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Some pervert hijacked my email to send spam. How do I stop this?

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bugsychipr
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Started receiving notices emails I did not send to addresses I not have were undeliverable! This person is using my email to spam untold others Help!

Started receiving notices emails I did not send to addresses I not have were undeliverable! This person is using my email to spam untold others Help!

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Zenos
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So, someone could be simply inserting your email address, or your display name, into their spammy messages.

If you get one of these messages sent to you in a bounce notice message, check its raw source. I think you'll find a foreign IP address or server, indicating that the sender was not you.

"Hacking" of email accounts is a lot less common than people suppose.