SPAM from my own domain?

DannyClare · 12-29-2008, 08:18 PM

Hey Warriors,

A quick question for you here. We all get SPAM. We all hate it. But there has been something troubling my inbox recently in the form of spam (perhaps 1 or maybe 2 MAX msgs per day) from my own address to the same address if you get me ie.

From: Danny (AT) dannyclare.com
To: Danny (AT) dannyclare.com

What I want to know is how much trouble am I in? Will it be being sent to other addresses? Or this just some trick to make it look like it is coming from my own address? How can I stop it or track who's doing this?

Thanks
Danny Clare

Steve Faber · 12-29-2008, 08:20 PM

The spammers are spoofing your ownb email address. Look at the expanded message header and you might get some additional clues as to the real origin. It happens to me too

Daveone · 12-29-2008, 08:22 PM

Hackers at work. They have succeeded in hacking your domain.

sylviad · 12-29-2008, 08:54 PM

You can probably ignore them. I get them every few weeks. As a Warrior already said, someone is spoofing your email so it :looks: like you are mailing yourself. If you look in the message header, you will notice that the actual address is not your address but someone elses. Right click the message in Outlook and View Source.

Sylvia

AverageGuy · 12-29-2008, 10:31 PM

it is normal. because many email protocol (SMTP) servers does not verify FROM and TO fields. It means, anyone can send you an email (use an anonymous SMTP server) with any FROM and TO fields. It is unnecessary to mean someone hacked your server.

david

Ron Killian · 12-29-2008, 10:34 PM

Long as you didn't send them, you have nothing to worry about.

12-29-2008, 08:18 PM	#1
DannyClare Marketing Genious Join Date: May 2006 Location: , Sheffield, United Kingdom. Posts: 494 Thanks: 12 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Contact Info	SPAM from my own domain? Hey Warriors, A quick question for you here. We all get SPAM. We all hate it. But there has been something troubling my inbox recently in the form of spam (perhaps 1 or maybe 2 MAX msgs per day) from my own address to the same address if you get me ie. From: Danny (AT) dannyclare.com To: Danny (AT) dannyclare.com What I want to know is how much trouble am I in? Will it be being sent to other addresses? Or this just some trick to make it look like it is coming from my own address? How can I stop it or track who's doing this? Thanks Danny Clare

12-29-2008, 08:20 PM	#2
Steve Faber "Opportunitiesaplenty" War Room Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Redmond,WA, USA . Posts: 735 Thanks: 381 Thanked 160 Times in 98 Posts Social Networking	Re: SPAM from my own domain? The spammers are spoofing your ownb email address. Look at the expanded message header and you might get some additional clues as to the real origin. It happens to me too
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12-29-2008, 08:54 PM	#4
sylviad Professional Writer War Room Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,999 Thanks: 141 Thanked 286 Times in 199 Posts Social Networking	Re: SPAM from my own domain? You can probably ignore them. I get them every few weeks. As a Warrior already said, someone is spoofing your email so it :looks: like you are mailing yourself. If you look in the message header, you will notice that the actual address is not your address but someone elses. Right click the message in Outlook and View Source. Sylvia
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12-29-2008, 10:31 PM	#5
AverageGuy Not Jr. Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: LA, CA, USA. Posts: 2,185 Thanks: 12 Thanked 41 Times in 41 Posts	Re: SPAM from my own domain? it is normal. because many email protocol (SMTP) servers does not verify FROM and TO fields. It means, anyone can send you an email (use an anonymous SMTP server) with any FROM and TO fields. It is unnecessary to mean someone hacked your server. david
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