Im receiving messages saying theres something wrong with an email I sent, but I never sent an email! Whats going on?
• Virus activity – Almost all modern day viruses send themselves out using a faked return address. What this means is that you can receive messages like this even though you’re not infected with the virus yourself. Here’s what happens: • Joe Blow, who’s got your email address stored somewhere on his computer, gets a virus. • Joe’s virus generates thousands of email messages as it tries to send itself to every address it can find on Joe’s computer. It finds your address on Joe’s computer and uses it as the return address on these emails. • Some of Joe’s virus-generated messages go to invalid addresses, or systems with automated virus checkers. The system where the message ended up sees your address in the return address of the message, so it sends you the error message. Receiving these types of messages does NOT necessarily mean you have the virus on your computer; however it’s always a good idea to check and make sure your system is virus-free. For more information on this please go to
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