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Your email has been hacked, closed and is still sending spam to your contacts.–PC Pitstop<\/i><\/font>.<\/i><\/font><\/p>\n

Closed Account Still Sending Spam<\/h4>\n

By Leo Notenboom<\/p>\n

I closed an e-mail account that had been hacked and was sending my contacts spam. Even after closing the account, though, the spam to my contacts continues. Why?
\nEither because it\u2019s not really closed, or it doesn\u2019t matter that it\u2019s closed.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Closing an email account is many people’s first reaction to getting hacked and seeing spam from the account. It rarely helps, if even possible. I’ll explain.<\/p>\n

People frequently write to me asking how to close an email account that has been hacked into. Quite often they\u2019re particularly desperate and insistent that the account must be closed, and immediately.<\/p>\n

This question illustrates why my recommendation is: don\u2019t waste your time.<\/p>\n

Closing the account, in all likelihood, won\u2019t help: the damage has already been done.<\/p>\n

Article Continued Here<\/a><\/p>\n

This excerpt appears with permission from Leo Notenboom<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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