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Spam From My Own Email Address

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brainiac | 12:02 Thu 17th Apr 2025 | Spam & Scams
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I've just had an unpleasant abusive email (which went to my junk folder) which appeared to come from my own Hotmail address which I use all the time and which I found it on.

Is it possible to spoof someone's email address?  When I hovered on it it just showed my real email address.  In the subject bar was 'Nothing stays hidden'.  Worrying that they could be sending other emails which appear to come from me.

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Look at the message headers/ details to see if there's another address for the sender

Yes, your email address can be spoofed, which is exactly what has happened here.

 

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