asking them for a favor.  Signed out the Nigerian person and changed my password.  Am I safe now?  Or should I call my tech savvy friend to clean my computer?

if they receive anymore spam from my email after 12:30pm today.  I need to know if signing him out and changing my password from a different device has shut him down.

This happened.... some people have too much free time lol.  It really pisses me off when people take advantage of someone.

I made changes to my password 3x between 12:30 until 1pm from different devices.  When my IT friend gets off work, we will decide if I need another email to link from my contact form and just shut this one down.  I don't know yet if I have been successful at stopping him.  I personally think this yahoo account needs to go.  I am so sorry......... Maddie

He said me logging him out and changing the password should have stopped him.  My friends are telling me the last emails asking for a loan were sent about 12:42-12:43pm.  I need to know if this continues, please call me.  My IT support says the receivers of the email should be fine.  But I would suggest deleting the emails opened and changing your password to your email.  Again, so very sorry..... Madison

I just got a request from your hacker at about 4:15.

Usually, that's not how it works.  I don't have the particulars since I am not on your list, but he most likely just stole your contacts and is sending from his own mail server or an open server.   He can also use it now for "from spoofing."

The bad news for me is that I lost all my contacts on my phone.

Hi Dear, I do get the email which says that you need some immediate $. Be careful

anybody that has ever filled out my contact form, sent email for verification, reference or date; got spammed by my email hacker.  And the hacker stole my contacts away from me.  My "egg" that I had worked and nurtured and gave insider updates when I missed them.  I would like to choke that fucker.

Isn't that impossible?

Nope, pretty common actually.

You or your IT person can recreate these contacts from your outgoing box or inbox if those are not mass deleted! Even deleted then check the trash bin to rescue these contact info!  
Just an idea ...

you got me!  Thank you so much

trash is empty.  I will keep it open for awhile and monitor it before deleting and making sure I can salvage all I can from sent mail.

For some reason Yahoo seems particularly vulnerable to this sort of hack.  You are correct that the perp steals your contact list and then generates spoof emails either soliciting (as here) or trying to get the recipient to click on a link ("Look at this!!!")  Nothing can be done once the contacts are gone.

1.  Do you have a remote backup setup for your computer?  If so, there are often several generations of each file that can be recovered.  Not sure whether Yahoo stores contact files on your computer or in the Yahoo cloud.  If the latter, then you don't have the recovery option.

Numerous providers have posted that contact forms are completely secure and that your information is deleted immediately and that screening is for your own safety.

has been a friend for about 15 years.  He knows everything about me from real name, business; and my other shadow life.   He has kept up with all my computers over the years.  This is someone I completely trust and I allow him to "log me in" to keep my computers updated, safe and clean.

A white knight AND naive. Not a good combination IMO.

I don't see a lot of clients and most are repeat.  The repeat clients want me to recognize who they are in text message.  I have clients that I only email to their fake email and I don't even have a number for them.  And I have clients that ask all their information be removed from my phone at the end of business.  We do it right then.  So I don't know what you are getting at.  What is the evil hacker going to do after he tries his scam on a couple of dozen people that recognize spam?  It's not like he got my personal email with thousands of information on my network.

Others have told me that is why they made a switch because of tired being victim of hacking nightmare.  Goodbye Yahoo page.

One of my friends went back and forth with him to see how far he would go.  He told the Nigerian it would be a long walk to meet him

If you are a hobbyist you can ask at the end of session to delete all your information.  It's not uncommon in today's vibe to cover tracks and being extra careful.

I turned this in so unless someone hacks my phone u can get into my google services.

Maddie, Don’t pay much attention to what SMH has to say!  

I just added this to my phone

my deleted contacts by restoring my computer to  the date before the hacking.

I notice you’re very tough and aggressive here in cyberspace lol

That’s great!!! Very happy to hear that ....

Madison-I forwarded the emails I received on 2/2 and 2/4 2018 to you at the email address listed on your TER page.  They include dates and times sent.

he copied my  email but left a d out of Maddie.  The fake email address is [email protected]  

If you ever need help.  I am a IT expert especially in the security and forensics area.

Awwww! Sensitive... you say!!
Me no tough guy ... I leave that up to you also the other part involving fucking one’s self ... you must be good at it with all that practice you get! Lol!

that he could have gotten in my phone and also hacked my google gmail account?  Or would that be impossible?  Thanks

Not impossible but would need to be VERY skilled and have sophisticated scanning capability.  Very unlikely!  However, you can get to gmail via the website mail.google.com.  Could have got into that.

okay thanks.  I went to security check up and it just showed password changed, my laptop IP and IOS phone.  I think I am good.

is completely safe and encrypted.  My contact form from my website goes to my new hushmail email account.  My TER PM is safe.