Receiving Spam Emails From Myself??

[GeorgiaPeach]

Someone that is computer savvy please help me!! I have received two emails in the past two days that have my personal email address as the sender. They were both for viagra and other drugs.

I haven't visited any odd sites lately or given my email address out online in a registration type thing.

What's up with this? I'm afraid that emails with my personal email address as the sender are going out to other people.

The one I just got had a "click to unsubscribe" button. I clicked it and it took me to a drug site in Canada! It said I was receiving it because I had signed up with MSN to receive their emails. I haven't.

What can I do? Should I be worried about this?

 

[The_Kitchen_Guy]

It's called "Spoofing" and there really isn't much you can do about it. The worst thing you can ever do is click on a link that says, "Remove From List" because what that does is prove you have an active email address and increases the amount of spam you will get.Anyone who clicks on the link doesn't get to you, they get to the spam site, which you did, which is what they want you to do.I get spam from me several times a week.

 

[GeorgiaPeach]

It's called "Spoofing" and there really isn't much you can do about it. The worst thing you can ever do is click on a link that says, "Remove From List" because what that does is prove you have an active email address and increases the amount of spam you will get.

Anyone who clicks on the link doesn't get to you, they get to the spam site, which you did, which is what they want you to do.

I get spam from me several times a week.

I knew I shouldn't click it for exactly the reason you stated. Normally I just delete things like that but, for some reason, it really bothers me that it's using my email address.

 

[chefann]

Spoofing is huge. I get several emails a day from "me." Don't open them, just delete them.

 

[GeorgiaPeach]

I've heard of spoofing but forgot what it was. I've had this same email account for almost 10 years and these are the first two I've received. Guess I've been lucky!

(raising right hand) I promise to automatically delete spoof emails. (lowering hand and getting back to work)

 

[daniellemorgan]

I always get emails about "how to enlarge my penis." That is definitely top priority for me!

 

[ShanaSmith]

Me too, I could have the largest penis in the western world!

 

[pjpamchef]

I knew I shouldn't click it for exactly the reason you stated. Normally I just delete things like that but, for some reason, it really bothers me that it's using my email address.

The one that totally freaked me out was when I started recieveing e-mails from my deceased Mother! It wasn't too long after she had passed away, and I e-mailed them and asked them to PLEASE take me off, all I got was a snippy come-back! It's hard but just ignore it!

 

[Tanoi]

It's funny you asked about this, because I just got my first one from "me" the other day. It kind of through me off, but I didn't even open it.