DonationCoder.com forum
 
Read-only archive. This is a static copy of the DonationCoder.com forum. Reading and searching work as before; logging in, posting and private messages do not.
Archive of 2026-10-21 · About this archive · Main site

Author Topic: SPAM email  (Read 6,478 times)

magician62

  • Supporting Member
  • Joined in 2011
  • **
  • Posts: 180
SPAM email
« on: December 10, 2011, 01:36 PM »
Just a Heads Up -

I am guessing someone has gained access to the email addresses used on the board, either through being a member or hacking

The address I use on the forum is only used here, and the emails are purportedly from admin@donationcoder.com.,

Its scoring 12.6 as SPAM

Now all i have to do to claim the 12,500,000.....

May be worth looking at, as you are probably aware, getting blocked by servers can be a real PITA
Why an I Magician62? Because Magician1 thru 61 were gone. :)

Ath

  • Supporting Member
  • Joined in 2006
  • **
  • Posts: 3,649
    • Participated in NANY Challenge Eleven Times
    • Coding Snacks
    • Linux User
    • Hardware Hacker
Re: SPAM email
« Reply #1 on: December 10, 2011, 01:45 PM »
Probably the same as this thread: http://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=29211.0

The mail you received is'n just a PM notification?
/Ton
Ath's software collection, Quote: "A problem well stated is a problem half-solved." (Charles Kettering)

mouser

  • First Author
  • Administrator
  • Joined in 2005
  • *****
  • Posts: 40,931
    • Gathering Badge
    • Plugin Coding Medal
    • Participated in NANY Challenge Seventeen Times
    • Cody Award
    • Coding Snacks
    • Volunteers/Staff
Re: SPAM email
« Reply #2 on: December 10, 2011, 01:47 PM »
hi magician62,

I'm fairly certain what you are seeing is not an email directly from a spammer to you, but a spammer who signed up to the forum and sent you a forum message -- delivered by our forum to you.

the difference is that no one got access to your email address -- they just sent you a message through our forum.

see this thread for others who got it too: http://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=29211.0

but note that they can't send too many messages so the scale of the spamming was small.

Original address: https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=29221.0