As this is being mentioned, you should all be aware of an
Email spam trick doing the rounds...
The message comes from a Website, claiming that someone
asked a you question through that site. The named person, and
even their Email and identity may be well known to you - maybe
even your best friend.
The fact that they know that person, and their link with you,
makes this appear legitimate... but don't fall for it.
Why would someone who knows you, and has your email address,
ask you a question through a third party or Web site... they would
ask you directly.
I have recently received two of these messages, and I expect
that more will come. The messages come from Fanbox.com:
"Question It" <question_it@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
Rather than download the Email, read it, and follow links, I deleted
them on the server (without downloading them to my PC) and warned
the person that their Hotmail account has been violated... this Web
site has raided their account and spammed their contacts.
It turned out that they were spamming her the same way, maybe
claiming me as the person giving her details to them.
There is a way to catching these b'stards out. Set up two Email
addresses, and keep each Email address in the contact list of the
other.
The spammer is likely to send spam to each account, claiming the
other as the sender. A fake message, appearing to come from
yourself, should then alert you to the problem. It can also alert
you to a virus on your system, when it send itself back to you
(as well as all your other contacts) from your account.
You may not be able to stop them, but you can warn your
contacts not to open the messages or follow the links.
JoTP.
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