Spammers using my email addy
Royals1969
Enthusiast - Level 2

Spammers have been using my email address for about a week now to send out SPAM. I know this because I get a couple  "undeliverable" email /returned emails I didn't send every day.....Well today I just got an email from VERIZON

stating that my "Outbound email access suspended"....What can I do ?

Thanks

Royals

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Re: Spammers using my email addy
mfizzy
Specialist - Level 1

Change your password. Email will be suspended for 24 hours.

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Re: Spammers using my email addy
tns2
Community Leader
Community Leader

As said change your password.

However nothing stops someone from pretending to be you without ever knowing your password or even using a Verizon server.  The weakness is in the EMAIL protocols, originally designed when it was assumed all email users were trusted.

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Re: Spammers using my email addy
Royals1969
Enthusiast - Level 2

I did change my password a few days ago, but spamming continued til i got suspended Monday...So I doubt that the spammers are even using verizon email servers...So am I correct there is NOTHING I can do to stop it?

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Re: Spammers using my email addy
gs0b
Community Leader
Community Leader

@Royals1969 wrote:

I did change my password a few days ago, but spamming continued til i got suspended Monday...So I doubt that the spammers are even using verizon email servers...So am I correct there is NOTHING I can do to stop it?


You are correct; there is nothing we can do when spammers spoof an email address as the sender.

I'm curious why Verizon is suspending your account, though.  I thought they did that when an account sent lots of email that they think is spammy.  In this case, that's not happening so I've no idea what trigger the suspension.

I don't use Verizon's email for much,as I like to have better control over my email and I don't like my email linked to my ISP.

Good Luck.

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Re: Spammers using my email addy
viafax999
Community Leader
Community Leader

@Royals1969 wrote:

I did change my password a few days ago, but spamming continued til i got suspended Monday...So I doubt that the spammers are even using verizon email servers...So am I correct there is NOTHING I can do to stop it?


I think that maybe you should contact tech support and see what they have to say.

Do you use a pop client or are accessing email via webmail?

You'll probably find next that your wan address has been blacklisted for spamming.

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Re: Spammers using my email addy
gamer99
Contributor - Level 1

reset your password. changed it to something different and difficult to guess.  Verizon has announced that some accounts have been compromised.

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Re: Spammers using my email addy
rweintra
Enthusiast - Level 2
I'm having the same problem from my account. Getting hundreds of emails like that a day, supposedly written from my email address, which they weren't. How do I stop it? I changed my password twice but still happening.
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