| Dear *********<br><br> Your membership of Freegle has been suspended. This is the<br> second time you have sent spam messages to the group.<br><br> Now, to be fair, we don't think it's deliberate, and you've been<br> suspended not as a punishment, but to protect the group.<br><br> It's almost certain that your computer has been infected with some<br> sort of malware. It's probably sending these messages out to all your<br> address book in chunks and at intervals. You may have received other complaints from friends?<br><br> What you need to do now is scan your machine, not just for viruses,<br> but also for trojans, worms, and the various other nasties that can<br> cause mayhem. There are some very good programs out there which can<br> do this, some even free for home use. There are also a number of<br> websites which offer a free scan of your machine, but if you search<br> for these, be careful, as a few are a cover for software which will<br> actually infect your machine! Best to go for those referred from a<br> computing magazine website or similar trustworthy source.<br><br> Once your machine has been thoroughly disinfected, before you do<br> anything else, CHANGE *ALL* YOUR PASSWORDS, especially anything<br> related to finance!<br><br> When you've changed your Yahoo log-in password, please let us know and<br> we'll reinstate your membership.<br><br> A word of caution. If you ignore this message, and we continue to<br> receive spam emails, eventually we will unsubscribe you and report<br> your account for sending spam out. We won't, and don't, do this lightly, but<br> it has happened in the past when the level of spam has become<br> intolerable, as it will eventually do if you do nothing.<br><br>
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