Computer hacker/virus ****** *******s...

**Hamhock** · 6/7/2006, 08:11 AM

So, there are lost of people on the innerweb that care about me. I get several e-mails/day from friends concerned about my erections and girth, wanting to refinance my mortgage and offering to send me truckloads of Val/ium for dirt cheap.

Yesterday I received a weird e-mail...from ME. The name in both the From and To box was my e-mail address. The subject was "557" and the message was "969". What does this mean? Did someone actually hack into my e-mail and send me a message? Is it the feds? What should I do? Is my sensitive information (see previous note about girth) safe?

Serious answers only please.

TIA

p.s. Should I be posting the daily stock tips I receive via e-mail? I hate for you guys to miss out.

**yermom** · 6/7/2006, 08:15 AM

anyone can send email as anyone else, it kinda sucks

lots of viruses will spoof email addresses it finds from people's address books, or cached webpages

**crawfish** · 6/7/2006, 08:17 AM

I got that same email yesterday. Just delete it.

**Hamhock** · 6/7/2006, 08:18 AM

Originally Posted by crawfish

I got that same email yesterday. Just delete it.

FROM ME?!?!?

**Howzit** · 6/7/2006, 08:22 AM

Originally Posted by Hamhock

FROM ME?!?!?

For future reference, it is extremely difficult to interpret a post as being of a serious nature when it includes a

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**Hamhock** · 6/7/2006, 08:24 AM

Originally Posted by Howzit

For future reference, it is extremely difficult to interpret a post as being of a serious nature when it includes a

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For present reference, it wasn't of a serious nature.

**Hamhock** · 6/7/2006, 08:25 AM

Originally Posted by yermom

anyone can send email as anyone else, it kinda sucks

lots of viruses will spoof email addresses it finds from people's address books, or cached webpages

By why waste the time of just sending a couple of numbers???

Don't they care that my wife isn't satisfied in the bedroom???

**Howzit** · 6/7/2006, 08:26 AM

Originally Posted by Hamhock

For present reference, it wasn't of a serious nature.

The this-thread starter was quite explicit and laying out the rules.

**yermom** · 6/7/2006, 08:29 AM

Originally Posted by Hamhock

By why waste the time of just sending a couple of numbers???

Don't they care that my wife isn't satisfied in the bedroom???

i'm not sure, i get totally blank ones sometimes

i'm wondering if they are just test runs to see what addresses bounce or to make sure the script or whatever works

**GDC** · 6/7/2006, 08:30 AM

when in doubt throw it out

**Howzit** · 6/7/2006, 08:30 AM

Originally Posted by Hamhock

By why waste the time of just sending a couple of numbers???

Don't they care that my wife isn't satisfied in the bedroom???

Maybe they are just trolling to see if you reply to yourself.

**Hamhock** · 6/7/2006, 08:33 AM

Originally Posted by Howzit

The this-thread starter was quite explicit and laying out the rules.

You are absolutely correct. I didn't see that. I've reported my post.

**Hamhock** · 6/7/2006, 08:33 AM

Originally Posted by Howzit

Maybe they are just trolling to see if you reply to yourself.

Won't that cause hair to grow on your keyboard?

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