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Old 16th March 2013 | 10:29
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Email Hacked - Help?

Hello,

Many moons ago when internet first became standard in UK households we used AOL, and an email account was set up for each member of the family.

I rarely use this @aol.com email address but I still have some stuff on there (such as password recovery from logins I've forgotten).

The other day I noticed that my @aol.com email had sent a spam email (some 'travel peru' link, which had been sent to all my contacts) to my @gmail.com. I tried to log into my @aol.com to find the password had been changed.

However, on the family PC, which still has the AOL browser software installed, I can login using my password, check my email and even send emails If I try to access my emails via the AOL email website, I'm told my account has been blocked due to suspicious activity.

I have no idea how someone/something has gained access to my account as there's been no other password breaches and we're all fairly tech minded when it comes to viruses etc.

Any ideas on how I can get back into my account
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