larryb227 Posted December 25, 2011 Share Posted December 25, 2011 I have been receiving this email that is sent to me by me! I have reported it to spamcop and now it comes again using even my spamcop email address. It just has a link in it which I have never clicked on. Just wondered if anyone has had such an experience. How do I get rid of it? If I block it I would be blocking my own address so I'm just stuck with this idiot. I have not put any other date in this message as I'm not sure what would be needed. Thanks LarryB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpamCopAdmin Posted December 25, 2011 Share Posted December 25, 2011 Unfortunately, there isn't anything you can do but ride it out and hope the spammer stops forging your email address as the "From" on his spam, which they usually do pretty soon. Reporting the spam when you get it is the best you can do. - Don D'Minion - SpamCop Admin - - service[at]admin.spamcop.net - . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larryb227 Posted December 25, 2011 Author Share Posted December 25, 2011 Unfortunately, there isn't anything you can do but ride it out and hope the spammer stops forging your email address as the "From" on his spam, which they usually do pretty soon. Reporting the spam when you get it is the best you can do. - Don D'Minion - SpamCop Admin - - service[at]admin.spamcop.net - . That is a shame as I've been getting them for more than a year! I would really like to nail this person. At one time the email was sent to 2 of my friends that I email as a CC that has stopped so far. Thanks for the reply LarryB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petzl Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 If I block it I would be blocking my own address so I'm just stuck with this idiot. Thanks LarryB 1st report it as spam through your SpamCop account Reporting spammers is your first and best defense (attack) A program called MailWasher is available free that easily reports your spam to SpamCop account. You leave your email client off. MailWasher announces when you get email and spam is marked for reporting before you download legit email (program shows safe text of email). Once done you click a button for your email client or go to your WebMail account (don't even open spam it can infect your computer if not in plain text mode) Do NOT use MailWasher to bounce email which is bounced to the spammers bogus "From:" field Not sure why you are worried about blocking email with you in the "From:" field? Unless you send email to yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larryb227 Posted December 26, 2011 Author Share Posted December 26, 2011 1st report it as spam through your SpamCop account Reporting spammers is your first and best defense (attack) A program called MailWasher is available free that easily reports your spam to SpamCop account. You leave your email client off. MailWasher announces when you get email and spam is marked for reporting before you download legit email (program shows safe text of email). Once done you click a button for your email client or go to your WebMail account (don't even open spam it can infect your computer if not in plain text mode) Do NOT use MailWasher to bounce email which is bounced to the spammers bogus "From:" field Not sure why you are worried about blocking email with you in the "From:" field? Unless you send email to yourself. Thanks for your insight and you are right, I should not be worried about filtering that email out. I have installed a filter with spamcop and we'll see. I will check mailwasher out. I use Mac Mail and an iPhone so I assume it will work with both. Love your city by the way and my son and daughter-in-law are there now near Coogee Beach. LarryB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petzl Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 I will check mailwasher out. I use Mac Mail and an iPhone so I assume it will work with both. Love your city by the way and my son and daughter-in-law are there now near Coogee Beach. LarryB Hope they enjoy it, nice place, I like Bondi Beach better though Sorry MailWasher is a Windows app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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