E-mail spam HELP!!!
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E-mail spam HELP!!!
| Sun, 07-25-2004 - 7:18pm |
Ever since I got my computer from the repair shop and re-installed my e-mail addresses I have been getting at least 20 e-mails from diplomas to enlargements of any or all body parts. The funny thing is that my dh's, ds's and dd's e-mail is getting none!!! Why am I getting targeted? My e-mail address in the to line is never even my e-mail address. Its always some version that is close but not right on, maybe a few letters off or a "sounds like" type of address. So technically they should not even get to me, should they? I have Norton security, firewall and virus protection and it does identify them as spam when they come through but why am I the only one who is getting them? Can anyone help?
Laurie

I think those with just part of your name or even nothing to do with your name are just good guesses and they hope you will open them so they can get your real name--don't.
Kathey
It was the enlarging body parts that I didn't have that got me.....lol
My ISP has a filter in place and that can catch sometimes over 100 pieces of junk a day.
You can set up some rules in Outlook Express.... but just as those emails get to your without your complete address they will get around the rules too...
If Norton is identifying them as spam you can set up a folder if Norton don't have one already and just delete it every day.
There is one piece of software that I tried when it was still in beta that was kind of like a co-op. All the members sent in spam and they compiled a huge list and the people using their software would not get any of that mail. I tried it before my ISP got the filter and I could get sometimes 200 pieces a day.......I installed that software and it went to maybe about 8 a week.
It is not free, http://www.cloudmark.com/products/spamnet/
Have a nice day !.
My husband used to have the same problem when we were with AOL; he got tons of "enlargement" email, even though he hadn't visited any sites like this or anything (he doesn't really go online at all, he only had the email addy set up for sending online resumes).
Karen
Mom to Kristen (17) Chloe (7) & Connor (6)
I have a sister who went further in school than I did so you would thing she would know better. When she complained to me about all the spam I told her to look at what was in one of the forwards that she gets. All those addresses are out there for everyone to see. But she keeps sending forwards and I keep deleting them.
Email is like sending a post card if you don't want people reading it then you shouldn't put it in an email.
I have gotten forwards that have had at least 100 addresses in them and if I forwarded it you could add a few hundred more.....Stop sending forwards. And like I told my sister, something that is funny, or heartwarming to us might be offensive to others so don't send the minister that one joke it just isn't right.......lol.......Janet
Have a nice day !.
No doubt!
Karen
Mom to Kristen (17) Chloe (7) & Connor (6)
Have a nice day !.
Edited 7/30/2004 5:08 pm ET ET by joannaran
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