spam emails being sent under forum name???
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spam emails being sent under forum name???
one of my members have reported the following to me....
I have had 3 spam e-mails today.....all addressed to my forum user name (then my e-mail address) and all supposedly from the forum. This is the only place I use that particular user name.
Microsofts security system has been isolating the e-mails and recommended deletion as the e-mails posed a high risk.
can anyone explain why and how this is happening?
thank you.
I have had 3 spam e-mails today.....all addressed to my forum user name (then my e-mail address) and all supposedly from the forum. This is the only place I use that particular user name.
Microsofts security system has been isolating the e-mails and recommended deletion as the e-mails posed a high risk.
can anyone explain why and how this is happening?
thank you.
snout- Forumember
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What emails are they receiving, what is the content?
Sanket- ForumGuru
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Hi Sanket, thank you for replying.
they have not opened the emails as they are getting security alerts.
im assuming these cant be from the forum but we cant understand how these emails have got this members user name?
they have not opened the emails as they are getting security alerts.
im assuming these cant be from the forum but we cant understand how these emails have got this members user name?
snout- Forumember
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Well, email addresses from where they receive such mails?
Sanket- ForumGuru
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i am going to ask the member for any further info so i can help you to help me.
snout- Forumember
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Okay, take as much information as possible. Screenshots would help too.
Sanket- ForumGuru
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ive just PM'd the member and asked for more information and a screen shot. ill update when they get back to me.
thanks so much for helping with this.
thanks so much for helping with this.
snout- Forumember
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sadly my member has deleted the emails as his security alerts advised, if anymore come through he'll screen shot for me.
the spam emails are coming from a hotmail.com address.
the spam emails are coming from a hotmail.com address.
snout- Forumember
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They definitely are not sent via forumotion then. Those definitely are spam mails, but i am not sure who is sending it.
Sanket- ForumGuru
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i guess we can assume a spammer has made up the email then under our forum name. ill try reporting this to hotmail, thank you so much for your help sanket.
snout- Forumember
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Also beware of any admin playing mischief.
Since this thread appears to be solved, I will lock this thread and mark it as solved.
Sanket
Since this thread appears to be solved, I will lock this thread and mark it as solved.
Sanket
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