[ICOM] SPAM: Re: HA: (no subject)

[Charles Ring]

This particular kind of spam invariably comes from a webmail address. I 
think webmail address books are being hijacked at the server level, not 
through any error by the account owner. It started with yahoo webmail 
and has spread to the others.



On 5/26/2011 10:50 AM, Jim Miller KG0KP wrote:
> Typically these do not even come from the person who is on the sent line.
> The email addresses have been hi-jacked and probably not even from the
> listed persons machine.  The addresses are captured from a friends machine
> and then used as false "from" addresses to try to get people to open them.
> Just DON'T do it.  If there isn't any subject or there is only a URL in the
> body or it smells in any way, just delete it.  These are so random any more
> that you cant really effectively stop them.  Don't get high blood pressure
> and kill yourself, just delete them and continue life with a calm demeanor.
>
> Nobody is not going to destroy my retirement by making me continually upset
> about something.  I have found I can ignore a lot of things quite easily now
> and it sure helps my general attitude everything.
>
> 73, de Jim KG0KP
>