Author Topic: Spam from email (Read 2942 times)

Feanor · « **on:** September 16, 2005, 01:09:39 AM »

I was recently asked by another member of CoM if I emailed her. I did not. It seems that my e-mail account was used to send unsolicited spam messages during the recent week (so said a message from the yahoo webmaster). I have no idea how was that possible. If anyone else has received mails from fw_feanor@yahoo.com, remove it. I have nothing to do with those emails and I have no idea about their content.

Lilly · « **Reply #1 on:** September 16, 2005, 01:23:43 AM »

I was the member, and it wasn't even an e-mail, it was a report of failed deliverance. I have an excellent virus protection, so I opened it (it was in the Bulk folder). It said that the yahoo user (Feanor, in this case) sent me an e-mail and that it failed to deliver. There was also a link to where I could see the message that led back to my inbox. It appears harmless, but if you are not confident in your virus defense, don't open it in any case.

EDIT: On the other hand, the e-mail also said: If the message will not displayed automatically, follow the link to read the delivered message.

I swear, spammers just get more and more stupid by the day

Undertaker · « **Reply #2 on:** September 16, 2005, 01:44:49 AM »

That's why I keep my e-mail address hidden.

And I have bad experience one one forum when I had my e-mail visible to others. The amount of spam on my inbox was horrilbe

Redrake · « **Reply #3 on:** September 16, 2005, 12:20:40 PM »

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If anyone else has received mails from fw_feanor@yahoo.com, remove it. I have nothing to do with those emails and I have no idea about their content.

I've just received one. I've deleted it of course. Who's the infamous villain that is joking around here?

Feanor · « **Reply #4 on:** September 17, 2005, 01:19:26 AM »

Quote from: "Redrake"

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If anyone else has received mails from fw_feanor@yahoo.com, remove it. I have nothing to do with those emails and I have no idea about their content.

I've just received one. I've deleted it of course. Who's the infamous villain that is joking around here?

If only I could get my hands on him... : :x

Qualidor · « **Reply #5 on:** September 17, 2005, 04:30:54 PM »

Thanks for making us aware that it isn't really you, especially in lieu of recent goings-on. :roll:

It is nice that 99% of us are still friendly!

K. Lou of Combs · « **Reply #6 on:** September 17, 2005, 07:19:24 PM »

Quote from: "Feanor"

It seems that my e-mail account was used to send unsolicited spam messages during the recent week (so said a message from the yahoo webmaster).

Gah! I got the same message from the yahoo webmaster recently!! >_< What a pain!

Lilly · « **Reply #7 on:** September 18, 2005, 12:22:54 AM »

This was funny because my e-mail is always available in case someone needs to get in touch with me urgently, and I never had problems with spam

Having mail in the bulk folder is an event for me, I can tell you that

Miko · « **Reply #8 on:** September 18, 2005, 01:40:59 AM »

I do believe those messages are from spam bots. I got a lot of complaints from people in the Yahoo!Groups I joined saying that I sent them virus in their email even though I didn't.