Saturday, November 7, 2009

How did my email address get used by someone sending scam ads?

i received 32 emails today concerning an ad about getting $50. i dont know what they are talking about. i have no "list" to take any one off.

How did my email address get used by someone sending scam ads?
Spoofing is the "forgery" of an address, to hide the identity of the sender, and is done by an Automatic Spamming system, that blindly and randomly, runs through addresses in sequence.


It's not actually coming from or thru your account.


One type that's called "Self Spamming", appears to be coming "from" and going "to" the same address.





Anti-spam experts say----At this time, there's nothing you can do, except delete them. They are a nuisance, but harmless and don't last long.


Don't spam them--you'd only be spamming your own address.


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