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Adrian Bell · 5 Oct 2017, 08:49 PM

NB - A person does not need to have access to an email account in order to send an email which appears to have come from that account. Email "From:" fields and others are VERY easily forged and should not be trusted 100%. They could have picked your daughter's name from anywhere, or it could just be a coincidence. It is possible that one of her friends' address books has been hacked, or more likely that it has come from a website she has signed in to at some time. There is unfortunately nothing she can do about this.

5 Oct 2017, 08:49 PM	#3
Adrian Bell Cornerstone of the Community Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Darlington, UK Posts: 938	NB - A person does not need to have access to an email account in order to send an email which appears to have come from that account. Email "From:" fields and others are VERY easily forged and should not be trusted 100%. They could have picked your daughter's name from anywhere, or it could just be a coincidence. It is possible that one of her friends' address books has been hacked, or more likely that it has come from a website she has signed in to at some time. There is unfortunately nothing she can do about this. Last edited by Adrian Bell : 5 Oct 2017 at 08:55 PM.