Received email from myself promising 'bigger erections'. What is the scope of this issue?
Thunderbird email program running on 2 pc's and android email app running on droidx. Some use IMAP, some use POP/SMTP ATT is DSL/WiFi source, Verizon is droidx source. Wifi Router is secured with PSK. No recent (10 mo or more) use of open wifi.
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Someone is using your address in the from field. Use ctrl u to view the message source and inspect the headers. It's usually pretty obvious when a message lies about its origin. Look for mail server names or addresses that have no legitimate link to you or your email providers.
Email addresses are harvested by spammers from a wide variety of sources. Even if you are ultra careful about where your email address appears, others who know it may not be.
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Someone is using your address in the from field. Use ctrl u to view the message source and inspect the headers. It's usually pretty obvious when a message lies about its origin. Look for mail server names or addresses that have no legitimate link to you or your email providers.
Email addresses are harvested by spammers from a wide variety of sources. Even if you are ultra careful about where your email address appears, others who know it may not be.
Some spammers send you junk mail "from" you because you are unlikely to block messages from yourself.