Hi there,
I have AV virus in place. It seems alert messages is created when I open
Apple mail…not from Gmail.

On Thu, 2 Jun 2022 at 10:04, Stephen Chape <[email protected]> wrote:

> I agree with Pete ..it sounds like a hack of some kind.
>
> Do you use a virus and web protection software ?
> If you do, try running a full scan.
>
> If not I have used Bitdefender for Mac for a few years.
> It consistently gets top of the list in tests and it has saved me a few
> times.
>
> It also includes a VPN which is free for the first 200MB per day.
> You have the option of upgrading the VPN to a paid version but I have
> never done that.
> I usually switch on the VPN when doing banking.
>
> But only the paid version which is about $60.00.
> The free ones don’t seem to cover everything.
>
>
> On 2 Jun 2022, at 7:41 am, Peter Crisp <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Sounds like you may have been hacked. But not sure what to do about it
> sorry.
>
> Regards
>
>
> Pete
>
> On 2 Jun 2022, at 7:26 am, Rosemary Spark <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> 
> Re-sending
>
> I received about 1000 email messages in my gmail *from* me *to* me saying
>> alert election day....after the election. They were in the sent folder
>> though I didn't send them.
>> I did not set up an alert at all.
>> Any suggestions?
>>
>
> MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2017, Four Thunderbolt 3 Ports)
>  Monterey 12.3.1
>
>>
>>
>> Rosemary Spark
>> PO Box 781
>> South Fremantle WA 6162 Australia
>> Phone: + 61 ‭8 6397 6822‬
>> Mobile: 0414268043
>>
>>
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