Users email address ...

trevorf · Feb 22, 2004

Hey, I've just received an email from admin@verisign.com which I think is just not valid anyway. But I would like to know why the email address that I have joined with this account has been given to another company. The email is definitely spam as the email doesn't apply to me.

And I am positive that me email was given out by you, because I only registed this account with this site and no other.

This is the email:

From: <admin@verisign.com>
Subject: VERY IMPORTANT ! PLEASE READ

<html>

<body style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
 Dear Credit Card Holder.
During
our regular checking of illegal usage of credit cards online, we have
noticed that you have made a few online purchases in the past few
months.In order to protect your privacy and protect you from illegal
usage of your credit card Verisign will need you to confirm your
personal information and prevent your card from being flagged.If you
have received this email by mistake please do not procede.

Please
click on the link below to confirm your information.
<a href="http://www.verisign.com@65.57.104.46/v/">http://www.verisign.com/fraudcheck/secure/bill.html?sl=070304</a> 
 
***Please Do Not Reply To This E-Mail As You Will Not Receive A
Response***
Your Co-operation will help us prevent identity theft and
make the internet a safer place 
Thank you 
Accounts Manager
Verisign Inc.
Read our <a href="http://www.verisign.com/legalNotice.html">User
Agreement</a> if you have any questions. 

 
 
Â© 1995-2004 VeriSign, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 

</body>
</html>

x42bn6 · Feb 22, 2004

I could spoof e-mail headers too, y'know.

Did you place your e-mail anywhere on a website like your own? Bots and spiders can trace that.

Ignore it. Administrators will only e-mail you about serious offences or updates about BF.

trevorf · Feb 22, 2004

ok , to avoid the hassle, I'll just post everything

--- Message Headers ---

Return-Path: <admin@verisign.com>
Received: from biznizmen.ocservers.net (216-73-118-50.ocdc-01.net [216.73.118.50])
by mail.cjb.net (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id i1LCExTl098555
for <battlefourms@badboys.cjb.net>; Sat, 21 Feb 2004 05:15:19 -0700 (MST)
Received: from nobody by biznizmen.ocservers.net with local (Exim 4.24)
id 1AuViu-0007ae-T9
for battlefourms@badboys.cjb.net; Sat, 21 Feb 2004 06:54:46 -0500
To: battlefourms@badboys.cjb.net
Subject: VERY IMPORTANT ! PLEASE READ
From: <admin@verisign.com>
Reply-To:
MIME-Version: 1.0
Message-Id: <E1AuViu-0007ae-T9@biznizmen.ocservers.net>
Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2004 06:54:46 -0500
X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report
X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - biznizmen.ocservers.net
X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - badboys.cjb.net
X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [99 99] / [47 12]
X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - verisign.com

As you can see the mail was recieved by "battlefourms@badboys.cjb.net". I can recieve emails from any alias I desire, thus I have began practicing this procedure of leaving the domain's name as part of the address, so I can specifically trace the soucre of the spam. And as I have an account with this forum which was created "Registered: Oct 2003". I'm not just making this situation up for no reason.

I'm not trying to cause trouble here, but as alot of people, I too do not like spam.

So since the addresses is unique to me and these forums, I can therefore be certain that somehow the address has leaked in some way from this place. By what means, I am unsure. I have not used this email address for any other reason, because when I register at other places I would use that domain name in the address.

Also you can see this is my second post, thus I don't usually post in these forums. (I currently can't recall why I registered, though it would be related to war3). Anyway I just would like to know, or maybe know that someone would look into it. As I don't think other users would like more spam in their inbox either.

Also regarding spoofing email headers, I realise that is possible also, I know anything is possible. Though the possibility of anything deciding to send email to this specific address only is highly unlikely. This is an individual case. Thus, for a bot to decide to battleforums@ anything is not that likely.

x42bn6 · Feb 23, 2004

Leaking of e-mail addresses are forbidden. Only moderators when posts are reported, Staff and Admins can view your e-mail address, so they are the only culprits. Staff and Admins should know better than to leak addresses.

It could be a scam, don't listen to it. My e-mail, x42bn6@hotmail.com got its first spam in 2 days, and how they tracked 'x42bn6' into a mass e-mailer I have NO idea.

It might be a confirmation, where someone has used your e-mail and expected you to be gullible and register.

If you need confirmation, you may want to e-mail Verisign. If you ignore it, they cannot do anything. If they do, you can bring a lawsuit in.

If you need confirmation from BF, you can PM one of the admins, Crookedfoot, Swooper, Amantis or TheSummit (chrisuk is busy). They'll sort it out.

And as one of the users who signed up and refused to post, I will spank j00.

jd-inflames · Feb 23, 2004

i dont see how that would do you any good whatsoever.

VegetaClam · Feb 23, 2004

I just checked my In-Box. There was an E-mail that said if i paid 19.95, I could get these pills that would make my penis bigger.
Does BF know any thing about why i got this email? Also do those pills really work?

-VC

CelestialBadger · Feb 23, 2004

Jesus, isn't it already big enough clam? Pretty soon you'll have to order specially tailored pants.

Jason · Feb 24, 2004

OMG I LEEK X42 EMAIL

x42bn6@hotmail.com

OMG I LEEKEDED BANANABANABANABANAB!@!

x42bn6 · Feb 25, 2004

Not bothered. Set to 'Safe' Junk-mail.

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