it's unlikely that it was malware on your machine. It is, however, far more 
likely that someone used your email as a return envelope and tried to spam 
dozens of others. what you saw was more than likely a return from a bogus 
address.

-eric
from the central office of the Technomage Guild

On Jan 29, 2017, at 9:45 AM, Mark Phillips wrote:

> I found the Mail Deliver Subsytem notification (see below) in my Gmail inbox 
> this morning. Has my account been hacked?
> 
> The message says an email from my account could not be delivered because the 
> destination address was incorrect. The email message that bounced was in 
> Italian and looks like spam (based on my limited Italian). I never sent the 
> message and I don't write enough Italian to be able to spam anyone in that 
> language.
> 
> I only access this Gmail account with a browser from (1) my Ubuntu 14.04 
> machine or with the Gmail app on my Android phone and tablet. Any suggestions 
> on how to find any malware on my Ubuntu machine or my Android machines that 
> could have sent this message?
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Mark
> ==============================================================
> The suspicious message:
> 
> Phillips Marketing, Inc. Mail    Mark Phillips <[email protected]>
> Delivery Status Notification (Failure)
> Mail Delivery Subsystem <[email protected]>    Sun, Jan 29, 2017 
> at 12:51 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Error Icon
> Address not found
> Your message wasn't delivered to [email protected] because the address 
> couldn't be found. Check for typos or unnecessary spaces and try again.
> 
> Final-Recipient: rfc822; [email protected]
> Action: failed
> Status: 5.0.0
> Last-Attempt-Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2017 23:51:21 -0800 (PST)
> 
> 
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Cc: 
> Date: 29 Jan 2017 13:16:17 +0200
> Subject: Guadagni extra per voi! 700-1000 euros alla settimana.
> Caro hlrecherche,
> 
> Io sono HR manager di una grande compagnia internazionale.
> La nostra azienda &#232; alla ricerca di collaboratori intraprendenti.
> 
> Il stipendio possibile da 2500 a 5000 euro al mese.
> 
> Se Le interessa nostra offerta - si prega di visitare il
> Nostro Sito
> 
> Con i migliori saluti,
> HR Manager
> Ufficio Internazionale
> 
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