I have a much smaller internet footprint than my wife except I just added stuff onto Gedmatch. And I just got some kind of mal-email ostensibly from FedEx about a non-deliverable package--my first true spam/scam in months (years?)--and my wife did not. I'm wondering did anyone else here who is on Gedmatch get a mal-email ostensibly from FedEx? (I know some of you have got an automatic filter that might shunt it away; but if you would, I'd appreciate your checking for it. I didn't handle the email very well.) John L
John L., I haven't received such a email recently; I did receive it three or four months ago for a non-GEDmatch associated email. I will say that many of the spam or phishing emails usually find their way to me because my contacts' email address book has been compromised. A recent such occurrence involved my dad's niece; her account had been hacked. The message (sent to several people in her address book) purported to be from her, but the email displayed wasn't hers nor would she have addressed me by the front portion of my email address. She was have used my childhood nickname. I'm careful about opening email from unfamiliar senders. My email accounts are setup to never download attachments and links are disabled. I have a dedicated email that I use for signing up for things that require a verified email; I don't care if that inbox is filled with junk. I'd check with my provider to see what spam protection they offer. Yolanda On Tue, Oct 13, 2015 at 10:46 AM, jlerch1 via <genealogy-dna@rootsweb.com> wrote: > I have a much smaller internet footprint than my wife except I just added stuff onto Gedmatch. And I just got some kind of mal-email ostensibly from FedEx about a non-deliverable package--my first true spam/scam in months (years?)--and my wife did not. I'm wondering did anyone else here who is on Gedmatch get a mal-email ostensibly from FedEx? (I know some of you have got an automatic filter that might shunt it away; but if you would, I'd appreciate your checking for it. I didn't handle the email very well.) > John L > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GENEALOGY-DNA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message