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I just received spam email...from me!
Seriously, the address is my own yet it is from someone trying to sell me watches. I didn't think it was possible to have identical email addresses. Scary stuff. Should I close out my address?
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11-14-2006, 09:25 AM
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Where is that wrench?
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It is trivial to make an email look like it came from any address. Don't worry about it. I'm sure if you examined the mail headers it came from somewhere else.
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11-14-2006, 09:30 AM
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So, did you buy a watch from yourself?
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11-14-2006, 11:16 AM
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Fortunately he got his money back!
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11-14-2006, 11:28 AM
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That's very common. You didn't actually receive it from yourself. They just often fill in the senders address with the same info that they use for the recipients address.
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11-14-2006, 11:33 AM
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No problem - if you have a simple email address with real names like I do they construct your address from lists of names and ISP endings - its why my spam checker traps 250 a day.
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11-14-2006, 11:47 AM
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11-14-2006, 12:42 PM
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