, I did check my spam folder
Has anyone here been able to redeem their $25 google play credit yet? Any of the other freebies?
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I have not received anything about my $25 CREDIT. All of the other offers already loaded on the tablet.
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I got the email. I signed up by going to the preloaded Internet browser the homepage is the perks page. Through that page they send you to the samsung app store I don't remember anything after that.
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Got my $25 credit instantly. BTW, thanks to the OP- you just saved me $25! I didn't even know about this, I was all set to just ignore most of the Samsung Apps on the tablet until I read this thread.
All I did was sign in to Samsung Apps, clicked the link to promotions- that sent the email with the $25 Play Store redemption code.
Pasted code in "redeem" in PlayStore and *poof* instant $25 credit.

Got mine as well, just not my Evernote Premium. Seems to have conflicting information about the free year but I suspect that as an existing free user I'm SOL.

Got mines instantly by email.

Yeah after further investigation, it appears that regardless of what you do on the website with regards to registering the device, you need to open and log into the Samsung apps application on the device to trigger the perks email.
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I received mine before I finished setting up my device....almost instantly.

Registering ad receiving the Perks for my 2014 Note 10.1 was more of a process than my Note Pro 12. Once I opened Samsung Hub n the Pro 12, Instantly got an email with all the perks, which included a redemption code for $25 Play. The Note 10 gave me an extra $50 credit at Samsung Hub and Samsung Apps, which I think spending an additional $250 for the Pro 12 should have entitled me to the same. The key to perks is to make SUREto register for "Samsung Account", and check the email with such account. If you don't create the Samsung Account and login from Pro 12 you WILL NOT get the perks NOR the free premium Wacom Office Suite that automatically downloads as an update once registered. Hope this helps!

Can you explain? Which ap do you run to trigger the perks email ? If a browser which browser (I hope not chrome because I already reset chrome's bookmarks) ?
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Yeah after further investigation, it appears that regardless of what you do on the website with regards to registering the device, you need to open and log into the Samsung apps application on the device to trigger the perks email.
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jake21 said:
Can you explain? Which ap do you run to trigger the perks email ? If a browser which browser (I hope not chrome because I already reset chrome's bookmarks) ?
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My theory would be for those who already owned a Samsung device and had a Samsung account, during setup you are prompted to create or sign in to your existing Samsung account. When I signed into my existing samsung account and Google account and when everything began syncing during first time setup I had a email in my email account associated with Samsung. As a matter of fact I do recall surfing the net while updates were being applied to pre installed apps via the built in samsung browser and it took me to Samsung's website as though it was already bookmarked in the app. I can't quote the actual verbiage on the page, but it eluded to a "thank you for registering your device". I really didn't pay attention to it, although I did receive my perks email shortly thereafter.
I believe this is where it auto registers your device with no effort on your part. Being that the browser is connected to your Samsung account.
Never the less, I know for a fact I didn't purposely register my device like the standard way of inputting serial numbers etc., thus adding a device to your Samsung account.
On a side note....is it normal that you can't stack the dropbox 50gb promo on top of an already existing 50gb promo? I had purchased a Samsung device last year, can't recall if it was the note 3 or 10.1-2014, and I received 50gb. However it didn't add the note pro 50gb promo when I setup my dropbox account on the note pro. Now when I created a new dropbox account and linked it to the note pro I received the 50gb. Now I have 2 separate dropbox accounts with 50gb.

jake21 said:
Can you explain? Which ap do you run to trigger the perks email ? If a browser which browser (I hope not chrome because I already reset chrome's bookmarks) ?
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Just open-up "Samsung Apps" from new device then Menu/Settings/Account and make sure it shows your email. Then you should be able to open your Gmail with the Gmail app and look in "Promotions" folder and there should be a "Thanks For Registering" from Samsung. They only register and send perks to Google Mail addresses (@Gmail).

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Just open-up "Samsung Apps" from new device then Menu/Settings/Account and make sure it shows your email. Then you should be able to open your Gmail with the Gmail app and look in "Promotions" folder and there should be a "Thanks For Registering" from Samsung. They only register and send perks to Google Mail addresses (@Gmail).
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Yep, that's it. I was stuck because I was doing it all only with the browser...
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no, not yet

Ive never gotten any of the perks (Dropbox, Play credit) and ive bought a bunch of the devices offering that. ill try again, but never really cared to bother past trying once.

Gmail filtered my "gift" email into the 'Promotions' tab that gmail has (if you allow it to). In case anyone else lost theirs here.

My husband's email got sent to spam, so check there if you can't find it. Mine went to my inbox. Strange.
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Got mine instantly via email. Cut and pasted the code into the Play Store and it now shows 25 credit.

Yup! Got mine!
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Anyone who hasn't gotten their 1 year in evernote try opening evernote in pen window. I did that and it popped up for me. Also apply for the evernote beta in google+ they have handwriting support
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Is the stock email app available in the Play Store?

I did not know the G6 does not come with the usual stock email app. I'm coming from an HTC One (M7). Does anybody know if the stock email app is available in the Play Store? If so, what developer name is it in? I don't like the Gmail app because it is so slow and don't sync properly. There are emails which don't get downloaded for whatever reason. I also tried the Microsoft Outlook. It's fast, but there is no way to prevent downloading of images used by spammers to know when an email gets opened by the target recipient.
TIA

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I did not know the G6 does not come with the usual stock email app. I'm coming from an HTC One (M7). Does anybody know if the stock email app is available in the Play Store? If so, what developer name is it in? I don't like the Gmail app because it is so slow and don't sync properly. There are emails which don't get downloaded for whatever reason. I also tried the Microsoft Outlook. It's fast, but there is no way to prevent downloading of images used by spammers to know when an email gets opened by the target recipient.
TIA
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There are enough alternatives, I prefer K9 as email app
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fsck.k9&hl=de

Edison -Email.
Best ive ever used.

basicreece said:
Edison -Email.
Best ive ever used.
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I see it offers unified inbox. How does it accomplish that? Does it pass your email through Edison's server?

dwasifar said:
I see it offers unified inbox. How does it accomplish that? Does it pass your email through Edison's server?
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No idea.
But it's fast, smooth and emails come through instantly.

dwasifar said:
I see it offers unified inbox. How does it accomplish that? Does it pass your email through Edison's server?
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Yes, gmail account seems to be accessed by some ip address from USA.

basicreece said:
No idea.
But it's fast, smooth and emails come through instantly.
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I've sent them an email asking.
Unfortunately it's not always easy to tell which email apps do that, and I don't really trust the ones that do. There are a lot of new ones cropping up that do, all supposedly from different developers and yet all coincidentally having the same pidgin English in their descriptions: "This application gives you to login for all your other accounts. The best feature is auto detect server, we will detect server of your all emails."
Not saying Edison is in that bunch; pretty obvious that they are legit, and I'm sure their service works very well. But still, I don't want all my emails and login credentials made available to an unvetted third party's server.
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simeoni said:
Yes, gmail account seems to be accessed by some ip address from USA.
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Does the IP resolve to an Amazon AWS instance or a Linode instance, by any chance?

dwasifar said:
Does the IP resolve to an Amazon AWS instance or a Linode instance, by any chance?
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I didn't check because I uninstalled Edison email immediatly.

simeoni said:
I didn't check because I uninstalled Edison email immediatly.
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I imagine you changed your email login credentials right away, too. I've done the same thing with another service, BlueMail I think it was.

dwasifar said:
I imagine you changed your email login credentials right away, too. I've done the same thing with another service, BlueMail I think it was.
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No, I just removed access rights from Edison in https://myaccount.google.com/permissions

May I also recommend the BlackBerry Hub for email? I think it's one of the best email clients out there.

normally the g6 already has an original mail client app, at least on mine it is from the beginning (European model, without operator)
on the other hand it's the opposite, I do not like this application and I use gmail instead :angel:
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