forged email address

I've been receiving stacks of bounced emails for the past week sent to me
because my email address has been forged (I was NOT the sender).
They usually have the same e mail subject header which says " Subject:
UNLIMITED SALES POTENTIAL cltpizd dfuqim u"
My guess is that the senders may have a virus which forges the sending email
address. Short of trying to id the IP for each one of these, is there an
easy way to stop them? I would post the message and headers, but guess that
would be too much? Michael Roberts

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Hi Michael

In article <mJVib.10429$kA.2479083 (AT) wards (DOT) force9.net>, Michael Roberts
<mail (AT) dogcountrysports (DOT) co.uk> writes

I've been receiving stacks of bounced emails for the past week sent to me
because my email address has been forged (I was NOT the sender).
They usually have the same e mail subject header which says " Subject:
UNLIMITED SALES POTENTIAL cltpizd dfuqim u"
My guess is that the senders may have a virus which forges the sending email
address. Short of trying to id the IP for each one of these, is there an
easy way to stop them? I would post the message and headers, but guess that
would be too much? Michael Roberts

Sounds like someone is spoofing your email address, and probably not a
virus. It's been happening to me for a while and is an absolute pain!
Spammers commonly spoof email addresses to send out their spam so that
they cannot easily be identified.

If you can locate a contact at the website the spammers are advertising,
you might be able to send them a complaining email. In my experience,
though, it's often the case that there isn't any obvious contact at the
advertised website, so there's not a lot you can do.

I know just how you feel! The bounced emails are a problem, but just
imagine how many people might actually be receiving the spam and
thinking it originates from you - not a nice thought. I have actually
put up a 'spam policy' page at my own website to explain the situation
to people who might receive the spam and then go to my domain to see who
I am.

Cheers.
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Jane M Patience - Patience Design
http://www.patience.co.uk

On Wed, 15 Oct 2003 11:05:06 +0100, Patience Design
<jane (AT) patience (DOT) co.uk> wrote:

Hi Michael

In article <mJVib.10429$kA.2479083 (AT) wards (DOT) force9.net>, Michael Roberts
mail (AT) dogcountrysports (DOT) co.uk> writes

I've been receiving stacks of bounced emails for the past week sent to me
because my email address has been forged (I was NOT the sender).
They usually have the same e mail subject header which says " Subject:
UNLIMITED SALES POTENTIAL cltpizd dfuqim u"
My guess is that the senders may have a virus which forges the sending email
address. Short of trying to id the IP for each one of these, is there an
easy way to stop them? I would post the message and headers, but guess that
would be too much? Michael Roberts



Sounds like someone is spoofing your email address, and probably not a
virus. It's been happening to me for a while and is an absolute pain!
Spammers commonly spoof email addresses to send out their spam so that
they cannot easily be identified.

How true. I've had emails that were purportedly from me!

BB

If you can locate a contact at the website the spammers are advertising,
you might be able to send them a complaining email. In my experience,
though, it's often the case that there isn't any obvious contact at the
advertised website, so there's not a lot you can do.

I know just how you feel! The bounced emails are a problem, but just
imagine how many people might actually be receiving the spam and
thinking it originates from you - not a nice thought. I have actually
put up a 'spam policy' page at my own website to explain the situation
to people who might receive the spam and then go to my domain to see who
I am.

Cheers.

Big Bill wrote:

...
How true. I've had emails that were purportedly from me!

been talking to yourself again? ;o)

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William Tasso - http://WilliamTasso.com

On Wed, 15 Oct 2003 12:54:05 +0100, "William Tasso"
<news27 (AT) tbdata (DOT) com> wrote:

Big Bill wrote:
...
How true. I've had emails that were purportedly from me!

been talking to yourself again? ;o)

No other bugger'll do it!

BB