Richard Alan wrote:
Cecil Bankston wrote:
I am receiving spam or scam messages, consisting of only a shortened
link, from the e-mail address of a friend. If the messages actually
originate in the friend's computer, should they always be found in the
friend's sent folder? If the from address is being spoofed, is there an
easy way to distinguish that?
Read the headers and check for the sender's IP address. Then verify if
your friend uses that service, or lives at that location.
http://whatismyipaddress.com/ip-lookup
You could do that if you're really curious, but it's tiresome to do it
repeatedly.
A better strategy is to tell your friend that whenever he/she sends you
a link, he/she should also include some body text to convince you the
message is legit. For example, your friend might mention something only
you two know about.
Then you can ignore/discard/mark as spam any message that doesn't qualify.
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Paul B. Gallagher
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