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hacking - StevieHilton - 19-10-2011
Anyone who recieved an email from me yesterday, please dispose of it as it is spam and I did not send any emails yesterday
Stephen Hilton
Re: hacking - Andy Howie - 19-10-2011
I am seeing quite a lot of these at the moment.
Re: hacking - StevieHilton - 19-10-2011
what is the best response to deal with this Andy
Re: hacking - Andy Howie - 19-10-2011
My personal preference is hanging.
I can't seem to find anyone who knows the source which is frustrating as it means I have to infect myself to work it out
Re: hacking - StevieHilton - 19-10-2011
I suspect it is coming from the US.
Re: hacking - Donald Wilson - 19-10-2011
I've had about half a dozen as well, all apparently from chess players in Scotland. Obviously, I haven't clicked on the links contained in the messages, so I don't know what they lead to.
The language in the messages is certainly American, but I think they are as likely to originate in East Asia (aimed at the USA) as in the US itself.
Basically, if anybody receives a brief message apparently from another chess player mentioning 4th July or Independence Day or containing any Americanisms and giving a link to somewhere else, don't click on the link!
Re: hacking - Andrew McHarg - 20-10-2011
I thought I was getting loads of spam from you Steve - turns out it was just your normal emails. :U
Just kidding by the way!
I got an email the other day from Nigeria telling me that I'd inherited 2 million dollars from a distant Uncle of mine whom I didn't know existed. =o It seems I have quite a lot of rich distant relatives who know Nigerian nationals.
Re: hacking - Hugh Brechin - 20-10-2011
I was thinking this thread was going to be about David Oswald's chess.
Re: hacking - StevieHilton - 21-10-2011
my spam filter usually works well. Mymails dont taste that well Andrew!!
Re: hacking - Andrew McHarg - 24-10-2011
Actually now that I think about it - I looked down my spam filter and have had quite a few spam emails from quite a few Chess players' email addresses.
I guess Chess players must be a target market for viagra pushers. =)