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[Closed] Bro keeps telling me my email has been hacked. I don't think it has

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 Pook
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He gets emails in my name from random email addresses. He thinks I've been hacked, whereas I think he has been and they're phishing by pretending to be me by targeting him with names from his address book.

I've changed all passwords anyway and logs show no suspicious activity.

Who's right?


 
Posted : 05/03/2017 8:47 am
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Him, you have a virus.


 
Posted : 05/03/2017 8:49 am
 Drac
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You are.

I had this for months with my Dad, he wasn convinced it was my email until I pointed out the other recipients were people in his address book not mine and it was mimicking my email address. It was annoying though as I got the bounce back sent to me.


 
Posted : 05/03/2017 8:50 am
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Drac +1, if it's your name being appended to random email addresses then I agree they're trying to scam him.


 
Posted : 05/03/2017 8:51 am
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You're both right in your own special way. Now why can't the two of you play nicely.

Mum


 
Posted : 05/03/2017 8:52 am
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Sort it out like proper brothers ............Fight 😈


 
Posted : 05/03/2017 8:54 am
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You are. You've not been hacked. Possibly one of your contacts has been and thats who they've got your email address.


 
Posted : 05/03/2017 8:58 am
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Him, you have a virus.

You, he has a virus.

It could be either, in truth. I'd advise you both do a malware scan.


 
Posted : 05/03/2017 11:44 am
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And stop mailing me, ta.


 
Posted : 05/03/2017 11:58 am
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Obama ordered it. SAD!


 
Posted : 05/03/2017 12:02 pm
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False news!


 
Posted : 05/03/2017 12:20 pm
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Is he with Yahoo?


 
Posted : 05/03/2017 12:51 pm
 P20
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I've had emails from my wife that didn't look right. When you look at the actual email address, it's someone completely different


 
Posted : 05/03/2017 2:01 pm
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I've had emails from my wife that didn't look right.

Me too.


 
Posted : 05/03/2017 2:03 pm
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Me too.

It's a virus alright. Whatever it is she's got we've all got it now.


 
Posted : 05/03/2017 2:33 pm