I think someone is using my Email address to spam.

[PlatinumGold]

How do i prevent this?

I think someone is using one of my email addresses to send spam. i've gotten some returned mail for things I never sent out and with my email address as sender.

How do i prevent this?

 

[Iron Woode]

Originally posted by: PlatinumGold
How do i prevent this?

I think someone is using one of my email addresses to send spam. i've gotten some returned mail for things I never sent out and with my email address as sender.

How do i prevent this?

First, scan for viruses.

Then change your email address and notify everyone you send email to that it has changed.

Set up an email account for spam, like when you need to give an email address for something. That will keep your proper account from getting polluted.

 

[PlatinumGold]

Originally posted by: Iron Woode

Originally posted by: PlatinumGold
How do i prevent this?

I think someone is using one of my email addresses to send spam. i've gotten some returned mail for things I never sent out and with my email address as sender.

How do i prevent this?

First, scan for viruses.

Then change your email address and notify everyone you send email to that it has changed.

Set up an email account for spam, like when you need to give an email address for something. That will keep your proper account from getting polluted.

I've got NAV running.
It's an email address i basically never use and can just simply delete if necessary.
I have a hotmail address that i use to for spam.

 

[filmmaker]

Originally posted by: PlatinumGold

Originally posted by: Iron Woode

Originally posted by: PlatinumGold
How do i prevent this?

I think someone is using one of my email addresses to send spam. i've gotten some returned mail for things I never sent out and with my email address as sender.

How do i prevent this?

First, scan for viruses.

Then change your email address and notify everyone you send email to that it has changed.

Set up an email account for spam, like when you need to give an email address for something. That will keep your proper account from getting polluted.

I've got NAV running.
It's an email address i basically never use and can just simply delete if necessary.
I have a hotmail address that i use to for spam.

Then just delete it.

 

[ndee]

That's no virus. It's so easy to send a fake(with a wrong FROM) email, it's not even funny.

 

[T3C]

Originally posted by: ndee
That's no virus. It's so easy to send a fake(with a wrong FROM) email, it's not even funny.

yup. e-mail addys are spoofed easily

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

Originally posted by: ndee
That's no virus. It's so easy to send a fake(with a wrong FROM) email, it's not even funny.

Well, to do it CORRECTLY, you have to find an open relay to send from, which can be found easier than finding white on rice, stink on sh|t, etc.

 

[ghostman]

I agree with what others are saying. First, clearly scan for viruses in case you've got a ah heck trying to spread itself. If this is a web-only account, like Yahoo or Hotmail, then it's not the problem.

But I'm leaning toward the spoofed emails theory. I once received over 200 returned emails overnight in my hotmail account. The next day, I received another 150 or so. I decided to add a custom filter for it since the problem didn't seem like it was going away. Everything went back to normal and I was receiving my normal batch of 20 spam emails.

 

[DurocShark]

SPammers use sequential combinations of letters/numbers to send from... Especially with hotmail addys. Happened to me twice with my hotmail account.

Hotmail said "must be a typo by the real sender". Never even looked at the bounce messages. :|

 

[PlatinumGold]

Originally posted by: ghostman
I agree with what others are saying. First, clearly scan for viruses in case you've got a ah heck trying to spread itself. If this is a web-only account, like Yahoo or Hotmail, then it's not the problem.

But I'm leaning toward the spoofed emails theory. I once received over 200 returned emails overnight in my hotmail account. The next day, I received another 150 or so. I decided to add a custom filter for it since the problem didn't seem like it was going away. Everything went back to normal and I was receiving my normal batch of 20 spam emails.

so if someone is spoofing my email address than there is nothing i can do about it.

that sux.