Q: How is spam sent from my own email address? [SOLVED]

Have you ever wondered how or why spam seems to be sent from your own email address? Perhaps you've receive a notices of undeliverable messages that you've never sent, or a confirmation receipt for a message you never sent. This video with Greg Johnson explains these common issues. (10 Apr 2019) Learn more at ResourcesForLife.com/technology

[@SuperJoSouthgate]

A complicated subject explained extremely well. Thanks for making that video. It's certainly helped me stop panicking

[@JoseighBlogs]

Thanks ~ But, you didn't tell us how to stop all that spam getting into our hacked email address in-boxes.

[@humbyrd]

Yes. I don't care how it is done just asking how to fix it.

[@JoseighBlogs]

@@humbyrd Exactly ~ that's what I wanted too. 🙂

[@EngrUsmanx]

Thanks from saving my time

[@jerryfacts9749]

Very well explained! MS Office and some other email software will allow you to be able to use any return email address and name you want to use. Best to never open email where you cannot absolutely verify the authenticity of the sender. Never trust links in emails unless it is a link you solicited.

[@sajohnson33]

Very detailed explanation, easy to understand !

[@resourcesforlife]

Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@Dinosaurdrawer]

When i try to block the spam emails its telling me i cant block companies that are my own, do you know annything about whats going on? Im scared bicouse i dont know what these hackers are capable of

[@wendyjensenmusic]

I have someone filling out contact forms in California with my email address. I know they're spam but it's infuriating. Someone named "Melissa." My email has not been hacked. I change passwords often and have two factor authorization. So, they can't login without me getting a text notification. It's just weird how it started out of the blue. I received a "thank you for contacting us" in the last two days and contacted both those companies via their websites to let them know. So annoying. It's to the point that I signed up for multiple gmail accounts and barely use this email address anymore. I can't delete it though as a lot of my contacts still use it. They are using legitimate websites & businesses. I never hit reply though. I'm kind of wondering if it's an ex who lives in Cali now trying to spam me. Which is stupid.

[@resourcesforlife]

Thanks for watching and commenting. Sorry for the delay in responding. Some of the comment notifications weren't working.

[@leighsummers1382]

Ik this is a old video but after the 2022 t mobile breach my emails been getting flooded with spam from my own email address but everytime I look at my log in history it says only my device (android) has access . I changed everything just because paranoid but after looking this up I feel a bit safer regarding my acc. Also took Liberty of adding my email address to my block list to avoid future emails

[@OhManTFE]

Easiest way is to check your sent folder. You can't see that you have sent the email you've received, therefore you know your account is still safe.

[@Redtailedhawk99]

I keep getting these emails not from someone I know but somehow I can’t block the address they are coming from, and I’m assuming its because they are adding the Copy To: feature also to my own email address? They are junk and I never open junk or spam email, but instead click on their email address and block, but these I can’t seem to block? Any suggestions?

[@LiteratureDefenseForceTV]

I'm having the exact same problem right now. Emails sent from my own Gmail that I never wrote. The only difference is that the Emails are failed to be sent because the addresses do not exist

[@Artforall100]

I received an email from my own name and email address even my photo on it. How to deal with it? how to clear the problem and block that person doing this to me? Thank you very much

[@PurpledaisyShasta]

Got an email from “my account” saying I was a perv and he had videos of me doing stuff to myself. Which is impossible seeing as I don’t do that in front of my laptop. I watch videos on a device I have to put down in order to do stuff to myself lol. The email did scare me and I changed my password to be careful.

[@myeonxing]

Omg same happened to me exactly the same day. Which is why... i am here. Edit: it's spoofing.

[@Mudkeep]

Haha same here. Told me I’m watching odd stuff and a dirty perv

[@mysterion3182]

I'm actually getting emails from my own email wanting me to open links.

[@srijankumar5071]

Same has happend with me also.

[@LiteratureDefenseForceTV]

I'm having the same problem right now. Messages I didn't write have been sent to addresses which are non existent, thus the messages never get sent. I have tried many things. From changing the password to my account to installing anti-virus and scanning programs, but still the messages keep coming. I even contacted the cybercrime division of the police to see what the problem might be, but no results since no crime seemed to be committed

[@khyatikhatri1651]

Hlo! Since 2 days i am receiving some emails in my "inbox" which are sent by my email id however the name on email subject is somewhat written in "italianl" or foreign language and the email id being sent to is also in italian or foreign language but the point is i am not sending these email. It comes back in my email in inbox as "address not found". Is my account hacked? How to stop these emails. Please help

[@FaridaMKM]

Hey I’m going through the same thing rn if u fixed it how?

[@ME-hv9kx]

Why some of my emails arent being received by my family members? Can you please help me with this problems.

[@resourcesforlife]

It's common for messages to be mistakenly identified as spam so people don't get them. Here are some things you can try: (1) make sure your family member has your name and email address in their address book, (2) have the family member write you an email so that will establish you as a trusted contact, (3) consider setting up an email on a different service provider such as a Google or Microsoft account.

[@ibstayfly]

There needs to be an option to block emails all together especially spam emails. Cuz I'm currently receiving alot of spam emails which I never even subscribed to and it's annoying having to unsubscribe and delete the emails individually I never subscribed to any of these emails so I'm confused to why I'm getting them and how these people got my email address That's why there needs to be an option to block emails. How can I fix this issue Will I need to change my email address now

[@normanhart5126]

I wanted to know how to stop these spam emails emanating from my own email address.

[@foodfoodforme]

My gmail sent box is full of sent mail that i didn't sent. Have done 1 password change, 2 unsubscribe or revoked gmail access from apps. 3 disables goggle chat. Yet i see sent massage Increasing rapidly by numbers. Please help me

[@lovesingh5201]

Same problem I have will you please also help me

[@foodfoodforme]

@@lovesingh5201 brother i solved that problem on my own and it's working..

[@foodfoodforme]

@@lovesingh5201 i put all the wrongly sent msg to spam and report all as scam as selecting all Then i remove my gmail access to almost all unnecessary accounts that's all..after reporting all sent mail as spam my problem solve.. This happened because someone was using our gmail ID to send others...

[@alexmercer7795]

Bro i am also having the same issue... A few days ago my other Google account got hacked and a few days later someone sending spam emails with my own email without loging in

[@foodfoodforme]

@@alexmercer7795 do the above process and you'll be fine mr. Prototype

[@Jacobandrewgarcia]

So Helpful!! Thank you so much I genuinely appreciate your video

[@marlened4806]

Hi, If I close this particular account. Will I lose all mail that I want to keep ?

[@songsuyoap]

I received a email sent from me to me upon checking the actual email is from another email I use to send, to might be hacked . The scammers using.that email to sent to me and my email cover that email as thoug from me to me. I wish to know is my email account being hacked?

[@MuhammadHabib-hv2gr]

ooh Sir, But you did not mention the solution for That.. is this enough To change Paword and email address ?

[@ajjuirfan]

Hi from past 4 days I'm receiving undelivered mails which i didn't send.. How is that happens even i changed the password. Can u explain it?? And how to stop?

[@DarksydePhilip]

Change your password and set up stuff like 2FA if possible. Someone has access to your email due to a data breach most likely.

[@dydenmarcos7454]

Is your problem solved?

[@onderdoor]

I was looking for how to stop this getting spam emails form myself

[@redakadoum3840]

Hello sir, please I want to send an email from a private company's email box to another email inbox, you can help me with that?

[@thestonegamersbg]

Good explanation

[@jgplayz]

data brokers, that's how but my question is how did i receive an email from myself even though i wasn't hacked

[@codexl0l.]

I got an email that was from my email. I replied to it and it got sent to me. Im worried ive been hacked and was wondering if anyone has info on this.

[@yenesisleadership]

how can i block an email that keeps coming into my inbox but it is with the address from my email address? i did not want to block it because I felt that I would block my own emails thanks let me know

[@shuba_murthy]

did you find a solution to this, i have the same problem

[@finfreepassiveincomeguide4078]

❤ thanks! Is there a workaround to block sending to me?

[@globaldesi2956]

A few days back , I found out 2 of mails, sent lots of email to random people . I was like wtf I didn't send these , is my account hacked or something, i quickly changed password

[@supremememebros978]

Same thing happened to me rn. has something happened on your side, im paranoid because I got sensitive infos in my mail

[@flinggonza5688]

2 of my gmails got hacked recently 2 days ago, I dont know what to do I really need help or else google will close my account for sending spam emails, Please help me if you can, Thanks.

[@alexmercer7795]

Same bro... 2of my accounts also got hacked

[@manosgtc]

Thank you for your explanation! Recently my fb account get hacked and the hacker has activate the two factor authentication and is impossible to get it back. Can you please help me with this?

[@pabloveldin7580]

Thank you.

[@valtersh4968]

I got blocked my business email and scam have been sent to 300 people

[@resourcesforlife]

Yes, that can happen. Sorry to hear about the problem. Sometimes the problem clears up after several weeks. You may need to contact those who blocked you.

[@Rsbikeboss5005]

Useful video👍

[@Qwert-Canoe]

I got hacked and send spam now pls help ;( And it is my school email.

[@Newsport4930]

Same

[@Siegames]

Thank you