Scams like these

Have scammers got smarter or was this an accident.

Received 3 emails yesterday from myself. :shock: 2 of these were detected as spam but the other came to my inbox. Moved to Junk folder and tried to block email address and was advised cannot block myself. :shock: But I didn't send the emails. :confused: Think this feature has outlasted it's usefulness.

Now what? If I happen to open email accidentally with smartphone there is a high risk I will click link to download virus/trojan as the screen jumps around with smartphone and I don't click what I think I clicked.

Just wait until you send yourself an email offering to selling yourself a list of email addresses to spam people.
 
A good encouraging effort but unfortunately completely wasted. Any spammer worth their IT credentials uses anonymous senders, bits or relays so what you see is not the true sender. It's trivial to do this. Plus see JohnK's issues of receiving spam from himself, a very common procedure.

Disagree. You cannot mask the originating IP address. Have received emails later from network manager stating the IP address has been dealt with.
 
Never open emails from yourself. Pretty obvious it's spam?
I actually send myself quite a few emails. Reminders. Passing of information from home to work and from work to home etc.

As I mentioned the screen on the smartphone jumps around quite a lot when loading Outlook and then individual emails so even though I think I clicked on valid email the spam email has been opened instead and the click has not clicked on what I wanted to click.

ps: MrsTMA says I'm missing the irony in your post? :) Which is it?
A touch of irony there as well. ;)
 
In emails there is a originating IP address which will in many cases mark the location of the email account that has been hacked.

But there is another line in a lot of emails, "Reply To:" This is where the question "How am I sending emails to myself?" starts. Spoofing as this is known is wide-spread. For awhile, I was getting several dozen bounced emails a day (the account no longer existed) where one of my domains email addresses was used. "not nice", but little that can be done about it.

Happy wandering

Fred
 
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A couple of years ago I put our old Commodore on Gumtree for sale. Almost immediately I received an email from a gentlemen who was looking for this exact car. However he was working on an oil rig north of the North Island in New Zealand. He said he was returning to Australia and this car was ideal for him. He offered $500 more than I was asking so he could secure such a good buy. Thinking it was legitimate I sent him back an email and said surely you want to inspect the car first. He replied saying he couldn't wait and he trusted my description of the vehicle. It was then I got suspicious and realised after reading FAQ's on Gumtree that it was indeed a scam.

Forward the clock to Fri 22/04/16. My 2001 Subaru is now listed on Gumtree and and first sms message I get is this:

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Sorry Susan, you don't fool me this time...

Had very similar liar experience no inspection necessary just send cash first via money order.?
 
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If proposal is acceptable to you please empty your bank account here sucker !!!!

Desmond Desmond Ching ( only one Chin) but two Desmond's go figure.
 
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Da Sing Bank anybody know of it ?
 
An Australia Post red logo and a little ditty: Your shipment has experienced a delivery exception and has been delivered to the Aus Post office.
 
DHL Fedex have been sending me notices to pick up my parcel at the local depot, I get them daily.

This is a new one today.

What is annoying is they know my full name although the don't know my middle name, thankfully.

Your case has been set for hearing/trial on 2nd April, 2016 at 11:00 AM o'clock. Your case is before Justice John Marcum .
You will find it most handy to park on the 011, 028. Magistrate John Marcum's courtroom is on the third floor.

  • :shock: 2 April oops I missed that one.

 
Over the last few days I have been getting emails saying my child support payments are overdue.I wonder where those kids are.Lebanon maybe.:shock::p:p;)
 
Your case has been appointed for hearing on 4th April, 2016 at 1:30PM. Your case will be before Justice Sadaf Jafri .
This is a hearing on Breach No. A80828813.

We strongly advise you to be present for this. If I can be of assistance, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Please refer to the attached Subpoena to Appear and Testify in Court for complete information.

Oops missed that as well, busy April.
 
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