Why am I getting returned emails which I never sent?
This is trick spammers can use which can be very alarming until you realise how it works.
It all stems from spammers using your email address in the reply to or from fields. The result is that any Spam emails sent from the spammer (but not you) which are sent to email addresses that no longer exist are not returned undeliverable to the sender (the spammer) but instead they are delivered to you as your email address is in the reply to or from fields.
The only consolation is that the returned emails contain the original Spam email header and the Spammer can be traced from it.
If you are the victim of this form of abuse, please forward the entire undelivered email to support@silicondesigns.co.uk so that we can investigate for you.
Sometimes this can be the result of a Virus on your PC.
Some viruses propagate themselves by searching your Outlook or Outlook Express address books - as well as your Temporary Internet Files - for any emails it can find on your PC.
The Virus finds both existent and non-existent email addresses and tries to send itself to those email addresses in the hope of infecting another user's PC. The only real defence against this form of abuse is to have up to date Anti-Virus software running on your PC and keep it regularly updated.