Email spam - Aquarium Advice

ReefRaff · 05-06-2007, 08:37 PM

Well I never get any mail to my aquariumadvice email box and today I get some spam trying to pawn off some IE7 beta version. Don't know if it's a problem or not. Just thought I give you a heads up.

fishfreek · 05-07-2007, 06:13 AM

It is physically impossible for a spammer to get your email address from us. As you can see if you do the email link you get a form to send. The spammer would have to have emailed you and then you replied via email or you would have posted the email someplace in the message itself. Another likely possibility is a 'bruit force' spam hit your account. Its not uncommon for spammers to send tens of thousands of messages to a domain in hopes that some of them will go to legit users

ReefRaff · 05-07-2007, 04:44 PM

well it's only this one. it wasn't sent to my yahoo inbox, it was sent to my email account here at the site, which is forwarded to my main email address. I'll keep an eye out and see if it becomes a problem.

Jchillin · 05-07-2007, 05:42 PM

If it means anything, the IT folks at my job stated that there was a tremendous amount of these emails over the weekend. A lot of them were aimed at my companies employees but they got filtered. I forgot to ask if the senders email address was masked but it appeared to have come from "Admin@microsoft.com".

05-06-2007, 08:37 PM	#1 (permalink)
ReefRaff Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Cleveland, Oh. USA Posts: 1,622 Images: 26	Email spam Well I never get any mail to my aquariumadvice email box and today I get some spam trying to pawn off some IE7 beta version. Don't know if it's a problem or not. Just thought I give you a heads up. __________________ Tim S Wagner Join Saltwater_Fish_Reef_Aquariums Vote here for Aquarium Advice!!!

05-07-2007, 06:13 AM	#2 (permalink)
fishfreek Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: May 2002 Location: Virginia Posts: 14,037 Images: 82	It is physically impossible for a spammer to get your email address from us. As you can see if you do the email link you get a form to send. The spammer would have to have emailed you and then you replied via email or you would have posted the email someplace in the message itself. Another likely possibility is a 'bruit force' spam hit your account. Its not uncommon for spammers to send tens of thousands of messages to a domain in hopes that some of them will go to legit users __________________ Remember dont tap the glass, your fish will think you're an idiot -Anonymous mother Check out our articles area. 30+ Aquatic articles for your enjoyment Are you in or around the Shenandoah Valley area? If so click here to join our regional forum. Looking for affordable web hosting? Look no more We have the answer Learn more about Coral Reef Conservation. Free photo hosting

05-07-2007, 04:44 PM	#3 (permalink)
ReefRaff Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Cleveland, Oh. USA Posts: 1,622 Images: 26	well it's only this one. it wasn't sent to my yahoo inbox, it was sent to my email account here at the site, which is forwarded to my main email address. I'll keep an eye out and see if it becomes a problem. __________________ Tim S Wagner Join Saltwater_Fish_Reef_Aquariums Vote here for Aquarium Advice!!!

05-07-2007, 05:42 PM	#4 (permalink)
Jchillin Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New York, NY (The Big Apple) Posts: 12,935 Images: 47	If it means anything, the IT folks at my job stated that there was a tremendous amount of these emails over the weekend. A lot of them were aimed at my companies employees but they got filtered. I forgot to ask if the senders email address was masked but it appeared to have come from "Admin@microsoft.com". __________________ _________________________________ My 75g Planted tank

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