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**koala** · 05-01-2009, 08:40 PM

Hi Jess, welcome to TSF

Faking email addresses (or "spoofing" as it's called) is very easy to do, and is becoming more and more common.

If the messages contain personal details that only you or your friends would know, then it could be that another friend or work colleague is playing a joke on you. If the messages just contain links to porn or other unwanted material, then it's probably spammers using your email address to cover their tracks.

You'll have to get hold of the emails and examine the headers to find out more about their true origins. Your address being listed as the Sender is not enough evidence to say it was you who sent them.

05-01-2009, 08:40 PM	#2 (permalink)
koala Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Posts: 12,416 OS: XP/7/Ubuntu My System	Re: Help on fake email - personal attack Hi Jess, welcome to TSF Faking email addresses (or "spoofing" as it's called) is very easy to do, and is becoming more and more common. If the messages contain personal details that only you or your friends would know, then it could be that another friend or work colleague is playing a joke on you. If the messages just contain links to porn or other unwanted material, then it's probably spammers using your email address to cover their tracks. You'll have to get hold of the emails and examine the headers to find out more about their true origins. Your address being listed as the Sender is not enough evidence to say it was you who sent them. __________________ New members: Subscribe to your thread (Thread Tools) to receive an instant email notification when you get a reply. TSF Folding@Home Team 85015 - details here Last edited by koala; 05-01-2009 at 08:41 PM.