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Old 06-20-2016, 08:09 PM
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Fix the Sent From Same Address email spam

If you get email spam sent to you from your own address then it looks like someone has taken over your mailbox but that isn't always the case.

For Example:
From: youremailaddress at mail.com
To: youremailaddress at mail.com

To do this the bot or human spammer inserts your address into the from field in the email header.

This is to fool you into thinking you can't get rid of them, even if you change your password because your own email can't be blocked but... the laugh is on the spammers.

This in fact makes it easier to block them than most email spammers.

This because you can simply set a rule, all email clients have this in properties or settings.

You can set a rule so that any mail with From: youremailaddress at mail.com in it is sent straight to the Spam or Junk bin, or anywhere you like.

This is AOK because when are you ever going to send yourself an email from the same email address?


CAUTION:

Make sure when you set the rule you only add the From address.

Remove the To address if it shows up in the settings or you'll block all of your emails.

It should look something like this.

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RULE: Emails that include
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FROM:
youremailaddress at mail.com

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ACTION:
Send to Junk

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That's it.
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