[UK-CONTEST] Pirate e-mails

[ON5MF]

AND use a good and up to date antivirus program.

Maybe we should all go and help our neighbours set this up on their 
computers... the more protected computers there are, the less viruses 
and the like we will have...

73

Jo ON5MF

John Lemay wrote:

>Take care
>
>Many of these "failure to deliver" type mails are not just spam but they
>have nasty attachments !!
>
>Do not open them
>
>John G4ZTR
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "G3SXW" <g3sxw at compuserve.com>
>To: "UK-Contest" <uk-contest at contesting.com>
>Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2004 4:09 AM
>Subject: [UK-CONTEST] Pirate e-mails
>
>
>Dear UK-Contest,
>I've recently received e-mails where the 'from' name
>purports to be from G3txf, G3rfx, G3pjt (note the lower-
>case ending). These are spam. They have apparently stolen
>our e-mail i.d. names, but not quite got it right (upper-lower
>case confusion). They are easily deleted.
>More worrying - I am now receiving about 200 e-mails daily
>purporting to be 'failure, could not deliver' notifications.
>Again, they are easily deleted but this internet-vandalism is
>really depressing me! Someone may be sending out spam
>using my e-mail address so bounced messages come
>back to me. I have even received it myself!
>Forgive the bandwidth
>73 de (frustrated of Chessington) Roger/G3SXW.
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