Re: Oddness on an old email address

[Kim White <hotmojo () andronin za net>]

In my case I would be surprised if it was luck, it is quite a odd domain
name to be sending email from. I have just always assumed it was
compromised due to some forum hack or another. Doesn't bother me as it has
been my spam account for a few years now

--
Kim White


On Tue, Mar 12, 2013 at 7:52 PM, allison nixon <elsakoo () gmail com> wrote:

> is the email something like robin @ gmail.com?
>
> it's possible that technically illiterate people are just typing their
> name @ gmail.com or mistaking what their email address is.  i remember a
> long time ago reading a thread and people had these really old usernames
> like bob () yahoo com and they were getting all sorts of misdirected emails
> because random people would type in their usernames mistakenly.  i've seen
> people approaching senility who do this too.  type in their name @
> domain.com
>
> maybe in the future you could click the confirmation link to activate the
> account, and then reset the password later on to see what sort of activity
> has happened on the account.  you can also get an ip address if the service
> displays your login history.  i dont know if that's legal, so if it's not,
> then ignore what i just said.  but it might be the most direct way to get
> to the bottom of your issue.
>
> -a
>
>
> On Tue, Mar 12, 2013 at 10:00 AM, Robin Wood <robin () digininja org> wrote:
>
> > On Mar 12, 2013 11:56 AM, "ben smith" <paradoxxxx () gmail com> wrote:
> > > I've been having the same issue. Someone's been using an address of
> > mine to attempt to sign up for Facebook, changed the email they have on
> > their mortgage, etc. I thought it was a scam at first, but now just seems
> > like stupidity. The mortgage was straightened after a quick call to the
> > bank who couldn't confirm anything, but seemed reasonably sure it was a
> > simple typo issue.
> > > Don't attribute to malice that which can be attributed to stupidity, I
> > suppose.
> >
> > I can't decide which to put this down to, it is to weak for malice and
> > been going on to long and doesn't feel like stupidity.
> >
> > Robin
> >
> > > On Tue, Mar 12, 2013 at 3:37 AM, Robin Wood <robin () digininja org>
> > wrote:
> > > > On Mar 12, 2013 1:18 AM, "Michael Wilson" <pauldotcom () siteshadow com>
> > wrote:
> > > > > Do you have any friends that like messing with you?
> > > >
> > > > Not really, and the sites that are being used aren't really right for
> > that.
> > > > Robin
> > > >
> > > > > On Mon, Mar 11, 2013 at 4:41 AM, Robin Wood <robin () digininja org>
> > wrote:
> > > > > > On 10 March 2013 12:40, Herndon Elliott <alabamatoy () gmail com>
> > wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > On Sat, Feb 16, 2013 at 5:02 AM, Robin Wood <
> > robin () digininja org>
> > > > > > > > > > > In the last couple of months it has been used to sign up for
> > a number
> > > > > > > Add the address to stopforumspam.com  It wont do anything for the
> > ones already signed up, but may cut down on the ones yet to come.  SFS has
> > dramatically reduced spam signups on the little forum that I manage.
> > > > > > You have to provide an email address and IP address to register
> > someone, I don't want to register my email address and I've no idea what IP
> > they are coming from.
> > > > > > Shame as it might have helped.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Robin
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > Herndon Elliott
> > > > > > > Madison, Al
> > > > > > > https://keyserver.pgp.com key ID: 24B60B6150130832
> > > > > > > ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ  "molon labe"
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
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