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raccoon

(31,116 posts) Sat Jan 11, 2014, 09:28 AM Jan 2014

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Got a text message from gtrdinn...at hotmail.com. I know of no such email. This

has to be spam or a virus. Your experience?

(I haven't looked at it nor do I intend to.)

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Got a text message from gtrdinn...at hotmail.com. I know of no such email. This (Original Post) raccoon Jan 2014 OP

just delete it JanMichael Jan 2014 #1

hotmail is legit but if it's from someone you don't know delete it and don't worry. If they know you okaawhatever Jan 2014 #2

Do you mean text message, or email? muriel_volestrangler Jan 2014 #3

I guess it's an email. I don't know if text messages can be raccoon Jan 2014 #4

I thought the point of text messages is that they are text muriel_volestrangler Jan 2014 #5

Hotmail has been Microsoft's email service for a number of years IDemo Jan 2014 #6

did you shop at Target? Justice Jan 2014 #7

Nope, haven't been there in years. nt raccoon Jan 2014 #8

It is probably just common spam. ManiacJoe Jan 2014 #9

JanMichael

(24,890 posts)

1. just delete it

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Sat Jan 11, 2014, 09:30 AM

Jan 2014

happens all the time on yahoo chat- don't even give it a second thought, and never open anything from people you don't know.

okaawhatever

(9,462 posts)

2. hotmail is legit but if it's from someone you don't know delete it and don't worry. If they know you

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Sat Jan 11, 2014, 09:32 AM

Jan 2014

they will find a way to get a message to you.

muriel_volestrangler

(101,348 posts)

3. Do you mean text message, or email?

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Sat Jan 11, 2014, 09:50 AM

Jan 2014

If it's a text message, how can it be a virus?

raccoon

(31,116 posts)

4. I guess it's an email. I don't know if text messages can be

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Reply #3)

Sat Jan 11, 2014, 09:55 AM

Jan 2014

a virus or not. I don't know if texts can be viruses, but if they can't right now,
my guess is somebody out there will figure a way they can be.

muriel_volestrangler

(101,348 posts)

5. I thought the point of text messages is that they are text

Reply to raccoon (Reply #4)

Sat Jan 11, 2014, 09:58 AM

Jan 2014

no pictures, programs, sounds or any other attachments.

IDemo

(16,926 posts)

6. Hotmail has been Microsoft's email service for a number of years

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Sat Jan 11, 2014, 10:05 AM

Jan 2014

It looks like they have recently "upgraded" it to Outlook.com.

Justice

(7,188 posts)

7. did you shop at Target?

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Sat Jan 11, 2014, 10:10 AM

Jan 2014

The expansion of the news about the Target breach is that the hackers have email addresses and will be sending emails to people containing viruses and hoaxes.

raccoon

(31,116 posts)

8. Nope, haven't been there in years. nt

Reply to Justice (Reply #7)

Sat Jan 11, 2014, 02:39 PM

Jan 2014

ManiacJoe

(10,136 posts)

9. It is probably just common spam.

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Sat Jan 11, 2014, 05:38 PM

Jan 2014

Almost all the header info in an email is freeform text. The "from" does not need to be real or accurate; it does not even need to be properly formatted as an email address. Spammers are certainly not going to put THEIR email address in the "from" field.

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