Possible email spam
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I just received an email from
"[hidden email]" with the subject "Encrypted document." It has what appears to be an attachment that says "Contact Details." I did not open this, and wondered if anyone on the Reflector knows anything about this email. Is it a legitimate email or someone's attempt at spresding a virus. Thought I'd better check this out, after all the recent talk about spammers, etc. What say you? 73, Mark Baugh W5EZY Grenada MS __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
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I've received 2 or 3 of those over the last year or so .. I just chuck
em in the trash :) de John/W1RT On 4/14/05, Mark Baugh <[hidden email]> wrote: > I just received an email from > "[hidden email]" with the subject "Encrypted > document." It has what appears to be an attachment > that says "Contact Details." I did not open this, and > wondered if anyone on the Reflector knows anything > about this email. Is it a legitimate email or > someone's attempt at spresding a virus. Thought I'd > better check this out, after all the recent talk about > spammers, etc. What say you? > > 73, > Mark Baugh > W5EZY > Grenada MS > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > _______________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Post to: [hidden email] > You must be a subscriber to post to the list. > Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm > Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com > Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
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Actually, looking at them there's 2 and they both come from W0PQX and
are from 'birchway' .. it appears to just contain a vcf, probably harmless, but why they're sent I don't know .. de John/W1RT On 4/14/05, John D'Ausilio <[hidden email]> wrote: > I've received 2 or 3 of those over the last year or so .. I just chuck > em in the trash :) > > de John/W1RT > > On 4/14/05, Mark Baugh <[hidden email]> wrote: > > I just received an email from > > "[hidden email]" with the subject "Encrypted > > document." It has what appears to be an attachment > > that says "Contact Details." I did not open this, and > > wondered if anyone on the Reflector knows anything > > about this email. Is it a legitimate email or > > someone's attempt at spresding a virus. Thought I'd > > better check this out, after all the recent talk about > > spammers, etc. What say you? > > > > 73, > > Mark Baugh > > W5EZY > > Grenada MS > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > _______________________________________________ > > Elecraft mailing list > > Post to: [hidden email] > > You must be a subscriber to post to the list. > > Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): > > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm > > Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com > > > Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
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More than likely this is a virus. I'd be real careful not to open the
attachment unless you are certain the sender meant to send you something. I received one of these earlier this week and it turned out to be a virus. Luckily, my virus checker caught it. Also, the return address is probably fake. That's how these viruses spread so quickly. You think they're from a particular person when in fact the virus code just put in a fake "From" e-mail address that was in your address book. When in doubt, ask the sender if there was an attachment to their e-mail. Al. ----- Original Message ----- From: "John D'Ausilio" <[hidden email]> To: "Mark Baugh" <[hidden email]> Cc: "Elecraft Reflector" <[hidden email]> Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2005 8:26 AM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Possible email spam Actually, looking at them there's 2 and they both come from W0PQX and are from 'birchway' .. it appears to just contain a vcf, probably harmless, but why they're sent I don't know .. de John/W1RT _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
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In reply to this post by Mark - W5EZY
That's what I thought... it pays to be verrry
suspicious these days. Thanks for all the replys and confirmation of my "dubiousness"(is that a word?) 73, Mark W5ezy --- John {N5BSD} <[hidden email]> wrote: > From: "John {N5BSD}" <[hidden email]> > To: "'Mark Baugh'" <[hidden email]> > Subject: RE: [Elecraft] Possible email spam > Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2005 10:07:06 -0500 > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > I have gotten several hundred of these from various > places > > DO NOT OPEN IT > > Virus laden attachements is all it is. > > > 73 > - ----------------------------------- > John > N5BSD > www.N5BSD.Com > Linux user #286770 > Machine # 246511 > http://counter.li.org > - ------------------------------------ > - -----Original Message----- > From: [hidden email] > [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf > Of Mark Baugh > Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2005 8:15 AM > To: Elecraft Reflector > Subject: [Elecraft] Possible email spam > > I just received an email from > "[hidden email]" with the subject > "Encrypted document." It > has what appears to be an attachment that says > "Contact Details." I > did not open this, and wondered if anyone on the > Reflector knows > anything about this email. Is it a legitimate email > or someone's > attempt at spresding a virus. Thought I'd better > check this out, > after all the recent talk about spammers, etc. What > say you? > > 73, > Mark Baugh > W5EZY > Grenada MS > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > _______________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Post to: [hidden email] > You must be a subscriber to post to the list. > Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm > Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: PGP 8.1 > > > wyB6YUW33Pc4xpo0AecTYw6l > =a9La > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site! http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/resources/ _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
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