Can people make a fake Yahoo email address which is exactly like mine? for example my email address is 123@yahoo.com, can any one make a fake 123@yahoo.com?
2006-09-17 23:51:06 · 9 answers · asked by Kieu Trang T 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
NO
2006-09-17 23:59:05 · answer #1 · answered by St♥rmy Skye 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Someone couldn't come along and create another 123@yahoo.com (though a 123@yahoo.co.uk could catch the unwitting) however, it is possible for people to send email from one address, and make it so it is *apparently* coming from 123@yahoo.com.
If you check your email headers you'd possibly see something like
x-apparently-from: 123@yahoo.com
this would point to the email client not being certain it come from this address.
2006-09-18 00:08:56 · answer #2 · answered by mrguitarmann 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, every email address is unique.
But it is possible that that email address is actually 123@yahooo.com that masquerades itself as Yahoo! I've seen sites like these when you make a typing error at the address bar such as Goggle.com instead of the legitimate Google.com and there are plenty of malwares and spywares on these sites that immediately implant themselves on your computer system.
2006-09-18 00:02:58 · answer #3 · answered by Bummerang 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your email id is unique and primary key. it can't have duplicate.
somewhere, who sends spam mails, can use it as "text", not as "email id".
for example, when you get virus mails or spammers, at reply email id field, you can see the funny id like yours and when the receiver replies the mail, it is forwarded to you.
2006-09-17 23:57:43 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No but someone can hack your email address and use it.
2006-09-18 00:10:24 · answer #5 · answered by Joe_Young 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No it won't go beyond the screening process.
2006-09-17 23:53:45 · answer #6 · answered by WC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yea...I've seen it done, not sure how though.
2006-09-17 23:55:30 · answer #7 · answered by Dorothy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no absolutly not possible
2006-09-18 00:12:11 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
NOPE
2006-09-18 00:04:04 · answer #9 · answered by juhi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋