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Receiving spam emails from FTH "server" 6 years 4 weeks ago #75306

scfraser@charter.net
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Yesterday a 8:35pm (PDT) I began receiving spam emails from what appears to be the "This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it." to both the primary and secondary email addresses on my Club profile (and to the club officer address, though the sender names don't match any member we've ever had.

I've warned my Club about it. I've not replied to the email, nor clicked on any link. This is the first time in over 8 years that this has happened. It's possible that someone's just spoofing the sending address, though.

Has the FTH database been hacked?

Do you have some suggestions?

Thanks for your support.

Scott Fraser
Club #2931
www.universitytm.org

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Receiving spam emails from FTH "server" 6 years 4 weeks ago #75307

SteveTheTechie
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The spoofing is more likely.

Simple way to sort this out....

Click reply, but do not send the reply. When you do this, look for the email address that shows up in the "To" box. That is who you should probably add to your club email blacklist in the Email and Contact Forms module of the Admin Console.

If you do not have the "Is this SPAM?" links enabled, I would recommend enabling those, as that simplifies this process for you.

The following user(s) said Thank You: scfraser@charter.net

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Receiving spam emails from FTH "server" 6 years 4 weeks ago #75310

scfraser@charter.net Topic Author Offline New Member Posts: 10 Thank you received: 3	Hi Steve, Thank you for your suggestions. I've started adding the address to the black-list. So far, they are all of the form: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. I appreciate the help. Scott Scott Fraser Club #2931 www.universitytm.org
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Receiving spam emails from FTH "server" 6 years 4 weeks ago #75311

SteveTheTechie Offline Administrator Posts: 11526 Thank you received: 3795	I think that other clubs may also be getting these, so you might benefit from also enabling the Crowd Sourced Blacklist. You would just need to be sure that some other club is not blacklisting an email address (check the list first and add exceptions if needed) that your club needs.
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