nov1 Posted August 27, 2016 ID:1058726 Share Posted August 27, 2016 So I was browsing the internet yesterday, and I came across a website which basically said something along the lines of 'Our systems have detected unusual traffic from your computer network. This page checks to see if it's really you sending the requests, not a robot'. And required that I give an email address. So after checking my email account earlier on, it seems that I have received a ton of junk email nonsense. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
daledoc1 Posted August 27, 2016 ID:1058727 Share Posted August 27, 2016 Hello and welcome back, @nov1: Are you talking about this site? https://haveibeenpwned.com/ If not, please provide a bit more detail about your problem, so that we can better assist you. It's not yet clear from your description if you may have fallen victim to a tech support scam, or if your email account was hacked, or something else. Thank you, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nov1 Posted August 27, 2016 Author ID:1058730 Share Posted August 27, 2016 Hello, It hasn't been hacked, but I have received a load of nonsense emails in the junk email folder since Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nov1 Posted August 27, 2016 Author ID:1058731 Share Posted August 27, 2016 a lot of them seem to be pornographic based and other rubbish Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
daledoc1 Posted August 27, 2016 ID:1058732 Share Posted August 27, 2016 Hi: Thanks for the info. If I understand correctly, while surfing the internet, you navigated to a web page which may have tricked you into providing your email address? Since doing that, you are now being flooded with spam? Is that correct? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nov1 Posted August 27, 2016 Author ID:1058733 Share Posted August 27, 2016 yeah, I have received like 25 junk emails since that period Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nov1 Posted August 27, 2016 Author ID:1058734 Share Posted August 27, 2016 I'll empty my junk email folder and see if it dies off Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nov1 Posted August 27, 2016 Author ID:1058735 Share Posted August 27, 2016 Done. I shall keep it monitored Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
daledoc1 Posted August 27, 2016 ID:1058736 Share Posted August 27, 2016 Well, unfortunately, it sounds as if you were scammed -- "social engineering". You provided spammers with your email address. All I can suggest at this point would be to: Report the spam to your email provider (ISP, webmail, etc.) via their spam-reporting mechanisms. The precise procedure will vary, depending on whether it's an ISP account, gmail, yahoomail or other provider. They will need the full header information in the spam emails. As a last resort, you may end up having to close that account, since the spammers now have your address. Other, more expert forum members, such as @David H. Lipman may have additional recommendations to resolve this immediate issue. They may also recommend strategies for safer internet surfing to help prevent future mishaps. Thank you, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nov1 Posted August 27, 2016 Author ID:1058738 Share Posted August 27, 2016 Thank you Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nov1 Posted August 28, 2016 Author ID:1058741 Share Posted August 28, 2016 Starting to wonder if the message that appeared was actually genuine, and that I was overloading the search engine with a high amount of requests or something. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porthos Posted August 28, 2016 ID:1058742 Share Posted August 28, 2016 (edited) 3 minutes ago, nov1 said: Starting to wonder if the message that appeared was actually genuine, and that I was overloading the search engine with a high amount of requests or something. Sorry, You were philshed/scammed to give you email out. Thet just sold to MANY and that MANY will sell it to others. Edited August 28, 2016 by Porthos Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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