Fradulent Impersonator using my email addresses to post to news groups

#1 September 16th 04, 10:00 AM

#2 September 16th 04, 10:50 AM

Peter, lesson number one.
Never, ever, post your correct email address(es) in the body of a Newsgroup
post as this is where many are harvested from, you have already done this 37
times in your post.
If for some reason you feel the need to, munge the address, so legitimate
repliers can nut out which part to remove.

I suggest you think seriously about changing the two you've just posted,
otherwise it will probably escalate more if you don't, plus increase the
risk of excessive spam.

--
Regards,
johnf (Melb.)

Recently I discovered by searching Google groups that there has been
numerous postings made to usenet groups using my two email addresses

These posts have never been made by myself, I am concerned about this
identity theft and why would someone want to emulate myself on the
internet news groups.

The posts have been traced back to an ISP based in Port Macquarie
NSW, Australia which takes its feeds off the commindico and leading
edge internet network feeds. I have raised the issue with the
providers concerned and hope for a resolution quickly.

I would like to make one thing very clear, I have never been an
options trader or have any financial interest outside my normal
superannuation. I am in now way qualified to discuss matters of a
financial investment and find it alarming to see someone offering
advice and commentary in the aus.invest news group using these two
addresses. Please disregard any future posts to your news group as
they are non genuine and have not emulated from my person.

If there are future posts you may check the validity of them by the
following the mail server they should come from is
news.ceinternet.com.au or ip address 202.74.128.1. However, I mostly
post using google groups from my gmail account of
xxxxxx if they do not come from either of these
routes they are from the impersonator.

Impersonating someone other than in a theatrical performance is
classed as identity theft and carries numerous legal ramifications
either in civil or criminal courts throughout the world. This person
has also made postings in newsgroups that I would not wish to visit
ever which is also of a concern to me and thus I find this action
defamatory.

I appreciate your assistance in this matter and must apologise for any
misleading action this blight on society has caused by using my email
address to post to news groups so giving the impression that he was
Peter Saville.

If anyone has any additional information on who this character might
be please email me at xxxxxx any information
given will be dealt in the strictest confidence. He goes under the
name of bundy.

Below are the posts and the trace routes provided.

Peter Saville
Information Technology Consultant
Specialising in SME and SOHO environments.
(Post to news groups are not valid unless they carry this sig file)

snip

#3 September 16th 04, 04:10 PM

johnf wrote:

Peter, lesson number one.
Never, ever, post your correct email address(es) in the body of a Newsgroup
post as this is where many are harvested from, you have already done this 37
times in your post.
If for some reason you feel the need to, munge the address, so legitimate
repliers can nut out which part to remove.

I suggest you think seriously about changing the two you've just posted,
otherwise it will probably escalate more if you don't, plus increase the
risk of excessive spam.

Really!

I had to disgard my Earthlink account a year ago due to foolishly using
my real address for newsgroup posts. I now have several good email
addresses but use none of them for commerce or newsgroups. I still get
a bit of spam (e.g., 2-3 msgs a week), which likely comes from random
address generators.

Nowadays I use Yahoo disposable addresses ("Addressguard") for such as
newsgroup posts. Each time I dispose of one and shift to a new one,
there is no spam at first and then a steady growth at the new one. When
it gets obnoxious, I just create a new one and zap the old one.

That way I still can get replies to posts, without burning an essential
address.

Of course another possibility in Peter's case is some sort of virus or
worm. He should look into that, too.

Phil

#4 September 16th 04, 04:29 PM

On Thu, 16 Sep 2004 15:10:11 GMT, Phil Wheeler

It was me!!!!!

I did it.

Ironic huh?

johnf wrote:

Peter, lesson number one.
Never, ever, post your correct email address(es) in the body of a Newsgroup
post as this is where many are harvested from, you have already done this 37
times in your post.
If for some reason you feel the need to, munge the address, so legitimate
repliers can nut out which part to remove.

I suggest you think seriously about changing the two you've just posted,
otherwise it will probably escalate more if you don't, plus increase the
risk of excessive spam.

Really!

I had to disgard my Earthlink account a year ago due to foolishly using
my real address for newsgroup posts. I now have several good email
addresses but use none of them for commerce or newsgroups. I still get
a bit of spam (e.g., 2-3 msgs a week), which likely comes from random
address generators.

Nowadays I use Yahoo disposable addresses ("Addressguard") for such as
newsgroup posts. Each time I dispose of one and shift to a new one,
there is no spam at first and then a steady growth at the new one. When
it gets obnoxious, I just create a new one and zap the old one.

That way I still can get replies to posts, without burning an essential
address.

Of course another possibility in Peter's case is some sort of virus or
worm. He should look into that, too.

Phil

#5 September 16th 04, 04:58 PM

Did you mean to type Moronic?

Wild Bill wrote:

On Thu, 16 Sep 2004 15:10:11 GMT, Phil Wheeler

It was me!!!!!

I did it.

Ironic huh?

johnf wrote:

Peter, lesson number one.
Never, ever, post your correct email address(es) in the body of a Newsgroup
post as this is where many are harvested from, you have already done this 37
times in your post.
If for some reason you feel the need to, munge the address, so legitimate
repliers can nut out which part to remove.

I suggest you think seriously about changing the two you've just posted,
otherwise it will probably escalate more if you don't, plus increase the
risk of excessive spam.

Really!

I had to disgard my Earthlink account a year ago due to foolishly using
my real address for newsgroup posts. I now have several good email
addresses but use none of them for commerce or newsgroups. I still get
a bit of spam (e.g., 2-3 msgs a week), which likely comes from random
address generators.

Nowadays I use Yahoo disposable addresses ("Addressguard") for such as
newsgroup posts. Each time I dispose of one and shift to a new one,
there is no spam at first and then a steady growth at the new one. When
it gets obnoxious, I just create a new one and zap the old one.

That way I still can get replies to posts, without burning an essential
address.

Of course another possibility in Peter's case is some sort of virus or
worm. He should look into that, too.

Phil

#6 September 16th 04, 09:15 PM

Sav wrote:
Recently I discovered by searching Google groups that there has been
numerous postings made to usenet groups using my two email addresses

We care?
Who cares?
I don't.

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