Sudden Flurry of Spam
October 27, 2015 3:59 PM Subscribe
In the past hour, I have just gotten seven bizarre emails delivered directly to my inbox...
...that are from a random email address, with the subject line of another email address, containing another random email address. What's the angle here, and should I be worried as well as annoyed?
...that are from a random email address, with the subject line of another email address, containing another random email address. What's the angle here, and should I be worried as well as annoyed?
Best answer: a few details on your setup might help. is this gmail or yahoo mail or outlook.com or something else? are you reading your mail in a browser or in, say, outlook or "Mail" on the mac?
on preview... yes, seems like a spammer's bug. but it's hard to tell without a bit more info from you.
posted by bruceo at 4:05 PM on October 27, 2015
on preview... yes, seems like a spammer's bug. but it's hard to tell without a bit more info from you.
posted by bruceo at 4:05 PM on October 27, 2015
Response by poster: Gmail. Primary account (not used to sign up for things), used on a Windows machine and an Android phone. I use Gmail in Firefox on my home machine and via the Gmail app on my phone.
Spammer bug at least sounds promising...
posted by daikaisho at 4:14 PM on October 27, 2015
Spammer bug at least sounds promising...
posted by daikaisho at 4:14 PM on October 27, 2015
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posted by aubilenon at 4:03 PM on October 27, 2015 [1 favorite]