User level: Level 1 (6 points)My wife (also with a .me account) has started receiving emails from my .me account which I did not send.
these mails always contain a link to some unknown url.
This is a repeat of a situation in which I receive similar mails from an old contact which does not send.
Is there anyway of stopping this?
Posted on Sep 21, 2026 6:48 AM
User level: Level 10 (87,747 points)Sep 21, 2026 7:57 AM in response to MikeinCirindinu
MikeinCirindinu wrote:
My wife (also with a .me account) has started receiving emails from my .me account which I did not send.
these mails always contain a link to some unknown url.
This is a repeat of a situation in which I receive similar mails from an old contact which does not send.
Is there anyway of stopping this?
It is a common tactic of spammers/phishers to spoof someone else's email address when sending their emails. They will likely change the sent from email address if you do not respond in any way to their emails. Delete the email and move on.
User level: Level 1 (6 points)Sep 21, 2026 8:47 AM in response to BobTheFisherman
thanks for this
at least now I know the difference between hacking and spoofing.
it’s worrying to discover yet another shade of malevolent behaviour.
Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256361936