neon_nightingale Posted January 31, 2011 Posted January 31, 2011 Hello all! I received an email from Neopets saying that a request was made to find the usernames (and passwords) associated with my email address. But I didn't make this request. I'm just wondering if this is something I should be worried about? Nothing appears to be wrong with my main or side accounts and I've changed the passwords to be safe but hope someone can put my fears to rest. Thank you!! Quote
Masaryk Posted January 31, 2011 Posted January 31, 2011 It is very possible that a scammer made those requests. You will need to change your email password too, since the scammer thinks they will be able to access your email to get that info. Change your mail password to something unique and secure. You may also want to change your Neopets passwords again, since the scammer may have already had access to your email account. Quote
the.martian Posted January 31, 2011 Posted January 31, 2011 Yes masaryk is right. Someone is trying to find the password to your account or gain access to your mail. You should change your email password and Neopets password or to be safest, change the Neopets password and the email linked to Neopets altogether. Quote
Viridian Posted January 31, 2011 Posted January 31, 2011 The requests comes from the 'forgot your username' option in which you have to fill in an email address. If your email address is very plain or simple it might be that someone mistook your address for their own. Your account is not in danger unless your password to your email or neopets account is very guessable. Changing your email's password is not a bad idea though :) Quote
brandongamer Posted January 31, 2011 Posted January 31, 2011 The requests comes from the 'forgot your username' option in which you have to fill in an email address. If your email address is very plain or simple it might be that someone mistook your address for their own. Your account is not in danger unless your password to your email or neopets account is very guessable. Changing your email's password is not a bad idea though :) I agree. What email service are you using though? If you're using GMAIL - you can set it up so that lost passwords[a code] will be sent to your email, so you can be smarter than those who try to get into your accounts. Quote
merzz Posted January 31, 2011 Posted January 31, 2011 That had happened to me before, and I changed my information right away. Apparently it was a scammer and I would even consider making sure your pw is as hard as possible and different from your other pw's. Especially your hotmail one. Quote
neon_nightingale Posted February 1, 2011 Author Posted February 1, 2011 I changed all my passwords just in case. If it was a scammer then I don't think they were able to get into my email account to get to my neo passwords but definitely better to be safe. Thank you all for your replies - it's much appreciated. :) Quote
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