Something in sent file I didn't send

Skeptic Ginger · 25th July 2018, 10:31 PM

How does that happen?

There's no way I sent this to anyone. There's not even a message, just a bunch of numbers.

Quote:

ng-u-3- 102886913- 8684331- 13274882- d93fcdef @ australia. care2. com

Jul 10 at 10:26 AM

I put spaces in there to disable it whatever it is. No subject and no message.

Help, WTF is that?

Thanks in advance.

The Norseman · 25th July 2018, 11:39 PM

What email service do you use?

Have you recently clicked on links or opened attachments from any source?

It's probably a good idea to change your login password, just in case you've been compromised.

Is it just this one email? Have you looked in your trash or further in your sent history?

Also, do you know how to view the email header? That will show all the information of when it was sent and so on.

bluesjnr · 26th July 2018, 12:31 AM

Originally Posted by Skeptic Ginger

How does that happen?

There's no way I sent this to anyone. There's not even a message, just a bunch of numbers.
I put spaces in there to disable it whatever it is. No subject and no message.

Help, WTF is that?

Thanks in advance.

OMG!!!! They promised that we'd never see those numbers in that order again. What on earth have you done?

novaphile · 28th July 2018, 12:25 AM

Some poking around on the net suggests that Care2 are an organisation associated with petitions and social campaigns.

There is also some discussion about people who ended up with permanent accounts, despite only having signed a single petition.

And a data breach that caused some ruckus.

None of this explains how something ended up in your sent mail though.

Is your account accessible on the net?

Brainster · 28th July 2018, 01:42 PM

Originally Posted by Skeptic Ginger

How does that happen?

There's no way I sent this to anyone. There's not even a message, just a bunch of numbers.
I put spaces in there to disable it whatever it is. No subject and no message.

Help, WTF is that?

Thanks in advance.

Was this in your sent email folder, or did a friend contact you to say they had received this odd email from you?

Tanja · 28th July 2018, 01:50 PM

Did you maybe click on “unsubscribe” to an email you received from them?

Skeptic Ginger · 28th July 2018, 02:37 PM

Originally Posted by Brainster

Was this in your sent email folder, or did a friend contact you to say they had received this odd email from you?

It was in my sent folder. There was no message and yes, already tracked down it was a site I must have signed a petition. I certainly never gave them permission to raid my address book. Fortunately I don't save any addresses.

Skeptic Ginger · 28th July 2018, 02:38 PM

Originally Posted by Tanja

Did you maybe click on “unsubscribe” to an email you received from them?

Actually, I think I did do that. I signed a petition and then got bombarded with 'sign all these petitions too'. So I unsubscribed.

That makes sense. I think you might be right.

Yay Tanja!

Tanja · 28th July 2018, 03:06 PM

Originally Posted by Skeptic Ginger

Actually, I think I did do that. I signed a petition and then got bombarded with 'sign all these petitions too'. So I unsubscribed.

That makes sense. I think you might be right.

Yay Tanja!

Yay! Glad I helped.

25th July 2018, 10:31 PM	#1
Skeptic Ginger Nasty Woman Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 69,148	Something in sent file I didn't send How does that happen? There's no way I sent this to anyone. There's not even a message, just a bunch of numbers. Quote: ng-u-3- 102886913- 8684331- 13274882- d93fcdef @ australia. care2. com Jul 10 at 10:26 AM I put spaces in there to disable it whatever it is. No subject and no message. Help, WTF is that? Thanks in advance.
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26th July 2018, 12:31 AM	#3
bluesjnr Professional Nemesis for Hire TLA Winner Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Not where I should be. Posts: 5,513	Originally Posted by Skeptic Ginger How does that happen? There's no way I sent this to anyone. There's not even a message, just a bunch of numbers. I put spaces in there to disable it whatever it is. No subject and no message. Help, WTF is that? Thanks in advance. OMG!!!! They promised that we'd never see those numbers in that order again. What on earth have you done?
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28th July 2018, 12:25 AM	#4
novaphile Quester of Doglets Moderator Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 959	Some poking around on the net suggests that Care2 are an organisation associated with petitions and social campaigns. There is also some discussion about people who ended up with permanent accounts, despite only having signed a single petition. And a data breach that caused some ruckus. None of this explains how something ended up in your sent mail though. Is your account accessible on the net?
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28th July 2018, 01:42 PM	#5
Brainster Penultimate Amazing Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 15,692	Originally Posted by Skeptic Ginger How does that happen? There's no way I sent this to anyone. There's not even a message, just a bunch of numbers. I put spaces in there to disable it whatever it is. No subject and no message. Help, WTF is that? Thanks in advance. Was this in your sent email folder, or did a friend contact you to say they had received this odd email from you?
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28th July 2018, 01:50 PM	#6
Tanja Comfortably Numb Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 3,310	Did you maybe click on “unsubscribe” to an email you received from them?
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25th July 2018, 11:39 PM	#2
The Norseman Meandering fecklessly Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 7,964	What email service do you use? Have you recently clicked on links or opened attachments from any source? It's probably a good idea to change your login password, just in case you've been compromised. Is it just this one email? Have you looked in your trash or further in your sent history? Also, do you know how to view the email header? That will show all the information of when it was sent and so on.

28th July 2018, 02:37 PM	#7
Skeptic Ginger Nasty Woman Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 69,148	Originally Posted by Brainster Was this in your sent email folder, or did a friend contact you to say they had received this odd email from you? It was in my sent folder. There was no message and yes, already tracked down it was a site I must have signed a petition. I certainly never gave them permission to raid my address book. Fortunately I don't save any addresses.
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28th July 2018, 02:38 PM	#8
Skeptic Ginger Nasty Woman Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 69,148	Originally Posted by Tanja Did you maybe click on “unsubscribe” to an email you received from them? Actually, I think I did do that. I signed a petition and then got bombarded with 'sign all these petitions too'. So I unsubscribed. That makes sense. I think you might be right. Yay Tanja!
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28th July 2018, 03:06 PM	#9
Tanja Comfortably Numb Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 3,310	Originally Posted by Skeptic Ginger Actually, I think I did do that. I signed a petition and then got bombarded with 'sign all these petitions too'. So I unsubscribed. That makes sense. I think you might be right. Yay Tanja! Yay! Glad I helped.
Tanja Comfortably Numb Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 3,310