Sometimes providers send out emails without using bcc, and sometimes email accounts get viruses and send out spam. I have received several unsolicited emails from providers with a whole bunch of other names in the "to" field, and yes lots of them went to business emails at corporations, hospitals, schools, government agencies etc. Not all hobbyists are smart enough to use hobby emails and not all providers are smart enough to use "bcc."
In one instance I received an email from a provider that went to a bunch of people including the provider's "real" email address under her real name. (I knew her well and knew her real name and personal info). In this case her email was hacked or got a virus and spammed everyone in her contacts. She probably shouldn't have had her "real" email in her contacts for her provider email. Wait until you get group texted! That's happened to me too. Hobby phone for me, but quick random googling of some of the other phone numbers on the group text list revealed a lot of interesting info. I didn't and wouldn't do anything with the info, but someone less scrupulous might, and it was just interesting to see how careless some folks are with their personal info.
In my inbox today was an email from a provider whom I've seen once, about a year ago. It was spam, and in the message header were the addresses of roughly a dozen others, one of them a business address. Since the business was owned by said person, a whois query would probably turn up his street address and home telephone number.
for many reasons - I've had emails sent to me that were CCd to a hundred others so obviously I don't want my real email addy out there - like many professionals these days my real email addresses contain my first initial and last name....
Sometimes providers send out emails without using bcc, and sometimes email accounts get viruses and send out spam. I have received several unsolicited emails from providers with a whole bunch of other names in the "to" field, and yes lots of them went to business emails at corporations, hospitals, schools, government agencies etc. Not all hobbyists are smart enough to use hobby emails and not all providers are smart enough to use "bcc."
In one instance I received an email from a provider that went to a bunch of people including the provider's "real" email address under her real name. (I knew her well and knew her real name and personal info). In this case her email was hacked or got a virus and spammed everyone in her contacts. She probably shouldn't have had her "real" email in her contacts for her provider email.
Wait until you get group texted! That's happened to me too. Hobby phone for me, but quick random googling of some of the other phone numbers on the group text list revealed a lot of interesting info. I didn't and wouldn't do anything with the info, but someone less scrupulous might, and it was just interesting to see how careless some folks are with their personal info.
Her email had been hacked. Yes, there were a lot of real addresses on there. I let her know to get her computer fixed. (Forwarded the message to her.) She was embarrassed but thankful to know quickly.
Here is something I discovered about a year ago. My personal email is with my att internet account..att owns yahoo now I think and a few other names. With all, lets say you are outta town, you can access your email on their servers thru your account online.
Sometimes an entity is spamming directly from that area. They have hacked in there and not on your specific machine.
If you find people are getting spam from your email addy and you do not have a virus you might login to your ownline account and check your sent folder . These emails sent in this fashion do not show up on your local machine. You need to change your password for that email accounts access if you see evidence of email being spammed from you hosting server.
just though it deserved a mention.
Posted By: harbor_view
Her email had been hacked. Yes, there were a lot of real addresses on there. I let her know to get her computer fixed. (Forwarded the message to her.) She was embarrassed but thankful to know quickly.
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