The same thing is happening to me- I have had 10 Bogus E-mails bounce back to me this month-IN German - with my E-mail Addy as the Source !! Someone is Spoofing E-mail addresses off the List ! Geno >From: "David Rorer" <drorer@fuse.net> >To: HESSE-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [HESSE] Fw: Virus Sending >Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2004 22:16:57 -0400 > >Listers: >Received the following message from Heinz today. It appears that somewhere >a virus >infected computer has picked up my e-mail address and is putting it on >messages that are >going to him. This is not an unheard of phenomenon, the guy who builds my >computers has >for years received at least one infected e-mail every day from the same >e-mail address and >he has so far been unable to stop it. > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Heinz L. Zulauf" <7iron@gmx.de> >To: "David Rorer" <drorer@fuse.net> >Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2004 11:35 AM >Subject: Virus Sending > > > > Hi David, > > > > I have just blocked all mails from drorer@fuse.net, as I receive about > > one message with a virus per day from this address. Sorry for that. > > > > Heinz > > > >Ironically Heinz is not in my outlook express address book and, since these >messages have >been going to him, I have marked a noticeable drop off in spam messages in >my in-box. The >two phenomena are unrelated I am sure. >Normally I read my messages in outlook express, set to view in preview pane >and text only, >no graphics. This means none of those pretty backgrounds, that some people >like to use, >show up. Nor do the flashing lights in these v***a ads. >The situation had gotten so bad that I have been going to my ISP's website >and previewing >the e-mail list, deleting those messages that were obvious spam or had no >subject. >Sometimes there would be several hundred messages, with as many as half to >two thirds >spam! In fact I learned that the program would not delete more than about >20-25 messages >at a time, without hanging! >The frequency of spam messages began dropping off early this week and today >there were no >more than a half dozen obvious ones! Either the spammer has been shutdown >or my ISP, which >already did a pretty good job, has beefed up its spam filter considerably. >In either case >I'll take it! > >Any way one hopes that these fake e-mails only affect Heinz (sorry wish I >could do >something about it) and that it stops soon. In the meantime if it becomes >necessary to >communicate directly with Heinz I can always use my secret e-mail address >(and no you may >not have it. It is only for emergencies.) > >David Rorer > > >==== HESSE Mailing List ==== >Don't overlook the Hesse mailing list taglines at the >bottom of each list E-Mail you receive. Valuable infor- >mation is presented there! >