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  • 29-01-2020 11:17am
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    the watchman
    Registered Users Posts: 833 ✭✭✭


    Hi,
    A few weeks ago the email address that I most ‘send emails to’ disappeared from my contact list. Then at the same time I started getting lots of spam emails from what was a ‘very similar’ address. A couple of days back I changed my password. I still get more spam than I used to but not from that ‘similar’ address.

    My desktop windows7 is the only time I use this email address and no one else has access to it.

    Any thoughts would be appreciated.


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    TsuDhoNimh
    Registered Users Posts: 385 ✭✭TsuDhoNimh


    Certainly worth setting up two factor authentication on any account that allows it. The security benefits are worth any minor inconvenience.

    I'd strongly consider a move to a different provider like Gmail too, in the long term. Hotmail aren't at the same level in terms of spam filtering to accounts.


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