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General Topics => Computer Problems & Questions, Virus/Scam Warnings => Topic started by: tytots on March 15, 2010, 17:50:42 PM

Title: Strange emails!!
Post by: tytots on March 15, 2010, 17:50:42 PM

Had some emails sent back to me as, delivery status notification (failure) these emails were not sent by me although it says I did. It was advertising bestelemobi  dot com. Not sure whats happening, how did they get my addy etc. what is strange one of the failures  (a friend) forwarded it to me, asking what it was about, so it was recieved!!! perhaps someone with a lot more IT skills can tell me what is going on.I believe I am up to date with security. Many thanks. Elaine

Title: Strange emails!!
Post by: stoop on March 15, 2010, 19:23:58 PM

What email are you using? Sounds like someone has hacked you and is sending them out in your name.

Title: Strange emails!!
Post by: tytots on March 15, 2010, 19:56:10 PM

Stoop, I'm with hotmail, is it best to change it

Title: Strange emails!!
Post by: Elsa Padfield on March 15, 2010, 20:56:59 PM

I have these on occasions.  i think that they're a bit like cold calling on the phone.. someone guessing your email address.  ~~i just delete them.

Title: Strange emails!!
Post by: stoop on March 15, 2010, 22:06:43 PM

I would just change your password and be careful not to open any links from emails that go into your junk mail box.

Title: Strange emails!!
Post by: LeeGlo on March 18, 2010, 14:04:50 PM

I got an email purporting to be from a friend who uses hotmail, it addressed me as "Dear Friend" and tried to entice me to click onto a website selling electrical goods from China. Needless to say it went in the trash, swiftly followed by permanent delete and I advised my friend that their address book may have been hijacked.

Title: Strange emails!!
Post by: davidzz on March 23, 2010, 11:33:05 AM

This is where someone has sent you an e-mail and used your address as a nickname, does not mean they have necesarily been into your account to send an e-mail. It appears that it has come from you.

David

Title: Strange emails!!
Post by: stoop on March 23, 2010, 12:27:57 PM

Best thing to do if you get these is to delete your friend from your address book - then all the emails will go into your junk folder. Then tell your friend to open a new account with a different name and password.

A pain but it's the only way I think.

Title: Strange emails!!
Post by: HappyMonday on March 23, 2010, 12:32:20 PM

Tytots - sounds like you have an email hijacker trojan on your machine. Best to run a good virus scan on your PC and also re-install your internet browser to be sure.

Title: Strange emails!!
Post by: stoop on March 23, 2010, 15:10:46 PM

Have a read of this - it might explain things a little better:

http://ask-leo.com/someones_sending_from_my_email_address_how_do_i_stop_them.html

Title: Strange emails!!
Post by: Crabbit on March 23, 2010, 19:22:38 PM

That is why i deleted Stoop from my address book, nobody has had a dodgy email from me since.

Title: Strange emails!!
Post by: tytots on March 23, 2010, 19:53:38 PM

Hi. Changed my password seems ok now. Did a full security check that foud no viruses etc. Also I've never read emails in my junk box. Read your link Stoop, very interesting, I think I will stop all the many jokes that are forwarded to me as they have loads of emails attached to them. Thanks everyone for your input.