| sarahharris |
| (new user) |
| Sat Dec 29 2007 03:33 PM |
email address being used by spammers
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I have AVG anti-virus and firewall and anti-spyware.
All are up to date.
I also have Outlook Express as my main email client.
Frequently I receive bounced emails where 'someone' has been using my Outlook Express email address to spam people - and the email has bounced.
How could this have happened with all the security I have?
What can I do about it?
Many thanks everyone for your help
| greysts |
| (regular) |
| Sat Dec 29 2007 06:08 PM |
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Re: email address being used by spammers
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It's a classic method used by spammers to fool you into believing that the original mail came from your address - it didn't. It's designed by them to make you open the mail just to check. Don't open them, just delete them.
| sarahharris |
| (new user) |
| Mon Dec 31 2007 04:06 AM |
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Re: email address being used by spammers
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I received an email to me today from...'me'
I looked at properties and yes it was my email address.
I clicked 'reply' and it went to...me.
So the address must be genuine.
This particular email was using my name at my company to email porn - this concerns me.
| Sandhound |
| (regular) |
| Mon Dec 31 2007 04:36 PM |
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Re: email address being used by spammers
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G'day sarahharris.
I agree with greysts and your only getting a designer e-mail that looks like if was sent from yourself.
You write the address is genuine, by what means have you come to that conclusion.
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This particular email was using my name at my company to email porn
Would it not best at this stage to inform your IT admin about the problem.