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Title: Curious email
Post by: James Mills on May 15, 2011, 07:10:02 PM

I received an email this afternoon from an address of balsabug1@aol.com.  There was no text, just a link about fitnesvids.  Seemed henky so I didn't open and deleted the email.  Does anyone now of this person (is it legit)?

James

Title: Re: Curious email
Post by: Tim Wescott on May 15, 2011, 07:27:44 PM

Spam bots just get cleverer and cleverer.

Title: Re: Curious email
Post by: builditright on May 15, 2011, 11:33:07 PM

Quote from: James Mills on May 15, 2011, 07:10:02 PM

I received an email this afternoon from an address of balsabug1@aol.com.  There was no text, just a link about fitnesvids.  Seemed henky so I didn't open and deleted the email.  Does anyone now of this person (is it legit)?

James

Hi Jim,

It's from National balsa

Title: Re: Curious email
Post by: PerttiMe on May 16, 2011, 12:08:40 AM

I wouldn't open something like that either.

If there's no text in the message itself, it cannot be very important.

If it is from an address I know, I'd send a mail asking about it. Some of those spam/malware/etc. things are pretty good at faking addresses too.

Title: Re: Curious email
Post by: Peter Nevai on May 16, 2011, 07:49:27 AM

Looks as if their AOL account was breached

Title: Re: Curious email
Post by: Ward Van Duzer on May 16, 2011, 11:51:04 AM

Even more curious...I was getting similar emails from an email address in my address book where the person passed away three years ago. I have removed the offending address and the mystery seems to have stopped.

W.

Title: Re: Curious email
Post by: john e. holliday on May 17, 2011, 08:01:21 AM

Well I get anywhere from 10 to 20 spam emails a day.   If I don't see anything familiar it gets deleted.   I have had some show up there from some people on this forum. H^^