I often receive "Delivery Status Notification (Failure)" email. What is it?

[BJ]

I often receive the "Delivery Status Notification (Failure)" email from the
person I don't know. What is it? Is it a virus email? Is it a local virus
on my machine?

Thanks.

 

[Roady [MVP]]

Nope, it's most likely a virus that pretends to be you. When it sends to an
non-existend recipient you'll get the failure message. A virus takes random
addresses that it finds on the infected machine.

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[BJ]

Is there a way to prevent it? Thanks.

Nope, it's most likely a virus that pretends to be you. When it sends to an
non-existend recipient you'll get the failure message. A virus takes random
addresses that it finds on the infected machine.

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[Steve]

I get Delivery Status Notifications all the time for
messages I never sent to people I don't know. Is some
spammer spamming through me?

 

[Roady [MVP]]

Nope, you should be able to set a message rule though so they get delivered
to another folder.

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[Roady [MVP]]

See my original reply in this subject.

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