Have I been hijacked?

[NormanB]

I have recently (last 3 days) suddenly been deluged with emails from Mailer Daemon similar to those below and all quoting my exact email address not as shown below.

-----Original Message-----
From: Mail Delivery Subsystem [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: 28 May 2008 02:39
To: [email protected]
Subject: Returned mail: see transcript for details



The original message was received at Wed, 28 May 2008 05:39:11 +0400 from din-190-8-84-101.manquehue.net [190.8.84.101] (may be forged)

----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors ----- <[email protected]>
(reason: 550 5.1.1 User unknown)

----- Transcript of session follows ----- ... while talking to minprom.gov.ru.:
>>> DATA
<<< 550 5.1.1 User unknown
550 5.1.1 <[email protected]>... User unknown <<< 503 5.5.2 Need Rcpt command.

No virus found in this incoming message.
Checked by AVG.
Version: 8.0.100 / Virus Database: 269.24.1/1470 - Release Date: 28/05/2008 07:20



I would be grateful your advice on what I need to do.

NormanB

 

[splang]

I had exactly the same thing from a nat west fraud email - I wouldn't worry about it..

 

[columb]

Don't know what to say. It really pisses me off- WRONG settings on SMTP servers by home-made-admins!

It is not your fault- someone somewhere tried your email as a FROM: to spam other people. And as some stupid admins has setup SMTP server incorrectly, you have received this bounceback.
Nothing what you can do (apart form changing email address).

Cheers
Chris