SPAM -- Is someone using my e-mail address?

[scott99999]

OK, so 2x a day I'm getting SPAM e-mails that are "RETURNED MAIL" -- as though the SPAM mail is being sent from my e-mail address. :mad:

(this is on my AOL account, not my FQ account - I have both)

Is someone using my e-mail address in a form to send mail? Or are they actually accessing my e-mail account? There's nothing in my "sent" box (but they could always delete it).

My e-mail address is my name, so this is particularly troubling.

Thanks for any help!



Subj: Returned mail: see transcript for details
Date: 5/26/2003 6:04:27 AM Eastern Daylight Time
From: MAILER-DAEMON@ywing.netscape.com

The original message was received at Mon, 26 May 2003 03:04:12 -0700 (PDT)
from 0x50a1040d.virnxx9.adsl-dhcp.tele.dk [80.161.4.13]

----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors -----
<malieknizam@netscape.com>
(reason: 550 5.1.1 <malieknizam@netscape.com>... User unknown)

----- Transcript of session follows -----
... while talking to shemail.aoltw.net.:
>>> RCPT To:<malieknizam@netscape.com>
<<< 550 5.1.1 <malieknizam@netscape.com>... User unknown
550 5.1.1 <malieknizam@netscape.com>... User unknown


Final-Recipient: RFC822; malieknizam@netscape.com
Action: failed
Status: 5.1.1
Remote-MTA: DNS; shemail.aoltw.net
Diagnostic-Code: SMTP; 550 5.1.1 <malieknizam@netscape.com>... User unknown
Last-Attempt-Date: Mon, 26 May 2003 03:04:14 -0700 (PDT)


Received: from 80.161.4.13 (0x50a1040d.virnxx9.adsl-dhcp.tele.dk [80.161.4.13])
by ywing.netscape.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with SMTP id h4QA49h0024735
for <malieknizam@netscape.com>; Mon, 26 May 2003 03:04:12 -0700 (PDT)
Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 00:22:20 GMT
From: Eardell Cardella <MY E-MAIL ADDRESS IS HERE>
To: malieknizam@netscape.com
X-Priority: 3 (Normal)
Message-ID: <4899865783.53298305642103@aol.com>
Subject: Liquify your 1ove1ife ()
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-type: text/html; charset=Windows-1251
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
X-Mailer: Turnpike Integrated Version 4.02 U <u+nORokYJ1USoSe9CmJMTZmChw>
X-Priority: 3 (Normal)

Return-Path: <>
Received: from rly-xe01.mx.aol.com (rly-xe01.mail.aol.com [172.20.105.193]) by air-xe03.mail.aol.com (v93.12) with ESMTP id MAILINXE34-3b6f3ed1e6ab3ba; Mon, 26 May 2003 06:04:27 -0400
Received: from ywing.netscape.com (ywing.aoltw.net [204.29.187.151]) by rly-xe01.mx.aol.com (v93.12) with ESMTP id MAILRELAYINXE12-4083ed1e69e18e; Mon, 26 May 2003 06:04:15 -0400
Received: from localhost (localhost)
by ywing.netscape.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) id h4QA4Eh0024910;
Mon, 26 May 2003 03:04:14 -0700 (PDT)
Date: Mon, 26 May 2003 03:04:14 -0700 (PDT)
From: Mail Delivery Subsystem <MAILER-DAEMON@ywing.netscape.com>
Message-Id: <200305261004.h4QA4Eh0024910@ywing.netscape.com>
To: <MY E-MAIL ADDRESS IS HERE>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: multipart/report; report-type=delivery-status;
boundary="h4QA4Eh0024910.1053943454/ywing.netscape.com"
Subject: Returned mail: see transcript for details
Auto-Submitted: auto-generated (failure)

[Bob]

Hello,

Unfortunately it is trivial to forge the From: email address when sending spam and this is what appears has happened to you.

More regarding this may be found here:
http://www.aota.net/Email_Spam_Prevention_and_Mgmt/spamfrom.php4

Additional resources related to this may be viewed here:
http://www.aota.net/Email_Spam_Prevention_and_Mgmt/index.php4

Hope this helps,
Bob

- spam is going to ruin email for all ~# -

[scott99999]

Thanks.