Fastmail or Fake

Tom Gallagher · 5 Feb 2016, 04:42 AM

I think this is a phony. Am I right or wrong.?
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From:The Fastmail Team <sheribooth@xplornet.ca>To:tomgallagher@fastmail.netSubject:12 Incoming Emails HangingDate:Wednesday, February 03, 2016 16:27Size:7 KB
Dear User,
Due to some technical faults, some of your incoming emails are hanging in our server. This issue has been fixed by our technical department and please sorry for the inconvenience. Please click here to read and retrieve the pending emails. Thank you.

Yours Sincerely,
Fastmail team

placebo · 5 Feb 2016, 05:18 AM

It's phony. At the least, you'd expect the return address to be in the fastmail.com domain.

Tom Gallagher · 5 Feb 2016, 05:21 AM

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Originally Posted by placebo

It's phony. At the least, you'd expect the return address to be in the fastmail.com domain.

Thank you.

robn · 5 Feb 2016, 07:53 AM

Official email from FastMail will always display with a green "tick" icon. If it doesn't have it, it's a forgery. See here for details: https://blog.fastmail.com/2015/02/13...from-fastmail/

somdcomputerguy · 5 Feb 2016, 07:56 AM

Your thinking it's phony is definitely right.

Another phoniness clue. (if Fastmail knows your email address, they know the name that you used to sign up. Although some of their mailing list emails start with Dear Fastmail User,)

Quote:

Dear User,

Another phoniness clue. (incorrect grammatical format)

Quote:

This issue has been fixed by our technical department and please sorry for the inconvenience.

Another phoniness clue. (if Fastmail does have mail that couldn't be delivered, they just send them to you (as, email) not as attachments or require you to click a link, when they are again able to.)

Quote:

Please click here to read and retrieve the pending emails.

So these three clues, plus the From: address thing mentioned in an earlier post by placebo (edit: and the post by robn), are definitely 'badness' flags. It's a good thing you posted here for confirmation though.

Tom Gallagher · 5 Feb 2016, 08:19 AM

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Originally Posted by somdcomputerguy

Your thinking it's phony is definitely right.

Another phoniness clue. (if Fastmail knows your email address, they know the name that you used to sign up. Although some of their mailing list emails start with Dear Fastmail User,)

Another phoniness clue. (incorrect grammatical format)

Another phoniness clue. (if Fastmail does have mail that couldn't be delivered, they just send them to you (as, email) not as attachments or require you to click a link, when they are again able to.)

So these three clues, plus the From: address thing mentioned in an earlier post by placebo (edit: and the post by robn), are definitely 'badness' flags. It's a good thing you posted here for confirmation though.

Thanks mate.

m90000 · 5 Feb 2016, 10:21 AM

My mom's FM account has been flooded with these obviously phony phishing messages. UNfortunately she uses an IPad which has no mouse over or right button to see the bogus source header. I don't remember there being an equivalent to the 'green' label.

Interesting that I rarely see one of the same kind.

yositimy · 5 Feb 2016, 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by m90000

My mom's FM account has been flooded with these obviously phony phishing messages. UNfortunately she uses an IPad which has no mouse over or right button to see the bogus source header. I don't remember there being an equivalent to the 'green' label.

Interesting that I rarely see one of the same kind.

Her email address was probably compromised, and yours was not. A couple of my email addresses, which are widely known, get those phony messages as well as junk mail while most do not.

jkc054 · 18 Mar 2016, 02:07 AM

I am getting a lot of these two. Started a few months ago. Getting spam with my forged email address (from me to me) which I did not send. No way to stop it apparently.

somdcomputerguy · 18 Mar 2016, 02:22 AM

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Originally Posted by jkc054

Getting spam with my forged email address (from me to me) which I did not send. No way to stop it apparently.

You can define a filter that deletes email that is from you to you. If you don't want to delete (discard) those messages for whatever reason, you could just move them to your Junk folder, or any other folder for that matter.

- Bruce

jkc054 · 18 Mar 2016, 02:38 AM

I occasionally send emails to myself. I thought about the filter. I just want to block them so they never reach my Inbox but it appears that is impossible so either I filter them and retrieve the ones I have sent or do nothing and delete them as they arrive.

Bamb0 · 20 Mar 2016, 04:55 AM

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Originally Posted by robn

Official email from FastMail will always display with a green "tick" icon. If it doesn't have it, it's a forgery. See here for details: https://blog.fastmail.com/2015/02/13...from-fastmail/

Yes these idiots are desperate Rob!!!

They keep sending emails "THIS IS THE FINAL WARNING FOR YOU" trying to make it look like you guys are sending it!!!!!

WHY DONT THEY JUST REGISTER AN ACCOUNT IF THEY WANT ONE??

5 Feb 2016, 04:42 AM	#1
Tom Gallagher Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Jersey, USA Posts: 195	Fastmail or Fake I think this is a phony. Am I right or wrong.? "*"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' The Fastmail Team <sheribooth@xplornet.ca> Feb 3 (22 hours ago)Pin to tomgallagherShow details InboxMark as UnreadReply to All More From:The Fastmail Team <sheribooth@xplornet.ca>To:tomgallagher@fastmail.netSubject:12 Incoming Emails HangingDate:Wednesday, February 03, 2016 16:27Size:7 KB Dear User, Due to some technical faults, some of your incoming emails are hanging in our server. This issue has been fixed by our technical department and please sorry for the inconvenience. Please click here to read and retrieve the pending emails. Thank you. Yours Sincerely, Fastmail team

5 Feb 2016, 10:21 AM	#7
m90000 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: California Posts: 1	SPAM filter needs attention? My mom's FM account has been flooded with these obviously phony phishing messages. UNfortunately she uses an IPad which has no mouse over or right button to see the bogus source header. I don't remember there being an equivalent to the 'green' label. Interesting that I rarely see one of the same kind.

5 Feb 2016, 05:18 AM	#2
placebo Cornerstone of the Community Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 743	It's phony. At the least, you'd expect the return address to be in the fastmail.com domain.

5 Feb 2016, 07:53 AM	#4
robn Master of the @ Join Date: May 2012 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 1,007 Representative of: Fastmail.fm	Official email from FastMail will always display with a green "tick" icon. If it doesn't have it, it's a forgery. See here for details: https://blog.fastmail.com/2015/02/13...from-fastmail/

18 Mar 2016, 02:07 AM	#9
jkc054 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Greenfield, Indiana Posts: 104	I am getting a lot of these two. Started a few months ago. Getting spam with my forged email address (from me to me) which I did not send. No way to stop it apparently.

18 Mar 2016, 02:38 AM	#11
jkc054 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Greenfield, Indiana Posts: 104	I occasionally send emails to myself. I thought about the filter. I just want to block them so they never reach my Inbox but it appears that is impossible so either I filter them and retrieve the ones I have sent or do nothing and delete them as they arrive.