A Long Shot... I know... and it's late....

[Sparkli]

I know someone on the board had this problem before but searching on this place is terrible... especially when the word is email LOL...

So here's the deal... my boyfriend is getting Message Failures for emails... but they are for emails that he's not sending...I seem to think that someone is using his email to send spam to ppl... he's getting TONS of them ... Now I know someone dealt with this before here.... anyone know how to stop it???

As I said this one is a long shot LOL

Thanks
Tammy

[justinenycole26]

If he has a virus, it will attack his address book and send itself to everyone he has listed. Tell him to do a virus scan.

[Sparkli]

He did do a virus scan and found something and got rid of it... but that didn't help this.... Also, the emails are to ppl that aren't in his address book... and to think about it... i think i am the only person in his book LOL... These are all to emails he's never heard of....

*confused* LOL

[justinenycole26]

Hmm, sounds like a virus or worm, but you also may wanna call your ISP. If your account has been compromised, you will at least need to change your password. AOL cancelled my account without telling me once because someone used my finacee's screen name to send out 900 e-mails in 4 minutes. Who is your ISP?

[Sparkli]

our provider is Charter... it's cable modem... but it's not thru that email...it's his hotmail! LOL It's insane I know! LOL

[tommyjo]

my daughter is having this same problem, on MY comcast account.. which is strange cause it isnt bothering me on the same comcast account. Had he change her password to see if that helped, dont know thw result as she lives in VA and I am in WA state.

[justinenycole26]

Tell him to change his Hotmail pw right away.

[kvmj]

I had the same problem. All of these emails had the mydoom virus too. Hotmail said to change my password and secret question. I haven't gotten another one. I would like to put every one of these spammers in jail.

[amysusi]

Originally posted by justinenycole26
AOL cancelled my account without telling me once because someone used my finacee's screen name to send out 900 e-mails in 4 minutes. Who is your ISP?

900? That's crazy!!:eek:

[Urban Cowgirl]

I kept having the same problem. The returned emails were addys that I had no idea who they were. Some viruses and worms are programmed to generate random addys and send emails. Mine just stopped, I think my isp nipped it in the butt.