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Anastasis · 01-10-2006, 19:52

About 4 years ago I obtained my own domain name and have since then used it as the recipient of any emails to that domain, e.g. myname@mydomain.co.uk, mywifesname@mydomain.co.uk, or anythingelse@mydomain.co.uk.

When I register with sites I regularly use the name of the site I am registering with, e.g. cableforum@mydomain.co.uk to identify the sender and ensure it is not used by anyone else for marketing purposes.

That system has worked without any problems since I have had it, but just in this last week it appears that a spammer has picked up my domain name and is using for sending spam email to their list with bogus senders who have their email return address showing as at my domain. So for example, they are sending emails out with a signature of Fred Bloggs but the return email address is a series of random letters at my domain, e.g. osxhg@mydomain.co.uk, kodj@mydomain.co.uk. As a consequence, I am getting several bounced emails returned to me as undeliverable because for example they have been sent an unknown recipient at a domain, and the domain's server has bounced the email back to me suggesting I am the sender.

I have never publicly shared my email addresses with anyone and even on my website the email addresses are cloaked, but I guess the spammer has just got hold of my domain which is in the public domain and used it to send spam.

I don't understand why this is happening as although the spam emails are advertising under names like "Bullseye Weekly Financial Report" with stocks & shares info and there then follows a random bunch of text that is unconnected. In no place in the email is there a hyperlink to take you to a website selling services or anything. It seems like the spammer cannot profit from the email at all except to make a nuisance of himself/herself to recipients and tarnish my domain as a source of spam into the bargain.

Sorry for the long tale of woe. I suspect that other than changing my domain which I do not want to do there is little I can do about this, but in case there is any information or help with this would be appreciated.

01-10-2006, 19:52	#1
Anastasis Inactive Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 102	my domain being used for spam email About 4 years ago I obtained my own domain name and have since then used it as the recipient of any emails to that domain, e.g. myname@mydomain.co.uk, mywifesname@mydomain.co.uk, or anythingelse@mydomain.co.uk. When I register with sites I regularly use the name of the site I am registering with, e.g. cableforum@mydomain.co.uk to identify the sender and ensure it is not used by anyone else for marketing purposes. That system has worked without any problems since I have had it, but just in this last week it appears that a spammer has picked up my domain name and is using for sending spam email to their list with bogus senders who have their email return address showing as at my domain. So for example, they are sending emails out with a signature of Fred Bloggs but the return email address is a series of random letters at my domain, e.g. osxhg@mydomain.co.uk, kodj@mydomain.co.uk. As a consequence, I am getting several bounced emails returned to me as undeliverable because for example they have been sent an unknown recipient at a domain, and the domain's server has bounced the email back to me suggesting I am the sender. I have never publicly shared my email addresses with anyone and even on my website the email addresses are cloaked, but I guess the spammer has just got hold of my domain which is in the public domain and used it to send spam. I don't understand why this is happening as although the spam emails are advertising under names like "Bullseye Weekly Financial Report" with stocks & shares info and there then follows a random bunch of text that is unconnected. In no place in the email is there a hyperlink to take you to a website selling services or anything. It seems like the spammer cannot profit from the email at all except to make a nuisance of himself/herself to recipients and tarnish my domain as a source of spam into the bargain. Sorry for the long tale of woe. I suspect that other than changing my domain which I do not want to do there is little I can do about this, but in case there is any information or help with this would be appreciated.