posted on July 9, 2003 04:30:00 AM new
My parents share my AOL account with me. About a year ago, I stopped using AOL and went to cable internet. My parents wanted to keep the AOL because it's easier for them to use and they wanted to keep their screen names so my father and I changed the billing to his information.
Last night, I get an email from a friend who forgot I no longer used AOL (duh, the @aol.com is not in my current email). He saw that I was online with my AOL account and IM'd me. Was he surprised when he was told I was out of the country. Fortunately, he emailed me to tell me this. I immediately went on to aol.com and tried to get mail. The password would not take. My account had somehow been hacked in to. I called AOL and had a block put on that screen name.
Now, it seems there are a lot of people out there trying to get a free ride. They are the scum at the bottom on the kitchen sink drain pipe (they don't even deserve the scum on the TOP of the pond). Watch, watch, watch. You have no way of knowing that someone has hacked into your account unless a miracle like this one happens. Regularly change your password. If one day you cannot get it, call AOL immediately. Their security stinks. This is the second time this has happened to me even when changing my password regularly. The first time resulted in a bill on my phone bill for over $100!
I am glad to be rid of AOL. The hacker will be in for a big surprise when they try to sign-on today.
