Why is my email sending messages I have not written?

EQ Admin

EQ Forum Admin
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Hi shark,

There are a few possibilities including:

  • A spammer is using your address as the From:
  • A spammer compromised an account that has both your emails in the address book
  • Your account was compromised
Which email service do you use?

Here are some links for cleaning up hacked accounts at popular email services:

http://www.emailquestions.com/yahoo...yahoo-mail-account-after-its-been-hacked.html

http://www.emailquestions.com/hotma...l-password-regain-control-hacked-account.html

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