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Posted by Paul on 11/29/06 19:04
"Tricky Dicky" <tricky@nospam.clara.co.uk> wrote in message
news:1164825414.32327.0@damia.uk.clara.net...
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> "Paul" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:12mreorg4s52434@corp.supernews.com...
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>> "Paul" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
>> news:12mrdtl9kmdnidb@corp.supernews.com...
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>>> "Tricky Dicky" <tricky@nospam.clara.co.uk> wrote in message
>>> news:1164815953.56374.0@iris.uk.clara.net...
>>>> Can't remember if the thread was in this group or another - but what is
>>>> the explanation behind the spam seems to be addressed to someone else
>>>> arriving in my inbox?
>>>>
>>>> Everyday now, 10 or so messages from different sources addressed to
>>>> different people but ending up in my inbox. Contents are pointless as
>>>> well so what is the point? Just to see how long it takes for the whole
>>>> internet to seize up?
>>>>
>>>> Tricky
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>>> Who they come from is all forged/fake.
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>>> It is the content of the email the spammes want you to click or reply
>>> to. You will find a weblink or email adddress in the body of the email
>>> they want you to use.
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>> i misrread your email as being who they are from rather than who to.
>> To answer your question - The spammers dont know your name only your
>> email address so they put anythng in.
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> But how does an e-mail addressed to, say, vpollard at clara.co.uk end up
> in my tricky at clara.co.uk inbox?
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> Tricky
Its can't/wasnt, it was sent to tricky at, it just looks like vpolland at
clara
because that was either the name they used in the header or the first email
address they used in the mailing and bcc'ed everyone else, if you go into
the full header properties of the email you will see it has your email
address.
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