AmigoBot accesses the Internet through a password-protected private link-up using a VPN.

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When this is done, PayPal send an email containing a link to reset the password.

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These days, I only link my phone up to my password-protected wireless network at home.

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Access to the Family Link website requires an OnStar user name and password.

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Clicking on the link handed my e-mail address and Facebook password to the scammer.

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In some cases clicking on a link logged in to that account without the need for a password.

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"I didn't click on any kind of new link or something, so they must have known about the password, " she said, referring to the loss of her Facebook account.

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The link opened a bogus login page requesting users enter their staff ID and password, reports suggest.

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