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Title: The spammers are using fake variants of my E-mail address
Post by: Standing Wolf on November 14, 2005, 07:29:26 PM

I've just gone to fbi.gov to report that I've received over 250 "message undelivered" E-mails sent by some lowlife @#$%^&! from a fake variant of my E-mail address.

This isn't the first time this has happened. It's the first time I've received that many "message undelivered" E-mails, but not the first time spammers have used fake variants of my E-mail address.

I can't change my E-mail address, since it's linked to my web site.

I doubt the F., the B., and the I. are going to do anythingalthough in all fairness, they did manage to catch Patty Hearst, didn't they?

I ran a whois on the site the fake E-mail referred me to. It's owned by some @#$%^&*! in Bulgaria. The site, in case you're curious, sells fake penis pills. I assume the scam is to collect people's credit card numbers, then go on shopping sprees.

99% of the E-mail I receive every dayit averages about 150 pieces of @#$%^&! a dayis a.) patently stupid, b.) patently fraudulent, or c.) both.

Advice? Solutions? Bright ideas?

Title: The spammers are using fake variants of my E-mail address
Post by: crt360 on November 14, 2005, 08:17:19 PM

Check these folks out:

http://www.mvr.bg/en/AboutUs/StructuralUnits/National%20MoI%20Services/NSBOP/default.htm

http://www.interpol.int/Public/TechnologyCrime/default.asp

Title: The spammers are using fake variants of my E-mail address
Post by: Felonious Monk/Fignozzle on November 15, 2005, 06:41:57 AM

Google "internet fraud" for some good resources, such as http://www.fraud.org/
Also, contact your ISP and let them know what's happening.