Just got an email from myself trying to sell myself some roofing supplies?

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Just got an email from myself trying to sell myself some roofing supplies? I don't even know. I reported myself for SPAM and then changed my password.

The trick of it is, though, it's the account I used to register my Apps account and it had a fairly decent password.

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MTD said…
Guessing it's one that mimic legit email addresses. I get them from my old AOL account, to itself frequently. My passwords are pretty solid. Yes I have AOL (they are ancient accounts) but specially for sign ups and dumb stuff that I don't care get spammed. Keeps my Gmail free and clear.
April 30, 2016 at 7:26 PM
Kevin C. (KevinC) said…
It's trivial to fake the from address on emails. Unless you viewed the headers to verify this actually came from the servers your account is on, there is no reason to worry.
April 30, 2016 at 7:32 PM
Bodhipaksa said…
What Kevin C. said.
April 30, 2016 at 7:45 PM
Gord Wait said…
Damn, I placed a big order for your roofing supplies! (Kidding ..)
April 30, 2016 at 8:57 PM
Jason ON said…
I didn't check the header before reporting myself. Maybe I'll remember to next time.
April 30, 2016 at 9:31 PM
Steve Ruge said…
Yeah i highly doubt the account was compromised. More likely address spoofing.
May 1, 2016 at 1:58 PM
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