Ok so over the last few days I go in to clear my SPAM folder and check
it, to find out that 90% of the mail is from "me.." What is this and
why is this happening??? This has NEVER happened before and would like
to fix it...
Spammers are spoofing your account and sending emails with your
address in the From field. There is noting you can do about it except
make sure your Gmail account is secure.
> Ok so over the last few days I go in to clear my SPAM folder and check
> it, to find out that 90% of the mail is from "me.." What is this and
> why is this happening??? This has NEVER happened before and would like
> to fix it...
I'm also getting these fairly regularly...and just recently.
Are these spammers sending this email to other people as well? That's
disconcerting to know...
Other than having a password for my account, how can I make sure my
Gmail account is secure?
> Spammers are spoofing your account and sending emails with your
> address in the From field. There is noting you can do about it except
> make sure your Gmail account is secure.
> On Nov 9, 7:02 am, izzy35 wrote:
> > Ok so over the last few days I go in to clear my SPAM folder and check
> > it, to find out that 90% of the mail is from "me.." What is this and
> > why is this happening??? This has NEVER happened before and would like
> > to fix it...
The spammers are not invading your account in the way you might
think. They are just using your email address to spam others. That's
bad enough for sure.
If you have concerns about your account being easily compromised, you
could make a stronger password. Just make sure you will always know
your password. Check your sent items often to see that only your
messages are in it.
> I'm also getting these fairly regularly...and just recently.
> Are these spammers sending this email to other people as well? That's
> disconcerting to know...
> Other than having a password for my account, how can I make sure my
> Gmail account is secure?
> Thanks!
> On Nov 9, 11:01 am, wár17 § wrote:
> > Spammers are spoofing your account and sending emails with your
> > address in the From field. There is noting you can do about it except
> > make sure your Gmail account is secure.
> > On Nov 9, 7:02 am, izzy35 wrote:
> > > Ok so over the last few days I go in to clear my SPAM folder and check
> > > it, to find out that 90% of the mail is from "me.." What is this and
> > > why is this happening??? This has NEVER happened before and would like
> > > to fix it...
This happens to me too, but the worst thing is that mail is send from
the gmail servers as it is written:
----> mailed-by gmail.com
so to send mail from gmail.com SMTP you need to authenticate as gmail
user and even if i set someones other email address in the FROM field
the gmail will rewrite the FORM field to my authentication username,
so for this to be send the spammer need to set your address as a
secondary email address in gmail settings (which requires my
authentication but ofcourse i didn't give any verification code to
anyone) and only then gmail will allow him to send mails from your
email. This is a big security issue as the emails are send from the
*GMAIL* servers. If they ware send from other mail server i wouldn't
be so frustrated now, but now i think and I'm almost 99% sure that
someone has reading my mail.
> Ok so over the last few days I go in to clear my SPAM folder and check
> it, to find out that 90% of the mail is from "me.." What is this and
> why is this happening??? This has NEVER happened before and would like
> to fix it...
> This happens to me too, but the worst thing is that mail is send from
> the gmail servers as it is written:
> ----> mailed-by gmail.com
> so to send mail from gmail.com SMTP you need to authenticate as gmail
> user and even if i set someones other email address in the FROM field
> the gmail will rewrite the FORM field to my authentication username,
> so for this to be send the spammer need to set your address as a
> secondary email address in gmail settings (which requires my
> authentication but ofcourse i didn't give any verification code to
> anyone) and only then gmail will allow him to send mails from your
> email. This is a big security issue as the emails are send from the
> *GMAIL* servers. If they ware send from other mail server i wouldn't
> be so frustrated now, but now i think and I'm almost 99% sure that
> someone has reading my mail.
> On Nov 9, 4:02 pm, izzy35 wrote:
> > Ok so over the last few days I go in to clear my SPAM folder and check
> > it, to find out that 90% of the mail is from "me.." What is this and
> > why is this happening??? This has NEVER happened before and would like
> > to fix it...
> The worst thing is that I can't contact Google Support and ask an
> explanation for this.
> On Nov 10, 10:38 pm, pSokarovski wrote:
> > This happens to me too, but the worst thing is that mail is send from
> > the gmail servers as it is written:
> > ----> mailed-by gmail.com
> > so to send mail from gmail.com SMTP you need to authenticate as gmail
> > user and even if i set someones other email address in the FROM field
> > the gmail will rewrite the FORM field to my authentication username,
> > so for this to be send the spammer need to set your address as a
> > secondary email address in gmail settings (which requires my
> > authentication but ofcourse i didn't give any verification code to
> > anyone) and only then gmail will allow him to send mails from your
> > email. This is a big security issue as the emails are send from the
> > *GMAIL* servers. If they ware send from other mail server i wouldn't
> > be so frustrated now, but now i think and I'm almost 99% sure that
> > someone has reading my mail.
> > On Nov 9, 4:02 pm, izzy35 wrote:
> > > Ok so over the last few days I go in to clear my SPAM folder and check
> > > it, to find out that 90% of the mail is from "me.." What is this and
> > > why is this happening??? This has NEVER happened before and would like
> > > to fix it...
As i said, this mail is send from google server... Mailed by:
Gmail, i wouldnt be surprised if messages are send from another
server that does not require authentication, but this messages are
sent from GMAIL server, and google shouldn't allow this, unless the
spoofer as you call him has my mail as a secondary address....
> This is not something that Gmail, or any email provider, can stop
> happening.
> On Nov 10, 4:41 pm, pSokarovski wrote:
> > The worst thing is that I can't contact Google Support and ask an
> > explanation for this.
> > On Nov 10, 10:38 pm, pSokarovski wrote:
> > > This happens to me too, but the worst thing is that mail is send from
> > > the gmail servers as it is written:
> > > ----> mailed-by gmail.com
> > > so to send mail from gmail.com SMTP you need to authenticate as gmail
> > > user and even if i set someones other email address in the FROM field
> > > the gmail will rewrite the FORM field to my authentication username,
> > > so for this to be send the spammer need to set your address as a
> > > secondary email address in gmail settings (which requires my
> > > authentication but ofcourse i didn't give any verification code to
> > > anyone) and only then gmail will allow him to send mails from your
> > > email. This is a big security issue as the emails are send from the
> > > *GMAIL* servers. If they ware send from other mail server i wouldn't
> > > be so frustrated now, but now i think and I'm almost 99% sure that
> > > someone has reading my mail.
> > > On Nov 9, 4:02 pm, izzy35 wrote:
> > > > Ok so over the last few days I go in to clear my SPAM folder and check
> > > > it, to find out that 90% of the mail is from "me.." What is this and
> > > > why is this happening??? This has NEVER happened before and would like
> > > > to fix it...
This has happened to me periodically in the past then it stopped for
about a month and became ever more active in the last few days. I
wonder how many of these spams have reached my contacts and caused my
email address to be placed inside my contacts' spam filters. Most of
these spams contain the line "You are receiving this e-mail because
you subscribed to MSN Featured Offers". I don't use MSN and I've
never subscribed to any MSN offers.
I don't have this problem with Yahoo mail or AOL mail. This seems to
be a problem unique to GMAIL. The fact that Google share our email
keyword contents to their advertisers have always concerned me.
If Google does not come up with a solution to stop the spammers or
spoofers doing this, I can see a lot of us leaving GMAIL soon.
> I'm also getting these fairly regularly...and just recently.
> Are these spammers sending this email to other people as well? That's
> disconcerting to know...
> Other than having a password for my account, how can I make sure my
> Gmail account is secure?
> Thanks!
> On Nov 9, 11:01 am, wár17 § wrote:
> > Spammers are spoofing your account and sending emails with your
> > address in the From field. There is noting you can do about it except
> > make sure your Gmail account is secure.
> > On Nov 9, 7:02 am, izzy35 wrote:
> > > Ok so over the last few days I go in to clear my SPAM folder and check
> > > it, to find out that 90% of the mail is from "me.." What is this and
> > > why is this happening??? This has NEVER happened before and would like
> > > to fix it...
In general, it sounds like most of you are affected by spoofing. This
is a common practice used by spammers, and while it is annoying, it
isn't dangerous. We work to fight spoofing by blocking a lot of bad
messages before they reach your account, and putting the rest in Spam.
pSokarovski - your case sounds different. You are correct that we
require authentication. I suggest changing your password and security
question as soon as possible, and also running a malware scan on your
computer. Please try Kaspersky, since they've got a free online scan,
and let me know about any malware that turns up. Kaspersky's scan is
available here: http://www.kaspersky.com/virusscanner
hcl, I responded to your post in another thread. Please avoid posting
the same text in multiple different threads -- it's much harder to
follow up with you!
> This has happened to me periodically in the past then it stopped for
> about a month and became ever more active in the last few days. I
> wonder how many of these spams have reached my contacts and caused my
> email address to be placed inside my contacts' spam filters. Most of
> these spams contain the line "You are receiving this e-mail because
> you subscribed to MSN Featured Offers". I don't use MSN and I've
> never subscribed to any MSN offers.
> I don't have this problem with Yahoo mail or AOL mail. This seems to
> be a problem unique to GMAIL. The fact that Google share our email
> keyword contents to their advertisers have always concerned me.
> If Google does not come up with a solution to stop the spammers or
> spoofers doing this, I can see a lot of us leaving GMAIL soon.
> On Nov 10, 4:54 am, jcdc wrote:
> > I'm also getting these fairly regularly...and just recently.
> > Are these spammers sending this email to other people as well? That's
> > disconcerting to know...
> > Other than having a password for my account, how can I make sure my
> > Gmail account is secure?
> > Thanks!
> > On Nov 9, 11:01 am, wár17 § wrote:
> > > Spammers are spoofing your account and sending emails with your
> > > address in the From field. There is noting you can do about it except
> > > make sure your Gmail account is secure.
> > > On Nov 9, 7:02 am, izzy35 wrote:
> > > > Ok so over the last few days I go in to clear my SPAM folder and check
> > > > it, to find out that 90% of the mail is from "me.." What is this and
> > > > why is this happening??? This has NEVER happened before and would like
> > > > to fix it...
I have AVIRA on my computer but i am almost sure that i dont have
malwares or any of that because i only use Eclipse for programming
and Firefox for browsing i have never installed any software, maybe
the problem is my mobile phone which uses GMAIL through IMAP4. Never
mind, the point is: can i see which other users has my email address
setted as a secondary gmail address in his account and if someone have
it, to stop him from using it ? I doubt that someone entered my gmail
and requested verification and than readed from my inbox and now is
using my mail freely. As i am a PHP developer i spoke with collages
about this problem. And they told me that most likely in a middle of
signing-in i switched to another site, where they read the referer
header and steal my authentication credentials or some cookie tokens
or stuff like that.
for end: i'm posting only here, not in any other group
> In general, it sounds like most of you are affected by spoofing. This
> is a common practice used by spammers, and while it is annoying, it
> isn't dangerous. We work to fight spoofing by blocking a lot of bad
> messages before they reach your account, and putting the rest in Spam.
> pSokarovski - your case sounds different. You are correct that we
> require authentication. I suggest changing your password and security
> question as soon as possible, and also running a malware scan on your
> computer. Please try Kaspersky, since they've got a free online scan,
> and let me know about any malware that turns up. Kaspersky's scan is
> available here:http://www.kaspersky.com/virusscanner
> hcl, I responded to your post in another thread. Please avoid posting
> the same text in multiple different threads -- it's much harder to
> follow up with you!
> Thanks,
> Sarah
> Gmail Guide Yellow
> On Nov 11, 12:45 pm, hcl wrote:
> > This has happened to me periodically in the past then it stopped for
> > about a month and became ever more active in the last few days. I
> > wonder how many of these spams have reached my contacts and caused my
> > email address to be placed inside my contacts' spam filters. Most of
> > these spams contain the line "You are receiving this e-mail because
> > you subscribed to MSN Featured Offers". I don't use MSN and I've
> > never subscribed to any MSN offers.
> > I don't have this problem with Yahoo mail or AOL mail. This seems to
> > be a problem unique to GMAIL. The fact that Google share our email
> > keyword contents to their advertisers have always concerned me.
> > If Google does not come up with a solution to stop the spammers or
> > spoofers doing this, I can see a lot of us leaving GMAIL soon.
> > On Nov 10, 4:54 am, jcdc wrote:
> > > I'm also getting these fairly regularly...and just recently.
> > > Are these spammers sending this email to other people as well? That's
> > > disconcerting to know...
> > > Other than having a password for my account, how can I make sure my
> > > Gmail account is secure?
> > > Thanks!
> > > On Nov 9, 11:01 am, wár17 § wrote:
> > > > Spammers are spoofing your account and sending emails with your
> > > > address in the From field. There is noting you can do about it except
> > > > make sure your Gmail account is secure.
> > > > On Nov 9, 7:02 am, izzy35 wrote:
> > > > > Ok so over the last few days I go in to clear my SPAM folder and check
> > > > > it, to find out that 90% of the mail is from "me.." What is this and
> > > > > why is this happening??? This has NEVER happened before and would like
> > > > > to fix it...
There are other ways for an account to be compromised -- for example,
if the password is easily guessed, or if someone phished your
information. If you have changed your password and security question,
then only you should have access to your mail. You can verify by
looking at the "Last account activity" at the bottom of your inbox.
Check for any activity in your account by unfamiliar IP addresses or
at times when you know you weren't online.
> I have AVIRA on my computer but i am almost sure that i dont have
> malwares or any of that because i only use Eclipse for programming
> and Firefox for browsing i have never installed any software, maybe
> the problem is my mobile phone which uses GMAIL through IMAP4. Never
> mind, the point is: can i see which other users has my email address
> setted as a secondary gmail address in his account and if someone have
> it, to stop him from using it ? I doubt that someone entered my gmail
> and requested verification and than readed from my inbox and now is
> using my mail freely. As i am a PHP developer i spoke with collages
> about this problem. And they told me that most likely in a middle of
> signing-in i switched to another site, where they read the referer
> header and steal my authentication credentials or some cookie tokens
> or stuff like that.
> for end: i'm posting only here, not in any other group
> On Nov 12, 3:44 am, Gmail Guide Yellow wrote:
> > Hi everyone,
> > In general, it sounds like most of you are affected by spoofing. This
> > is a common practice used by spammers, and while it is annoying, it
> > isn't dangerous. We work to fight spoofing by blocking a lot of bad
> > messages before they reach your account, and putting the rest in Spam.
> > pSokarovski - your case sounds different. You are correct that we
> > require authentication. I suggest changing your password and security
> > question as soon as possible, and also running a malware scan on your
> > computer. Please try Kaspersky, since they've got a free online scan,
> > and let me know about any malware that turns up. Kaspersky's scan is
> > available here:http://www.kaspersky.com/virusscanner
> > hcl, I responded to your post in another thread. Please avoid posting
> > the same text in multiple different threads -- it's much harder to
> > follow up with you!
> > Thanks,
> > Sarah
> > Gmail Guide Yellow
> > On Nov 11, 12:45 pm, hcl wrote:
> > > This has happened to me periodically in the past then it stopped for
> > > about a month and became ever more active in the last few days. I
> > > wonder how many of these spams have reached my contacts and caused my
> > > email address to be placed inside my contacts' spam filters. Most of
> > > these spams contain the line "You are receiving this e-mail because
> > > you subscribed to MSN Featured Offers". I don't use MSN and I've
> > > never subscribed to any MSN offers.
> > > I don't have this problem with Yahoo mail or AOL mail. This seems to
> > > be a problem unique to GMAIL. The fact that Google share our email
> > > keyword contents to their advertisers have always concerned me.
> > > If Google does not come up with a solution to stop the spammers or
> > > spoofers doing this, I can see a lot of us leaving GMAIL soon.
> > > On Nov 10, 4:54 am, jcdc wrote:
> > > > I'm also getting these fairly regularly...and just recently.
> > > > Are these spammers sending this email to other people as well? That's
> > > > disconcerting to know...
> > > > Other than having a password for my account, how can I make sure my
> > > > Gmail account is secure?
> > > > Thanks!
> > > > On Nov 9, 11:01 am, wár17 § wrote:
> > > > > Spammers are spoofing your account and sending emails with your
> > > > > address in the From field. There is noting you can do about it except
> > > > > make sure your Gmail account is secure.
> > > > > On Nov 9, 7:02 am, izzy35 wrote:
> > > > > > Ok so over the last few days I go in to clear my SPAM folder and check
> > > > > > it, to find out that 90% of the mail is from "me.." What is this and
> > > > > > why is this happening??? This has NEVER happened before and would like
> > > > > > to fix it...
I'm having the same problem for the last seven days, receiving a daily
dose of spam from my doppelganger (same e-mail as me, just a different
IP address for each message). It all started after my blog was
assaulted by a spammer. My e-mail address was displayed in the Blogger
profile, and that's probably the reason why it was picked up. I see no
activity by others in my Gmail account, so it's most probably another
case of "spoofing". The thought that other people could receive all
kinds of garbage from my e-mail is really disturbing. Is there any way
to stop this? Also, is there a chance that somebody could mistakenly
report me as a real spammer?
Sarah, it is happening to me. i see mail in my sent folder that i did
not send. this is the "hey Friend, UI-Mall stuff going on. it was in
my vacation settings. i really do not think that my account has been
compromised as far as my password. i think that this is a big google/
gmail compromise. i changed my password and it is still happening.
there are a bunch (and growing?) of us Gmail-ers that need serious
help, and fast!
This is not something Google has control over. If you even once
published your email address in a public area, a spammer will pick it
up and use it any way they can find. It is not a battle that your ISP
or Google, Yahoo, MSN / Hotmail etc can fight well.
> Sarah, it is happening to me. i see mail in my sent folder that i did
> not send. this is the "hey Friend, UI-Mall stuff going on. it was in
> my vacation settings. i really do not think that my account has been
> compromised as far as my password. i think that this is a big google/
> gmail compromise. i changed my password and it is still happening.
> there are a bunch (and growing?) of us Gmail-ers that need serious
> help, and fast!
Same problem here as pSokarovski, but my mail from "me" started after
I responded to a craigslist apt. scam, the guys email address is this
[email address] (he has been in on more than a few scams, i
googled him), i would think he would change the email address) and he
stills shows up on my gmail "who's online" column. Is there any way to
see if he is the source for these "me" mails?
> This is not something Google has control over. If you even once
> published your email address in a public area, a spammer will pick it
> up and use it any way they can find. It is not a battle that your ISP
> or Google, Yahoo, MSN / Hotmail etc can fight well.
> On Nov 14, 12:35 pm, Kimosabe wrote:
> > Sarah, it is happening to me. i see mail in my sent folder that i did
> > not send. this is the "hey Friend, UI-Mall stuff going on. it was in
> > my vacation settings. i really do not think that my account has been
> > compromised as far as my password. i think that this is a big google/
> > gmail compromise. i changed my password and it is still happening.
> > there are a bunch (and growing?) of us Gmail-ers that need serious
> > help, and fast!
I think these "spam-harvester-bots" are a lot cleverer than we
realize. After receiving too many spams on my first gmail account, I
set up a second gmail account only for communications between me and
my stock broker. This new account address has never been posted on
any web sites or given to friends or anybody else. It was good for a
short period, then the spam came and then the "ME" spam also arrived.
They (the spams) are now as rampant in this "private" account as in my
other "public" account.
As our emails go thru other computers and servers on the internet
before arriving to their destinations, I believe the spam-harvester-
bots in these servers are there to capture email addresses. I wonder
when secured or encrypted emails will become more widely available.
> The simple solution is to never post your email address on a website.
> Use text to describe the e-mail address. When spambots harvest
> for e-mail addresses, when they see a gmail address, they slurp it
> and use it to spam.
> For example, here's an address that is fairly safe to use:
> john dotgoeshere smith atsignhere gee mail dothereagain com.
> Humans can figure the above means [email address]
> Of course, some websites are smarter than others and never publish
> your email address and ensure their site is spam harverstor bot proof.
> Additionally, some websites "tunnel" mail from members to other people
> so your e-mail is never exposed.
> This is exactly what our website does. Additionally, we force double
> opt-ins, all member accounts are verified, yet gmail says our mail is
> spam. Go figure.
> Gary
> On Nov 15, 12:04 am, biloolid wrote:
> > Same problem here as pSokarovski, but my mail from "me" started after
> > I responded to a craigslist apt. scam, the guys email address is this
> > [email address] (he has been in on more than a few scams, i
> > googled him), i would think he would change the email address) and he
> > stills shows up on my gmail "who's online" column. Is there any way to
> > see if he is the source for these "me" mails?
> > On Nov 14, 11:10 am, NE1956 wrote:
> > > This is not something Google has control over. If you even once
> > > published your email address in a public area, a spammer will pick it
> > > up and use it any way they can find. It is not a battle that your ISP
> > > or Google, Yahoo, MSN / Hotmail etc can fight well.
> > > On Nov 14, 12:35 pm, Kimosabe wrote:
> > > > Sarah, it is happening to me. i see mail in my sent folder that i did
> > > > not send. this is the "hey Friend, UI-Mall stuff going on. it was in
> > > > my vacation settings. i really do not think that my account has been
> > > > compromised as far as my password. i think that this is a big google/
> > > > gmail compromise. i changed my password and it is still happening.
> > > > there are a bunch (and growing?) of us Gmail-ers that need serious
> > > > help, and fast!- Hide quoted text -
Hey guys, I thought I should chime in again. Spam is a big problem and
one that we work very hard to combat. Your risks of getting spam are
greater if you advertise your email address online or use it to sign
up for websites, but even if you never disclose your email address
anywhere, spammers can still get it. If your email address involves
common words, spammers will likely guess it; and a spammer can also
get your address if a friend's address book is compromised. If you
suspect that your account was actually compromised and used to send
spam, I strongly suggest running some malware scans and changing your
password to make it more secure.
DraganK, you don't need to worry too much about your account being
reported as a spammer. Most webmail systems are smart enough to look
at the IP address which sent the spammy message. Gmail maintains
public records of our IP addresses, so any webmail system that checks
can see the message wasn't actually sent from Gmail.
Kimosabe, if your account is still sending autoreplies, make sure that
you've cleared out your vacation autoresponse settings on the
"General" tab in your Gmail Settings.
biloolid, try mousing over the scammer's entry in your Chat list.
Click "Video & more," and select "Block."
> I think these "spam-harvester-bots" are a lot cleverer than we
> realize. After receiving too many spams on my first gmail account, I
> set up a second gmail account only for communications between me and
> my stock broker. This new account address has never been posted on
> any web sites or given to friends or anybody else. It was good for a
> short period, then the spam came and then the "ME" spam also arrived.
> They (the spams) are now as rampant in this "private" account as in my
> other "public" account.
> As our emails go thru other computers and servers on the internet
> before arriving to their destinations, I believe the spam-harvester-
> bots in these servers are there to capture email addresses. I wonder
> when secured or encrypted emails will become more widely available.
> On Nov 15, 12:55 am, GaryCampbellCTO wrote:
> > The simple solution is to never post your email address on a website.
> > Use text to describe the e-mail address. When spambots harvest
> > for e-mail addresses, when they see a gmail address, they slurp it
> > and use it to spam.
> > For example, here's an address that is fairly safe to use:
> > john dotgoeshere smith atsignhere gee mail dothereagain com.
> > Humans can figure the above means [email address]
> > Of course, some websites are smarter than others and never publish
> > your email address and ensure their site is spam harverstor bot proof.
> > Additionally, some websites "tunnel" mail from members to other people
> > so your e-mail is never exposed.
> > This is exactly what our website does. Additionally, we force double
> > opt-ins, all member accounts are verified, yet gmail says our mail is
> > spam. Go figure.
> > Gary
> > On Nov 15, 12:04 am, biloolid wrote:
> > > Same problem here as pSokarovski, but my mail from "me" started after
> > > I responded to a craigslist apt. scam, the guys email address is this
> > > [email address] (he has been in on more than a few scams, i
> > > googled him), i would think he would change the email address) and he
> > > stills shows up on my gmail "who's online" column. Is there any way to
> > > see if he is the source for these "me" mails?
> > > On Nov 14, 11:10 am, NE1956 wrote:
> > > > This is not something Google has control over. If you even once
> > > > published your email address in a public area, a spammer will pick it
> > > > up and use it any way they can find. It is not a battle that your ISP
> > > > or Google, Yahoo, MSN / Hotmail etc can fight well.
> > > > On Nov 14, 12:35 pm, Kimosabe wrote:
> > > > > Sarah, it is happening to me. i see mail in my sent folder that i did
> > > > > not send. this is the "hey Friend, UI-Mall stuff going on. it was in
> > > > > my vacation settings. i really do not think that my account has been
> > > > > compromised as far as my password. i think that this is a big google/
> > > > > gmail compromise. i changed my password and it is still happening.
> > > > > there are a bunch (and growing?) of us Gmail-ers that need serious
> > > > > help, and fast!- Hide quoted text -
Sarah I have had the same problem and I may have found a simple
solution. I went into my gmail settings and set a filter for my email
address where I added a word to the "Has the words" box and chose to
delete any and all with out this word. I noticed the :me" mail in the
spam folder went away and I tested to see if I could email myself and
it worked. I hope you understand what I have written and that this is
really a good work around for the problem.--BWE
> Hey guys, I thought I should chime in again.Spamis a big problem and
> one that we work very hard to combat. Your risks of gettingspamare
> greater if you advertise your email address online or use it to sign
> up for websites, but even if you never disclose your email address
> anywhere, spammers can still get it. If your email address involves
> common words, spammers will likely guess it; and a spammer can also
> get your address if a friend's address book is compromised. If you
> suspect that your account was actually compromised and used to sendspam, I strongly suggest running some malware scans and changing your
> password to make it more secure.
> DraganK, you don't need to worry too much about your account being
> reported as a spammer. Most webmail systems are smart enough to look
> at the IP address which sent the spammy message.Gmailmaintains
> public records of our IP addresses, so any webmail system that checks
> can see the message wasn't actually sent fromGmail.
> Kimosabe, if your account is still sending autoreplies, make sure that
> you've cleared out your vacation autoresponse settings on the
> "General" tab in yourGmailSettings.
> biloolid, try mousing over the scammer's entry in your Chat list.
> Click "Video & more," and select "Block."
> Best,
> SarahGmailGuide Yellow
> On Nov 18, 3:32 pm, hcl wrote:
> > I think these "spam-harvester-bots" are a lot cleverer than we
> > realize. After receiving too many spams on my firstgmailaccount, I
> > set up a secondgmailaccount only for communications betweenmeand
> > my stock broker. This new account address has never been posted on
> > any web sites or given to friends or anybody else. It was good for a
> > short period, then thespamcame and then the "ME"spamalso arrived.
> > They (the spams) are now as rampant in this "private" account as in my
> > other "public" account.
> > As our emails go thru other computers and servers on the internet
> > before arriving to their destinations, I believe thespam-harvester-
> > bots in these servers are there to capture email addresses. I wonder
> > when secured or encrypted emails will become more widely available.
> > On Nov 15, 12:55 am, GaryCampbellCTO wrote:
> > > The simple solution is to never post your email address on a website.
> > > Use text to describe the e-mail address. When spambots harvest
> > > for e-mail addresses, when they see agmailaddress, they slurp it
> > > and use it tospam.
> > > For example, here's an address that is fairly safe to use:
> > > john dotgoeshere smith atsignhere gee mail dothereagain com.
> > > Humans can figure the above means [email address]
> > > Of course, some websites are smarter than others and never publish
> > > your email address and ensure their site isspamharverstor bot proof.
> > > Additionally, some websites "tunnel" mail from members to other people
> > > so your e-mail is never exposed.
> > > This is exactly what our website does. Additionally, we force double
> > > opt-ins, all member accounts are verified, yetgmailsays our mail is
> > >spam. Go figure.
> > > Gary
> > > On Nov 15, 12:04 am, biloolid wrote:
> > > > Same problem here as pSokarovski, but my mail from "me" started after
> > > > I responded to a craigslist apt. scam, the guys email address is this
> > > > [email address] (he has been in on more than a few scams, i
> > > > googled him), i would think he would change the email address) and he
> > > > stills shows up on mygmail"who's online" column. Is there any way to
> > > > see if he is the source for these "me" mails?
> > > > On Nov 14, 11:10 am, NE1956 wrote:
> > > > > This is not something Google has control over. If you even once
> > > > > published your email address in a public area, a spammer will pick it
> > > > > up and use it any way they can find. It is not a battle that your ISP
> > > > > or Google, Yahoo, MSN / Hotmail etc can fight well.
> > > > > On Nov 14, 12:35 pm, Kimosabe wrote:
> > > > > > Sarah, it is happening tome. i see mail in my sent folder that i did
> > > > > > not send. this is the "hey Friend, UI-Mall stuff going on. it was in
> > > > > > my vacation settings. i really do not think that my account has been
> > > > > > compromised as far as my password. i think that this is a big google/
> > > > > >gmailcompromise. i changed my password and it is still happening.
> > > > > > there are a bunch (and growing?) of usGmail-ers that need serious
> > > > > > help, and fast!- Hide quoted text -
Sarah, this problem has been happening to me too recently!
I don't understand why I receive spams from myself. I've checked
"Activity on this account", and it seems there is no problem. Although
Gmail puts all this kind of mails into Spam, but I still have to spend
a lot of time on it in order not to miss important messages. I never
encountered similar problems while using email sevices provided by the
other companies. How can I solve this puzzled problem?
> Hey guys, I thought I should chime in again.Spamis a big problem and
> one that we work very hard to combat. Your risks of gettingspamare
> greater if you advertise your email address online or use it to sign
> up for websites, but even if you never disclose your email address
> anywhere, spammers can still get it. If your email address involves
> common words, spammers will likely guess it; and a spammer can also
> get your address if a friend's address book is compromised. If you
> suspect that your account was actually compromised and used to sendspam, I strongly suggest running some malware scans and changing your
> password to make it more secure.
> DraganK, you don't need to worry too much about your account being
> reported as a spammer. Most webmail systems are smart enough to look
> at the IP address which sent the spammy message. Gmail maintains
> public records of our IP addresses, so any webmail system that checks
> can see the message wasn't actually sent from Gmail.
> Kimosabe, if your account is still sending autoreplies, make sure that
> you've cleared out your vacation autoresponse settings on the
> "General" tab in your Gmail Settings.
> biloolid, try mousing over the scammer's entry in your Chat list.
> Click "Video & more," and select "Block."
> Best,
> Sarah
> Gmail Guide Yellow
> On Nov 18, 3:32 pm, hcl wrote:
> > I think these "spam-harvester-bots" are a lot cleverer than we
> > realize. After receiving too many spams on my first gmail account, I
> > set up a second gmail account only for communications betweenmeand
> > my stock broker. This new account address has never been posted on
> > any web sites or given to friends or anybody else. It was good for a
> > short period, then thespamcame and then the "ME"spamalso arrived.
> > They (the spams) are now as rampant in this "private" account as in my
> > other "public" account.
> > As our emails go thru other computers and servers on the internet
> > before arriving to their destinations, I believe thespam-harvester-
> > bots in these servers are there to capture email addresses. I wonder
> > when secured or encrypted emails will become more widely available.
> > On Nov 15, 12:55 am, GaryCampbellCTO wrote:
> > > The simple solution is to never post your email address on a website.
> > > Use text to describe the e-mail address. When spambots harvest
> > > for e-mail addresses, when they see a gmail address, they slurp it
> > > and use it tospam.
> > > For example, here's an address that is fairly safe to use:
> > > john dotgoeshere smith atsignhere gee mail dothereagain com.
> > > Humans can figure the above means [email address]
> > > Of course, some websites are smarter than others and never publish
> > > your email address and ensure their site isspamharverstor bot proof.
> > > Additionally, some websites "tunnel" mail from members to other people
> > > so your e-mail is never exposed.
> > > This is exactly what our website does. Additionally, we force double
> > > opt-ins, all member accounts are verified, yet gmail says our mail is
> > >spam. Go figure.
> > > Gary
> > > On Nov 15, 12:04 am, biloolid wrote:
> > > > Same problem here as pSokarovski, but my mail from "me" started after
> > > > I responded to a craigslist apt. scam, the guys email address is this
> > > > [email address] (he has been in on more than a few scams, i
> > > > googled him), i would think he would change the email address) and he
> > > > stills shows up on my gmail "who's online" column. Is there any way to
> > > > see if he is the source for these "me" mails?
> > > > On Nov 14, 11:10 am, NE1956 wrote:
> > > > > This is not something Google has control over. If you even once
> > > > > published your email address in a public area, a spammer will pick it
> > > > > up and use it any way they can find. It is not a battle that your ISP
> > > > > or Google, Yahoo, MSN / Hotmail etc can fight well.
> > > > > On Nov 14, 12:35 pm, Kimosabe wrote:
> > > > > > Sarah, it is happening tome. i see mail in my sent folder that i did
> > > > > > not send. this is the "hey Friend, UI-Mall stuff going on. it was in
> > > > > > my vacation settings. i really do not think that my account has been
> > > > > > compromised as far as my password. i think that this is a big google/
> > > > > > gmail compromise. i changed my password and it is still happening.
> > > > > > there are a bunch (and growing?) of us Gmail-ers that need serious
> > > > > > help, and fast!- Hide quoted text -
spoofing:
Gmail Help (top right of Gmail page) --> Privacy & Security -->
Someone is sending from my address --> There are messages in your Sent
mail that you didn't send. --> “spoofed”
> Hey guys, I thought I should chime in again.Spamis a big problem and
> one that we work very hard to combat. Your risks of gettingspamare
> greater if you advertise your email address online or use it to sign
> up for websites, but even if you never disclose your email address
> anywhere, spammers can still get it. If your email address involves
> common words, spammers will likely guess it; and a spammer can also
> get your address if a friend's address book is compromised. If you
> suspect that your account was actually compromised and used to sendspam, I strongly suggest running some malware scans and changing your
> password to make it more secure.
> DraganK, you don't need to worry too much about your account being
> reported as a spammer. Most webmail systems are smart enough to look
> at the IP address which sent the spammy message. Gmail maintains
> public records of our IP addresses, so any webmail system that checks
> can see the message wasn't actually sent from Gmail.
> Kimosabe, if your account is still sending autoreplies, make sure that
> you've cleared out your vacation autoresponse settings on the
> "General" tab in your Gmail Settings.
> biloolid, try mousing over the scammer's entry in your Chat list.
> Click "Video & more," and select "Block."
> Best,
> Sarah
> Gmail Guide Yellow
> On Nov 18, 3:32 pm, hcl wrote:
> > I think these "spam-harvester-bots" are a lot cleverer than we
> > realize. After receiving too many spams on my first gmail account, I
> > set up a second gmail account only for communications between me and
> > my stock broker. This new account address has never been posted on
> > any web sites or given to friends or anybody else. It was good for a
> > short period, then thespamcame and then the "ME"spamalso arrived.
> > They (the spams) are now as rampant in this "private" account as in my
> > other "public" account.
> > As our emails go thru other computers and servers on the internet
> > before arriving to their destinations, I believe thespam-harvester-
> > bots in these servers are there to capture email addresses. I wonder
> > when secured or encrypted emails will become more widely available.
> > On Nov 15, 12:55 am, GaryCampbellCTO wrote:
> > > The simple solution is to never post your email address on a website.
> > > Use text to describe the e-mail address. When spambots harvest
> > > for e-mail addresses, when they see a gmail address, they slurp it
> > > and use it tospam.
> > > For example, here's an address that is fairly safe to use:
> > > john dotgoeshere smith atsignhere gee mail dothereagain com.
> > > Humans can figure the above means [email address]
> > > Of course, some websites are smarter than others and never publish
> > > your email address and ensure their site isspamharverstor bot proof.
> > > Additionally, some websites "tunnel" mail from members to other people
> > > so your e-mail is never exposed.
> > > This is exactly what our website does. Additionally, we force double
> > > opt-ins, all member accounts are verified, yet gmail says our mail is
> > >spam. Go figure.
> > > Gary
> > > On Nov 15, 12:04 am, biloolid wrote:
> > > > Same problem here as pSokarovski, but my mail from "me" started after
> > > > I responded to a craigslist apt. scam, the guys email address is this
> > > > [email address] (he has been in on more than a few scams, i
> > > > googled him), i would think he would change the email address) and he
> > > > stills shows up on my gmail "who's online" column. Is there any way to
> > > > see if he is the source for these "me" mails?
> > > > On Nov 14, 11:10 am, NE1956 wrote:
> > > > > This is not something Google has control over. If you even once
> > > > > published your email address in a public area, a spammer will pick it
> > > > > up and use it any way they can find. It is not a battle that your ISP
> > > > > or Google, Yahoo, MSN / Hotmail etc can fight well.
> > > > > On Nov 14, 12:35 pm, Kimosabe wrote:
> > > > > > Sarah, it is happening to me. i see mail in my sent folder that i did
> > > > > > not send. this is the "hey Friend, UI-Mall stuff going on. it was in
> > > > > > my vacation settings. i really do not think that my account has been
> > > > > > compromised as far as my password. i think that this is a big google/
> > > > > > gmail compromise. i changed my password and it is still happening.
> > > > > > there are a bunch (and growing?) of us Gmail-ers that need serious
> > > > > > help, and fast!- Hide quoted text -
> > Hey guys, I thought I should chime in again.Spamis a big problem and
> > one that we work very hard to combat. Your risks of gettingspamare
> > greater if you advertise your email address online or use it to sign
> > up for websites, but even if you never disclose your email address
> > anywhere, spammers can still get it. If your email address involves
> > common words, spammers will likely guess it; and a spammer can also
> > get your address if a friend's address book is compromised. If you
> > suspect that your account was actually compromised and used to sendspam, I strongly suggest running some malware scans and changing your
> > password to make it more secure.
> > DraganK, you don't need to worry too much about your account being
> > reported as a spammer. Most webmail systems are smart enough to look
> > at the IP address which sent the spammy message. Gmail maintains
> > public records of our IP addresses, so any webmail system that checks
> > can see the message wasn't actually sent from Gmail.
> > Kimosabe, if your account is still sending autoreplies, make sure that
> > you've cleared out your vacation autoresponse settings on the
> > "General" tab in your Gmail Settings.
> > biloolid, try mousing over the scammer's entry in your Chat list.
> > Click "Video & more," and select "Block."
> > Best,
> > Sarah
> > Gmail Guide Yellow
> > On Nov 18, 3:32 pm, hcl wrote:
> > > I think these "spam-harvester-bots" are a lot cleverer than we
> > > realize. After receiving too many spams on my first gmail account, I
> > > set up a second gmail account only for communications betweenmeand
> > > my stock broker. This new account address has never been posted on
> > > any web sites or given to friends or anybody else. It was good for a
> > > short period, then thespamcame and then the "ME"spamalso arrived.
> > > They (the spams) are now as rampant in this "private" account as in my
> > > other "public" account.
> > > As our emails go thru other computers and servers on the internet
> > > before arriving to their destinations, I believe thespam-harvester-
> > > bots in these servers are there to capture email addresses. I wonder
> > > when secured or encrypted emails will become more widely available.
> > > On Nov 15, 12:55 am, GaryCampbellCTO wrote:
> > > > The simple solution is to never post your email address on a website.
> > > > Use text to describe the e-mail address. When spambots harvest
> > > > for e-mail addresses, when they see a gmail address, they slurp it
> > > > and use it tospam.
> > > > For example, here's an address that is fairly safe to use:
> > > > john dotgoeshere smith atsignhere gee mail dothereagain com.
> > > > Humans can figure the above means [email address]
> > > > Of course, some websites are smarter than others and never publish
> > > > your email address and ensure their site isspamharverstor bot proof.
> > > > Additionally, some websites "tunnel" mail from members to other people
> > > > so your e-mail is never exposed.
> > > > This is exactly what our website does. Additionally, we force double
> > > > opt-ins, all member accounts are verified, yet gmail says our mail is
> > > >spam. Go figure.
> > > > Gary
> > > > On Nov 15, 12:04 am, biloolid wrote:
> > > > > Same problem here as pSokarovski, but my mail from "me" started after
> > > > > I responded to a craigslist apt. scam, the guys email address is this
> > > > > [email address] (he has been in on more than a few scams, i
> > > > > googled him), i would think he would change the email address) and he
> > > > > stills shows up on my gmail "who's online" column. Is there any way to
> > > > > see if he is the source for these "me" mails?
> > > > > On Nov 14, 11:10 am, NE1956 wrote:
> > > > > > This is not something Google has control over. If you even once
> > > > > > published your email address in a public area, a spammer will pick it
> > > > > > up and use it any way they can find. It is not a battle that your ISP
> > > > > > or Google, Yahoo, MSN / Hotmail etc can fight well.
> > > > > > On Nov 14, 12:35 pm, Kimosabe wrote:
> > > > > > > Sarah, it is happening tome. i see mail in my sent folder that i did
> > > > > > > not send. this is the "hey Friend, UI-Mall stuff going on. it was in
> > > > > > > my vacation settings. i really do not think that my account has been
> > > > > > > compromised as far as my password. i think that this is a big google/
> > > > > > > gmail compromise. i changed my password and it is still happening.
> > > > > > > there are a bunch (and growing?) of us Gmail-ers that need serious
> > > > > > > help, and fast!- Hide quoted text -
