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e-mails from my own or similar address spam

by dratner Dec 22, 2005 6:18AM PST

I have been receiving e-mails with return addresses as my own or a scramble of my own with a different ISP. Example: If my address is hsmith@msn.com, I get mail from an hasmith@msn.com or hsmith @san.rr.com. I also received bounced mail as if I wrote to them. I use PestPatrol, AdAware and Norton AV. Ideas?

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This may help..
by Carol~ Dec 22, 2005 6:29AM PST
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Just delete them without opening them
by roddy32 Dec 22, 2005 6:30AM PST

They are spoofed addresses. MOST people are getting them and SOME contain trojans/worms/virues/etc.

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