I'm being spammed by my own email account :|

[DAE_JA_VOO]

I've set up a filter on my Gmail account that applies a "Me" label to any emails i send to myself (i do this quite often, to make myself feel special, you know). Anyway, i figured i'd go into my spam folder to see what's up, and what do i find?




Eh? I don't know much about spam, but something is telling me that i need a new Gmail password

What's odd, though, is that all of these things are sex related, but i'm not subscribed to or a member of any such websites

Someone enlighten me please

[DeathStrike]

don't worry even if you change your password you still get those spam messages. i been getting them for years now. i think the persone that sends the messages some how makes the message appear to be from the destination address.

[Ron2K]

No, you haven't been hacked. It's that the SMTP protocol doesn't care what e-mail address is given to it as the source e-mail address (the destination address does matter though).

This is what typically goes on between your e-mail client and your SMTP server when you click on "Send Mail":

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S: 220 smtp.example.com ESMTP Postfix
C: HELO relay.example.org
S: 250 Hello relay.example.org, I am glad to meet you
C: MAIL FROM:<randomspammer@viagra.com>
S: 250 Ok
C: RCPT TO:<mynameisnowjulian@somefreehost.com>
S: 250 Ok
C: RCPT TO:<epiphany@1337modder.com>
S: 250 Ok
C: DATA
S: 354 End data with <CR><LF>.<CR><LF>
C: From: "V14gr4 sp4mm3r" <randomspammer@viagra.com>
C: To: "Ett" <mynameisnowjulian@somefreehost.com>
C: Cc: epiphany@1337modder.com
C: Date: Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:02:43 +0200
C: Subject: Cheap Viagra
C:
C: Hello Ett.
C: Buy my viagra today!
C: Your friend,
C: Random Viagra Spammer
C: .
S: 250 Ok: queued as 12345
C: QUIT
S: 221 Bye

And yes, the SMTP server will be happy and send that out. I could set the board's source e-mail address to "noreply@pcformat.co.za", and any mails sent by the board would still happily go out (although as that e-mail address doesn't exist, no-one would be able to reply).

[Anthro]

I have seen Gmail 'rules' (the ones that apply that label) screw up some tags.
It might just be that the spammers are emulating your email address format, and therefor Gmail is reading it as one of your applicable rules ?

[hamin_aus]

all of these things are sex related, but i'm not subscribed to or a member of any such websites

Riiiiiiiiight

[Tribble]

Spam Filters FTW - catches all gambling, sex and horoscope mails.

[RuadRauFlessa]

Spam Filters FTW - catches all gambling, sex and horoscope mails.

Like you really want them all caught. Come on tribble, face it you enjoy those mails

[UrBaN]

She likes then caught, puts them all in an easily accessible place for her

[Tribble]

ROFL - but they are all geared to "how to make your lady happy". As I am the lady and don't have one of my own - they are pretty useless Now if they sent some hot hunks my way - there would be no complaints

[RuadRauFlessa]

ROFL - but they are all geared to "how to make your lady happy". As I am the lady and don't have one of my own - they are pretty useless Now if they sent some hot hunks my way - there would be no complaints

Go see what happens when you reply to one of those mails.

[I34z1k]

all of these things are sex related, but i'm not subscribed to or a member of any such websites

Riiiiiiiiight

QFT

[Tribble]

ROFL - but they are all geared to "how to make your lady happy". As I am the lady and don't have one of my own - they are pretty useless Now if they sent some hot hunks my way - there would be no complaints

Go see what happens when you reply to one of those mails.

I may be blonde but I am not stupid

[RuadRauFlessa]

ROFL - but they are all geared to "how to make your lady happy". As I am the lady and don't have one of my own - they are pretty useless Now if they sent some hot hunks my way - there would be no complaints

Go see what happens when you reply to one of those mails.

I may be blonde but I am not stupid

I thaught it comes together. You can't have the chicken without the egg.

[DAE_JA_VOO]

Awesome, thanks guys. Was getting a little worried

[MIA]

Awesome, thanks guys. Was getting a little worried

Good to know this, i have been having this problem also

[Tribble]

Seems it is one we all have in common.

[Siemens]

ROFL - but they are all geared to "how to make your lady happy". As I am the lady and don't have one of my own

I've got a PM that beggs to differ.

[Tribble]

ROFL - but they are all geared to "how to make your lady happy". As I am the lady and don't have one of my own

I've got a PM that beggs to differ.

you worry me. Please do tell me what I have admitted to so that I can deny it.

[Siemens]

ROFL - but they are all geared to "how to make your lady happy". As I am the lady and don't have one of my own

I've got a PM that beggs to differ.

you worry me. Please do tell me what I have admitted to so that I can deny it.

Something about a Katie Perry song

[Belix]

It seems to be the latest thing - I'm getting about 5 messages from myself a day. Also seem to be getting a flood of messages seeming to be from facebook, but which turn out to be "I lost 1000 pounds by cutting of my arm" etc. Don't know if facebook has become lax in allowing spam or more likely someone is spoofing the facebook email address.

[SBSP]

No, you haven't been hacked. It's that the SMTP protocol doesn't care what e-mail address is given to it as the source e-mail address (the destination address does matter though).

This is what typically goes on between your e-mail client and your SMTP server when you click on "Send Mail":



And yes, the SMTP server will be happy and send that out. I could set the board's source e-mail address to "noreply@pcformat.co.za", and any mails sent by the board would still happily go out (although as that e-mail address doesn't exist, no-one would be able to reply).

Unless you set your mail server to do a check on the domain of the source address E.G @Pcformat.co.za
there is a name for it but after the holiday i forgot the term.
and do some other checks to see if it is in fact an email server by saying Hello Pcformat.co.za
But i dont think gmail has that enabled cus it might reject legit mail.

I get some mails from my self on my company address which wasnt caught by the spam filter.I dont think its something you have to worry about aslong as gmail is doing its job you should be ok.

BTW you can play some nasty tricks on people changing the from address

[rustypup]

BTW you can play some nasty tricks on people changing the from address

we used to send the S&M team abusive mails with the CEO's addie...

naturally, that fun is now at an end, but it was great while it lasted...

[Hex_Rated]

When I was playing around with the Java emailing SDK I was messing with another guy at work by spoofing the from field and sending him mail from the FBI and then messages from himself to himself... Stuff like "What you want?" and "Why you mailing me, get back to work!". He thought he had a virus until he saw that I was laughing at him and then he caught on.

[po10cy]

just checked mine and my spam mail is full from me hahaha

"6 inches can never satisfy her" says one hahahahahah that made me crack myself up haha

[Siemens]

It seems to be the latest thing

Nuh-uh, I've been getting them for years.