Is this a new virus or just spam?
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Is this a new virus or just spam?
Have just received an e-mail supposedly from Yahoo. The subject is "_Your_ Yahoo user ID" and then my email address. Sounds suspicious to me so have not opened it. Why the underscores? Should I just delete it?
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I would dump it- I've been getting several of the newest viruses sent to me almost daily. If it has an attachment and I don't know who it's from- delete-
Too many bad things on the net anymore
Too many bad things on the net anymore
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I can't see any attachment on this. Any email from someone I don't know that has an attachment is automatically dumped. The underscores on this one is what made me suspicious.
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DUMP IT now. There have been some scams going around that use the info asked for to get personal info for ID theft. A friend of mine got one that said something about his paypal account. The only thing is he did not have an account. Dump it.
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I too have been receiving e-mails from Yahoo, as well as several a day from folks I've never heard of with "Hello" in the subject line and attachments.
I just delete the whole bunch and move on.
I just delete the whole bunch and move on.
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Originally posted by Shovelhead
I too have been receiving e-mails from Yahoo, as well as several a day from folks I've never heard of with "Hello" in the subject line and attachments.
I just delete the whole bunch and move on.
I too have been receiving e-mails from Yahoo, as well as several a day from folks I've never heard of with "Hello" in the subject line and attachments.
I just delete the whole bunch and move on.
Just teasin.
Bob
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The writers of viruses have found a way to imbed an attachment in the e-mail message, so it's not safe to even open the e-mail much less the attachment. I've had my Norton Anti-virus autmatically delete virus-carrying e-mails at least twice a week. There have been virus carrying e-mails sent from "VISA," e-bay, etc. None are from the organizations that they claim to be. I never open an e-mail that is not from someone I know. I must get 50 Spams a day.
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Originally posted by DPG
I must get 50 Spams a day.
DeWain
I must get 50 Spams a day.
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I was told by my ISP provider that if you have 4 numbers behind your name on email IE
bill4569@wherever.com then the chances of spam are near zero. I recently changed my email addy and added numbers because of the spam I was receiving. My yahoo is like this and has been for years and I rarely get spam. I know it is a pain to change an addy but deleting all that spam was a pain, and spam filters were dumping good mail. I was missing important emails. FWIW
bill4569@wherever.com then the chances of spam are near zero. I recently changed my email addy and added numbers because of the spam I was receiving. My yahoo is like this and has been for years and I rarely get spam. I know it is a pain to change an addy but deleting all that spam was a pain, and spam filters were dumping good mail. I was missing important emails. FWIW
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