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Subject: BS: does my email have a virus? From: SPB-Cooperator Date: 04 Feb 13 - 08:13 AM I just got an email sent to my email address from the same email address, in Dutch! |
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Subject: RE: BS: does my email have a virus? From: GUEST,999 Date: 04 Feb 13 - 08:24 AM Message John in Kansas for advice. |
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Subject: RE: BS: does my email have a virus? From: bobad Date: 04 Feb 13 - 08:30 AM Most likely your email has been hacked and is being used to send spam. This is quite common especially with web based email accounts such as Yahoo, Hotmail, gmail etc. |
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Subject: RE: BS: does my email have a virus? From: SPB-Cooperator Date: 04 Feb 13 - 08:33 AM It is outlook based. |
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Subject: RE: BS: does my email have a virus? From: GUEST,999 Date: 04 Feb 13 - 08:44 AM I receive one of that type of email per month (or so). It is usually a lame attempt best described by example--fictional. A friend's real email address dabbledooby@deserttv.com The fake 'hacked' address that the email comes in under dabbiedooby@deserttv.com I closely check all incoming emails for that type of discrepancy. It then is marked as spam and trashed. (Note in the second email address the l has been replaced with an i.) |
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Subject: RE: BS: does my email have a virus? From: bobad Date: 04 Feb 13 - 08:47 AM Hackers also use bots that scan the web and harvest email addresses that are posted on publicly accessible sites, they then employ the addresses as spam bots. |
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Subject: RE: BS: does my email have a virus? From: Stilly River Sage Date: 04 Feb 13 - 09:58 AM Your address has been spoofed - the reasoning is that your system will let your own email address through the spam filter. I hear from friends that they've received these from my Yahoo email. I never use it, but it is intact. Their address list was harvested and now they're receiving mail from the various addresses in it. SRS |
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Subject: RE: BS: does my email have a virus? From: Rapparee Date: 04 Feb 13 - 10:02 AM If it don't come from my cableone account it don't come from me. |
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Subject: RE: BS: does my email have a virus? From: nickp Date: 04 Feb 13 - 10:13 AM Probably worth changing your email password. |
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Subject: RE: BS: does my email have a virus? From: GUEST,Peter Date: 04 Feb 13 - 11:02 AM Na examination of the email headers will show if it came from your own account or if the address was spoofed. |
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Subject: RE: BS: does my email have a virus? From: John MacKenzie Date: 04 Feb 13 - 11:08 AM Should the right e-mail address be yabbadabbadooby, 9? |
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Subject: RE: BS: does my email have a virus? From: GUEST,999 Date: 04 Feb 13 - 12:38 PM Geeze, John, now you've done it. |
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Subject: RE: BS: does my email have a virus? From: GUEST,Eliza Date: 04 Feb 13 - 12:45 PM I sometimes get email to my correct address and even with my actual name at the top (an obviously female name, not Pat Smith) offering to introduce me to hot ladies, improve my erections or enlarge my organ etc. Rather a startling thought! I never open them, just delete. But where did they get my email address from? Needless to say, I don't frequent sites offering such things! |
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Subject: RE: BS: does my email have a virus? From: GUEST,999 Date: 04 Feb 13 - 02:53 PM Mark them as spam first, Eliza. |
