From Leo's mailbag:
> From: A Computer User
> Sent: October 13, 2005
> To: Ask Leo!
> Subject: Keep getting email from my own domain!
>
> Leo,
> Leo, I'm getting desperate. I own a business and am getting
> some sort of virus or spam email. Always from email that
> looks like it comes from myself! For example,
> myemail@mybusiness.com is valid, however I'll get something
> that looks like admin@mybusiness.com (which isn't even an
> email I set up) and the email always says that my account has
> been closed for security reasons and to open the attachment
> (which I haven't been stupid enough to do yet.)
>
> I'm getting desperate. This happens every day, sometimes
> more than once a day, and under different
> names...admin...webmaster...owner, etc.
>
> How can I find out who is really sending me these emails, and
> more importantly, how do I stop them? I have a firewall and
> adware/virus protection. Should I worry about my customers
> getting this email too? They would open it - it looks like
> it's coming from me!
In short: there's absolutely nothing you can do, and the best
is to simply ignore and/or delete the mail.
The mail is probably being sent my a virus on someone else's
computer - in fact, probably more than one person's computer.
OR it's being sent by spammers.
In either case, there's nothing you can do to stop it. Sad to
say, but that is the reality. I get them all the time on my
own domains and simply delete them.
This article explains a little more also:
http://ask-leo.com/someones_sending_from_my_email_address_how_do_i_stop_them.html
Thanks for asking,
Leo