wbulger2002
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Q: my yahoo email accounts is sending email to my contact list without

how do i stop my yahoo email account from sending spam to my contact list?

Posted on Nov 21, 2011 6:45 PM

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Q: my yahoo email accounts is sending email to my contact list without

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  • by BDAqua,

    BDAqua BDAqua Nov 21, 2011 6:52 PM in response to wbulger2002
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    Nov 21, 2011 6:52 PM in response to wbulger2002

    Are you certain it happening on your Mac?

     

    Have you changed your Yahoo mail password yet?

     

    It can all be spoofed as far as the sender also if your yahoo mail was ever hacked.

  • by wbulger2002,

    wbulger2002 wbulger2002 Nov 21, 2011 7:00 PM in response to BDAqua
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    Nov 21, 2011 7:00 PM in response to BDAqua

    i changed password yesterday.

    not certain it is my mac

    could be that the changed pword did the trick. don't know of subsequent mail since i changed the password.

  • by BDAqua,

    BDAqua BDAqua Nov 21, 2011 7:15 PM in response to wbulger2002
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    Nov 21, 2011 7:15 PM in response to wbulger2002

    OK, keep us posted please.

  • by Texas Mac Man,

    Texas Mac Man Texas Mac Man Nov 22, 2011 6:41 AM in response to wbulger2002
    Level 8 (46,611 points)
    Nov 22, 2011 6:41 AM in response to wbulger2002

    What company is your ISP. Mine is AT&T, however, Yohoo handles AT&T emails. Over the past few weeks I have received numerous phishing emails like the one below:

     

    Due to the congestion in all flash.net  users and removal of all unused swbell Accounts,
 
FLASH.NET   would be shutting down all unused Accounts,

     

    You will have to confirm your E-mail by filling out your Login Information below after clicking the reply button,

    * Username: ................ ..........................  ......

    * Password: ............................. .......................... .. 

    * Date of Birth: ..........................................  

    * Country Or Territory: ........................... .
 

     

    After following the instructions in the sheet, your account will not be interrupted and will continue as normal. Thanks for your attention to this request. We apologize for any inconveniences. 

     

    Warning!!!: Account owner that refuses to update his/her account after two days of receiving this warning stands the risk of losing his or her account permanently.

     

    Did you get & respond to an email like this. If you did, that's how they are able to use your email account.

     

    I forward emails like this to ATT Scam <scam@abuse-att.net> Don't ever give out your information in response to an email like this.

     

     Cheers, Tom