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Title: Email address abuse Post by: Thebat on January 04, 2009, 03:19:42 PM Can anyone tell me how it is possible for me to recieve emails from my own email address.Its only just started,last couple of days or so but they are all spammy trying to flog viagara etc. How safe is my email address to use now? thanks for any help
Title: Re: Email address abuse Post by: WYSINWYG on January 04, 2009, 03:36:45 PM Did any of the following happen to you recently at the same time?
-got very drunk -failed to perform in the bedroom department -went onto a computer It happens to the best of us mate, nothing to worry about. Title: Re: Email address abuse Post by: Thebat on January 04, 2009, 03:41:16 PM lololooool. no,really how is it possible to get emails from my email address?
Title: Re: Email address abuse Post by: HOLDorFOLD on January 04, 2009, 03:42:08 PM yeah, started happening to me as well.
Title: Re: Email address abuse Post by: Bongo on January 04, 2009, 03:45:29 PM You can set the "from" part of an email to anything you want.
Title: Re: Email address abuse Post by: Thebat on January 04, 2009, 03:54:41 PM so you reckon its nothing to be bothered about then bongo? i already changed my p/word after the first one i got, but i still keep getting them
Title: Re: Email address abuse Post by: Bongo on January 04, 2009, 04:01:45 PM I wouldn't be overly worried about it, they're probably hoping that emails from you will get past any spam filters you have.
Title: Re: Email address abuse Post by: HOLDorFOLD on January 04, 2009, 04:01:59 PM You'll get them for ages now mate - been getting mine for about 3 months. Bugger is I know where it all started from as well, do'h.
Just delete them, don't even open them as some spam emails are set up to record which email addresses are active - ie if you open it it is deemed an active email address and you just get more of the buggers lol. Title: Re: Email address abuse Post by: Thebat on January 04, 2009, 04:13:53 PM cheers, will just insta-delete them. will see if blocking the so called sender(me) does any good also. :)
Title: Re: Email address abuse Post by: Dingdell on January 04, 2009, 04:30:08 PM I used to get loads of these, marking them as spam has helped and yahoo automatically puts them in the spam box now.
Title: Re: Email address abuse Post by: Jon MW on January 05, 2009, 11:48:19 AM I've just compiled a 2008 summary for my work.
I've personally sent just over 5 million emails in 2008, and none of them said they were from me. :D NB: Our clients assure us they're all opt in emails - not spam (we trust our clients to not fib) Title: Re: Email address abuse Post by: MKKfish on January 05, 2009, 12:20:57 PM I hate this viagra spam... I mean you order it once and boom.. in box rapage.
Title: Re: Email address abuse Post by: EvilPie on January 05, 2009, 12:24:56 PM I found that it's best to set up a new hotmail account for use when ordering hard core smut and other such items.
Saves clogging your regular inbox with adverts offering to "improve your girth" Title: Re: Email address abuse Post by: kinboshi on January 05, 2009, 12:29:29 PM gmail FTW.
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