[vox] OT new spam technique

andy wergedal vox@lists.lugod.org
Sun, 11 Jan 2004 23:21:06 -0800 (PST)


FYI, I have started receiving mail undeliverable errors in
various email accounts.

The spammers are using a legitimate (valid) email account
and spoofing the FROM header to be from that account.

From:	"Worlledge" <awerg@YAHOO.COM>	
To:	awerg@newmail.net	
Subject:	awerg: Go0d S1tes To See: Y0u Asked To Be On Our
Llst	
Date:	7 Jan 2004 23:39:31 +0000


From:	"SportsEdge2" <awerg@MYDOMAIN.COM>	
To:	awerg@sportsedge.com	
Subject:	awerg: Go0d S1tes To See: Y0u Asked To Be On Our
Llst	
Date:	7 Jan 2004 23:39:04 +0000

The spam gets through because my account is valid.

Clever but annoying.

-- Andy

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