OT: Anyone other than me being spammed by Kevin Ailes?

[Brian Van Horn]

I've warned him to stop.

[kailes2872]

I know that you have sent me several messages. I have offered to have my account taken down. I have subscribed to an annual service to scan my computer and look for anything suspicious on my hard drive and make sure that I am not on the dark web.

I have apologized profusely for anything that you are getting from me on my behalf. I can assure you that I am not maliciously sending you anything from my computer. I don't have the time, desire, or energy.

So, Leon, if you see fit to close or suspend my account, please do it. I am tired of getting emails from Brian threatening police or legal action what I do not know what he is talking about. Now, Brian is going on this public board mentioning me by name trying to publicly shame me when I do not know what he is talking about. Please do what you have to do.

[Wanaselja]

Brian, check the source of the spam, not the name. Often you’ll get spam from random sources using the name of known contacts.

[Balticfox]

Originally Posted by Wanaselja

...check the source of the spam, not the name. Often you’ll get spam from random sources using the name of known contacts.

This is true. It's a well known technique used by spammers.

[bobbyw8469]

Agreed....I have dealt with Kevin and he is a great guy. Check the email address from the person posing as Kevin. It is a well known tactic that scammers use to gain your trust.

[toledo_mudhen]

Originally Posted by bobbyw8469

Agreed....I have dealt with Kevin and he is a great guy. Check the email address from the person posing as Kevin. It is a well known tactic that scammers use to gain your trust.

Absolutely True - I'm a retired IT guy from a large University and have dealt with these kinda guys for many years.

Couple of quick notes:

If you can get into your email client and find the "View Headers" information - you should be able to determine exactly who is doing the send on these (really sure its not going to be who it appears to be in the emails themselves)

From there its a fairly simple matter to BLOCK the real sender(s).

If the "headers" are a bit much - then just forward them to your internet service provider and I'm sure they will be more than happy to assist.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by kailes2872

I know that you have sent me several messages. I have offered to have my account taken down. I have subscribed to an annual service to scan my computer and look for anything suspicious on my hard drive and make sure that I am not on the dark web.

I have apologized profusely for anything that you are getting from me on my behalf. I can assure you that I am not maliciously sending you anything from my computer. I don't have the time, desire, or energy.

So, Leon, if you see fit to close or suspend my account, please do it. I am tired of getting emails from Brian threatening police or legal action what I do not know what he is talking about. Now, Brian is going on this public board mentioning me by name trying to publicly shame me when I do not know what he is talking about. Please do what you have to do.

You have been here for 11 years. Your account isn't going anywhere unless you just leave. Brian's (Hey Brian) a bit quirky but he is a good guy. This is obviously not your fault and I am sure he will understand. All good.