Dodgy email from MSE??? ~ Another 2 since last post AND now email unsubscription?!

fermi

Forward the email to Webby at the [EMAIL="webmaster@moneysavingexpert.com"]webmaster@moneysavingexpert.com[/EMAIL] address.

They should be able to look at the headers and see in two secs whether it is genuine or not. Sender addresses are easy to spoof.

Then you can go from there.

pavlovs_dog

i had an odd email from the the site's listmaster telling me that my request to unsubscribe from the email had been successful... i never requested to unsubscribe!

have signed up again but am yet to receive the email

bb999

wacko911 wrote: »

they are looking your password so they can spam the site with your good rep, ppl ignore spam from users who joined the site today and has 1 post.

I would change your EMAIL password as they may have comprimised your email account. Running malwarebytes antimalware (free) is also recommended as you may have a privcy leak.

best of luck
wacko

If they had compromised shellsuits email address, chances are that as soon as they requested the reset of MSE password they would log into his email address and reset the MSE password.
Shellsuit would by now not be able to log in to MSE, so I don't think this has happened.

More likely is that someone with a similar username has forgotton their username and asked for a password reset thinking they were using the correct username.

aliEnRIK

bb999 wrote: »

More likely is that someone with a similar username has forgotton their username and asked for a password reset thinking they were using the correct username.

Thats a very good answer

gerturdeanna

I've had the 'you have unsubscribed from the weekly email ' today but I haven't...whats going on?

robpw2

i have recieved all these emails this week .. i was confused !!

shellsuit

Hmm, I've just looked at us all who have had these emails, and we all have a good post count.

Wonder if wacko (post#11) is right and it is spammers hoping they can crack our passwords?


Oh, another thing. I received the unsubscription email, so I left it (didn't suscribe again) but I've received the email since then.

Could it be a system error I wonder?

T--J

Members on Digital Spy had the same problem last month - looks like spammers are doing the rounds of the popular forums.

Trix

I remember eyelinerprincess saying this had happened to her last week I think it was.

Here is is: http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1559483

cally6008

Add me to the list - http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1536729

Received the "thanks for subscribing to us" email twice now, both times I've unsubscribed again.
Now removed said email address from profile and deleted profile information