Why do I keep getting junk e-mails from mailer demon etc telling me mail is undeliverable ive not sent any?

Question

Im having 10-15 per day from Mailer Demon and post office etc. Does anyone know how to stop these??

Answer 1

If you are not sending any and no one in your household is sending any then it could be one of the following:

1. Someone is sending anonymous mail using your email address. (you can't really stop this unless you just block the mailer deamon or mark it as spam)

2. You have an old trojan/worm/virus on your computer trying to send mail to the creators address containing personal information about you. Run an antivirus.

Answer 2

change your email password
Login your yahoo mail/beta
click on options > mail options
Click on Account Information
(you will be asked to enter your password)
Your Yahoo ID card will open
Click on change password.
Enter the current password and the new twice.
Click on Save Button
click on Finished Button to Exit.

create filters.
In yahoo mail go to
options > mail options > Filters
Click on Add button to set a filter.
Give a name to your filter.
You can create filters for the subject text that you receive often. For example if you are receiving mail having mailer daemon in the subject line.
Then Add mailer daemon in the text box in front of
Text-contains- type mailer daemon here
Leave the match case unchecked.
There are also filter options for checking words in header, body, of mail.After that decide where the mail will go. In your case select the folder named trash as below.
Then-Move The message To-select trash from the list.
Press Add Filter button when done.
You can set as many as 15 filters in yahoo mail.

Answer 3

I have gotten the same thing!! I found out another person/site was using my e-mail address to spam me and others. The horrible thing about it was the nature of these e-mails!(Not for my mothers viewing...so to speak) I reported these e-mails as spam and had to keep doing it for a while. I readjusted my settings(I don't get e-mails unless the address is on my safe list) and haven't gotten any since. Best part, I didn't have to change my e-mail.

Answer 4

The email address that is receiving such feedback has been hijacked by a spammer, and is being used as the "return address" for their spam. Some of the spam is not getting to it's destination, and thus, your email account is begin told of the results.
One can filter these messages away, switch email accounts, or simply ignore it, depending on your email tools.
One Idea of many: Try to keep several email accounts, and only allow your true email to be displayed on web pages that you're ready for a spammer to capture and use for nefarious purposes. Use the other accounts as the "junk pile" and check them only occasionally for important things you may have missed.

Answer 5

Maybe you are sending e-mail to someone and you have a bad e-mail address. The mailer deamon should be telling you which address was undeliverable.

Answer 6

I know what your talking about this mailer demon he emails my school email address and my yahoo one as well. i think he has no friends thats why he keeps on mailing you.

Answer 7

mailer demon is there to help you must have mispelt the email add hes lettin you know ur mail was unsucessful

Answer 8

also if you sent one and it fails to send ... mine on my Mac go into the outbound mail folder and I forget about them and they send and send back auto .. then I say oops if it in fact is the wrong addy and delete it from outgoing mail box

Answer 9

delete them, dont open them, if theydo not come from [e-mail]/co.uk, they are prob fakes, do n9ot click on any links in them, if you have, run antispyware/virus asap, and change your yahoo password.

hope this helps

Answer 10

Run an anti-virus software and if this doesn't work get a new email address

FREE ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE FROM:

http://www.computeractive.co.uk/vnunet/downloads/2129071/avg-antivirus-free-edition