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  1. November 18th, 2006, 22:14 #1
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    Sending Spam Unknown To Yourself?

    I got an email from a person this morning to my Gmail account that said:

    Hey.
    I am not interested in any software for my computer so please stop emailing me about it!
    Now I am like, "WTF?" so I email them back and said, "Excuse me but I don't know you and certainly have never emailed you. And I do not deal in any software."

    They e-mailed me back with a copy of the email which went:

    Hi there, it's Bev!
    Just wanted to follow up on our recent conversation about the software I have on offer which will help you and your computer develop into a growing home business.
    The price for the software is $500 USD and can be purchased by replying to this e-mail with your bank account number and wiring details.

    Hope to hear from you again.
    Bev.
    Ok like, I am thinking, "Who TF is Bev?"

    This ever happen to any of you? And, is Gmail becoming a gateway for spam?
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    Because of the way email works, you can "fake" where the email comes from.

    Just like post office mail. You can put a fake return address on a letter, and drop it in the mailbox. The receiver will not know the real sender, only the "spoofed" address.

    So, it is likely someone "spoofed" your gmail email address, so the person who received the spam thought you were the sender and replied.
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    yeah, seen stuff like this before. not sure how to stop it.
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    It sounds like they just wanted that persons banking information.
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    Quote Originally Posted by rcc View Post
    It sounds like they just wanted that persons banking information.
    seems hacker
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    Quote Originally Posted by rcc View Post
    It sounds like they just wanted that persons banking information.
    Wouldn't that person end up sending it to him instead of the real spammer then? How would that work? Or it's just a label and it would send it to some other undercover address? I hope no one is using mine like this. ----in spammers!
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    Quote Originally Posted by abush View Post
    Wouldn't that person end up sending it to him instead of the real spammer then? How would that work? Or it's just a label and it would send it to some other undercover address? I hope no one is using mine like this. ----in spammers!
    I was none the wiser until that person emailed me.
    Then when I explained that it wasn't me they were very understanding etc.
    Like, they were about to report me to my ISP, and trust me, my ISP, whom I know personally, is not one to reckon with.
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