[dba-Tech] Rotten emails

[Peter Brawley]

On 1/2/2022 9:43 AM, Susan Harkins wrote:
> The text isn't the same, but the format is. They all have the same blue and
> white graphic -- so that's what I'll do -- I hope you're right!
>
> The sender emails are usually people in my contact list.

That strongly suggests that that 'puter had or has malware which 
harvested contact info.

PB

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> Susan H.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: dba-Tech <dba-tech-bounces+ssharkins=gmail.com at databaseadvisors.com>
> On Behalf Of Stuart McLachlan
> Sent: Sunday, January 2, 2022 2:37 AM
> To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
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> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Rotten emails
>
> They are almost certainly coming fro multiple comprmoised email
> computers/email accounts via a botnet so there is no point in trying to
> report them to anyone.
>
> The best you can do is flag them as spam. If the body content is always the
> same, they should soon get blocked.
>
>
> On 1 Jan 2022 at 18:59, Susan Harkins wrote:
>
>> For about three months, I've been receiving several emails a day from
>> the same spammer. The subjects are always different, and rather
>> enticing I might add. However, the body is exactly the same.
>>
>>
>>
>> I'd like to report these guys, but I have no idea how to do this.
>>
>>
>>
>> The first complication is they're always from a different address.
>> Second, I wouldn't know how to complain to.
>>
>>
>>
>> Any thoughts?
>>
>>
>>
>> Susan H.
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