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Email bouncing with phony names

by Kosh III Dec 1, 2006 12:27AM PST

I use Outlook Express.
I have a personal website.
My computer is compaq about a year old running XP

A few weeks ago I started getting numerous returned emails from various mailer daemons. Often a dozen or more per day.
It is mail I never sent.

It has bogus names and addresses, for example
It is said to be from "Suzy" at xfjucvrq@myname.net or it could be "Heather" at opjslq@myname.net

There are no such persons, and I have never created email aliases like that. The only email addresses I have created are pretty straightforward: me@myname.net, info@ etc etc.

What's going on?

thanks

I have never created an alias like that

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It's a spammer's tactic.
by r. proffitt Forum moderator Dec 1, 2006 12:55AM PST

To get around email filters, spammers 'bounce' email off of servers that send delivery failure messages.

Nothing busted here. Just a spammer's tricks.

Bob

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Thanks
by Kosh III Dec 1, 2006 7:39AM PST

Thanks Bob
So basically, just ignore it, except for the minute or two hassle of deleting those bounced emails?

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Yup. For me I installed more rules on my spam filter.
by r. proffitt Forum moderator Dec 1, 2006 7:52AM PST
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