topic Re: Spam question in Community Spirit

Spam question

bright.ton42 — Fri, 18 Mar 2016 01:07:20 GMT

If someone sends an email to you from your own email addy, what does that mean? That they've presumably got hold of your password? It happens rarely but always comes with an attachment which of course I don't open. I use Yaloo Mail.

Re: Spam question

creative*crisis — Fri, 18 Mar 2016 01:26:42 GMT

I'm trying to think how that's possible. It certainly doesn't sound good.but if nothing else is happening just deleting would be the go.

You're certainly right not to open the attachment.

Re: Spam question

amber-eyed-girl — Fri, 18 Mar 2016 01:44:01 GMT

There are sites that let you put any email address in as the sender. Your email could just be on a spam list with 1000s of others.

I'd run a full virus scan and change passwords.

It happened to me once. Turns out that a genuine business had an employee pull their email database and send out spam as each of the genuine addresses. Including to everyone on that list. They did not have my password, just the address. I didn't know that, of course, until later...and I changed passwords right away anyway. But Scan now.

Re: Spam question

bright.ton42 — Fri, 18 Mar 2016 03:25:47 GMT

Thanks everyone. Will rescan and change my password, can't be too careful.

Re: Spam question

go-tazz — Fri, 18 Mar 2016 03:26:49 GMT

This shows you how it happens,

https://askleo.com/someones-sendin/