I was immediately suspicious because (1) the style is definitely not the way my friend would write, (2) there are tons of typos, and (3) I'm suspicious of anyone trying to get me to buy products/wants my money.
I contacted my friend, who said she did NOT send that message. I asked if she experienced any other side effects, and she said all of her contacts in her email account had been deleted, but that luckily her virus/malware scanner found nothing.
I'm guessing that the intruder obtained her password somehow, perhaps by just trying to guess her password. The intruder then spammed everyone in her contact list. Wouldn't that take a lot of work? Not really, some people hire folks to do this. Plus people can write programs that aid in the attack.
I did some search online, and it looks like this web site is a fake site that sells consumer electronics for "really cheap." You buy your cheap, "authentic" iPod or whatever, submit your payment, and wait a while until you realize maybe they're never going to send you anything, or they send you something fake. But you can't really do anything about it because this "company" is based in China (we think.)
Reminders:
1. Be careful where you shop online - you can't just trust any shop.
2. Use a strong password, and avoid falling for phishing attacks.
3. If this happens to you and your email account has been compromised, (1) immediately change your password to a new password. (2) Run your (up-to-date) virus scanner to make sure there's nothing bad installed on your computer. (3) Alert friends who may have been spammed through your account so they don't fall for it.
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