Blind copy email address

ginger_nuts

I sent a blind copy of an email to myself and it arrived addresssed to

undisclosed _recipent:@Kalber.flex-surf.co.uk;

This has really troubled me as I dont know this email address .
I have checked all my email settings and cant find anything out of place but
I have now received a spam email from kaliber.flex-surf.co.uk which I didnt open and bounced .
Has anyone any ideas on this?

mickmg

Have you got a virus package ? I would do a full check on your system to start with.

Debt_Free_Chick

Look at the email header in the one you received. Does that give any clues?

ginger_nuts

I use norton anti virus which is up to date and seems ok .

Getafix

Did you send this from a free web based email or from your home pc?

bonzer

Might be normal behaviour. Was there a valid address in the "To" field of the e-mail that you sent with a BCC address?

Sometimes ISPs do funny things with BCC e-mails as spammers use this field a lot. Mails that have got BCC addresses can get treated with more suspicion that normal e-mails. For example if messages have only got BCC addresses without a valid To address then some ISPs will bounce the mail presuming it is spam.

Are you certain that the message you got back that you bounced was definitely spam? It may have been a network message telling you of a delivery problem which your spam filter interpretted as spam. Is it properly deleted or can you get it back and have a look at it?

Try sending your e-mail again exactly as you did before and see if the same thing happens.

If you're still worried, try running ad-aware as well as your virus checker just to be sure.

http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/