Valued Nairalanders,

This evening, a spammer sent out a lot of spam mails in such a way that they appeared to have been sent from Nairaland (my official email address).

I'd like to inform everyone that we did not send that mail, that they were not sent from Nairaland's systems or accounts, and that you should not click the link in the e-mail.

The link in the email probably points to a fraudulent document, some form of malware/virus, or both, so please don't click on it.

Have a great evening!

See also: How Did The Spammers Get Our E-Mail Addresses?

Thanks for the heads-up.

second to reply

Third.

Hmmm! Na wa o! Thanks for the info Mr Seun if not na me for first fall mugu! But Naija people una get talent o! Kai!!

9ja boiz

thanks 4 the info

oMG!! Seun are you serious?!

I already sent $3000 to my Liberty account. Will NL refund my money? Seun, how do I get my money back from you?

Seun: Valued Nairalanders,

This evening, a spammer sent out a lot of spam mails in such a way that they appeared to have been sent from Nairaland (my official email address).

I'd like to inform everyone that we did not send that mail, and that they were not sent from Nairaland's systems or accounts, and that you should not click the link in the e-mail.

The link in the email probably points to a fraudulent document, some form of malware/virus, or both, so please don't click on it.

Have a great evening!

I guess Seun took it seriously now because his name and email appeared to have been compromised

There was no response when this was sent: https://www.nairaland.com/998956/nairaland-privacy-law[quote author=Seun]Valued Nairalanders,

Ok!

Ileke-IdI:
oMG!! Seun are you serious?!

I already sent $3000 to my Liberty account. Will NL refund my money? Seun, how do I get my money back from you?

Please, ask him. I just sent £80 there.

pDude: Baba Seun, how naw. See as you dey protect this ya dead nairaland like new born baby. Even if it was not from nairaland, we don't really care.

Maybe it was sent by one of those your spambots which normally go wild and ban people at random. Don't ya think so? Now you are trying to cover up your incompetence.

I dey laff you.

this is not funny at all! Do u know how many innocent nairalanders that would have fallen prey?if Telecom companies and other business organisations can send messages to their customers warning them about scam,I don't see the reason why seun wouldn't do the same.afterall NL belongs to him!

kandiikane:


Please, ask him. I just sent £80 there.

We need to sue Seun. . . this aint fair. So much scamming on NL. I want moi money back

wow seun, i hope say dem neva send virus to my system from nairaland oh

Ileke-IdI:


We need to sue Seun. . . this aint fair. So much scamming on NL. I want moi money back

No no, We will find alternatives. Court is not the answer.

Ileke-IdI:
oMG!! Seun are you serious?!

I already sent $3000 to my Liberty account. Will NL refund my money? Seun, how do I get my money back from you?

crooks full 9ja oh. Lol

Thanks for the info Seun. It has been noated.

Apparently, Seun`s Nairaland email has been hacked. @ insiders

SO WHO SEND IT?

chipmunkey: Apparently, Seun`s Nairaland email has been hacked. @ insiders

Nope, that's a comprehension error on your part. They didn't have to hack anything. The email was sent from a spam server/domain.

BeWARE!!!!!!! Guys I'll advise u all not to use your general password and real email when registering with any nigerian website. Whether nairaland or any land. The moderators have access to your email and password and that's where hacking starts from. Some people act right and innocent just to gain trust to be a moderator but deep down have d intention of collecting peoples data and personal inormation. And when they eventually become moderators they secretly go logging into members personal details such as yahoomail and possibly online banking details cos they. Have your password that u use generally. I'm talking from experience. I met a hacker online who told me how they work. I hope the dubious moderators that are here on nairaland don't hide my post cos its d truth....... Member pls Be warned!!!!!!!!!

But Seun how do they keep getting our e-mails. Cos I've received something similar to this in the past.

Seun:
Nope, that's a comprehension error on your part. They didn't have to hack anything. The email was sent from a spam server/domain.

Oooops! @ spam server/domain. Lol! I`ll just google that and learn something new.
Not bothered anyway cuz i`d be last last person to fall victim of a spam ättack.
Now you and your spambot have real spammers to deal with. Lol!

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ooseven: ONCE AGAIN, PROVIDE US THE 'DEACTIVATE' BUTTON, TO DELETE ACCOUNTS WE NO LONGER NEED ON THIS FORUM. It doesn't mean we are leaving Nairaland, because we are already hooked on it. We just want to free our initial log-on details as we now have one specifically for nairaland. Please provide it so i can set 'moodie' free.

Go to "Google Search engine". Type "Treasure map". The map will show you an "X-mark the spot" destination. Before you start on your journey, log out of NL and never reply again. Namaste! May the God of Dubloon be with you.

My issue here is why cant nairaland have an email system so we could communicate with 1 anoda freely with no error random prob.

^What are you ranting about?

kandiikane: ^What are you ranting about?

LoooooL

There's supposed to be some way to prevent anyone from sending email using "email@nairaland.com" when the email is not coming from NL Servers.

Can't remember where I saw that.

Any Ideas?