Since I did not get one from Jennifer Alban, but did get the ones from Jay and Jason (allegedly), I think it has more to do with the person’s contact list rather than IBLE. This is especially so when you look at the other people listed as receiving the email and not all of them are on IBLE. I think it’s a matter of someone clicking on the wrong link and the spammer sends out an email to everyone in their contacts. My $.02.

Tom

From: ible@yahoogroups.com [mailto:ible@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of bob perata bobperata@yahoo.com [ible]
Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2018 10:00 AM
To: Denise Hughes
Cc: IBLE
Subject: Re: [IBLE] recent increase of spam on IBLE….

Thanks Denise.

BOB

On Tuesday, October 23, 2018, 9:29 AM, Denise Hughes wrote:

Cal birds is switching from yahoo groups to groups io. Not spam, just letting you know of the change.

Denise Hughes

Caldwell, Idaho

On Oct 23, 2018, at 9:02 AM, bob perata bobperata@yahoo.com [ible] > wrote:

Just arrived back fro S California for 8-9 days and received several spam mail, I think, from Cal-Birds. Talked with an eBird moderator and think the spam might hav originated from eBird Orange Country, that I had communicated with. Got two this morning and one yesterday. I did not open them and threw them directly into spam and than erased spam. Nothing to do with IBLE..

BOB

On Tuesday, October 23, 2018, 8:54 AM, kathleen struthers kit619@centurylink.net [ible] > wrote:

I haven’t received any.

Kit

Kit Struthers

Idaho Falls, ID

kit619@centurylink.net

On Oct 23, 2018, at 7:42 AM, Jane Westervelt jwestervelt@live.com [ible] > wrote:

I haven’t seen any in my email, including my junk folder. I checked the website this morning and there’s no sign of junk emails coming through there in the last month either. It’s possible the IBLE address is being spoofed and the messages are only going to a few members that are showing as contacts in the affected users accounts. Interested in hearing if others are receiving these as well.

Jane

co-owner

_____

From: ible@yahoogroups.com > on behalf of ‘Cheryl Huizinga’ bchuizinga@cableone.net [ible] >
Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2018 5:10 AM
To: LARRY ARNOLD; IBLE
Subject: Re: [IBLE] recent increase of spam on IBLE….

I’ve had the same thing, Larry. Gotten them recently from Jennifer Alban, Jay Carlisle, and Jason Talbot and several others. And I KNOW those people are not sending them! So far I’ve just been deleting them.

Cheryl

From: mailto:ible-noreply@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Monday, October 22, 2018 9:31 PM

To: IBLE

Subject: [IBLE] recent increase of spam on IBLE….

I’ve picked up at least six recently, and usually see ten or fewer recipients listed on each of the ones I’ve received.

Anyone else seeing this, and should we reply to the senders so they know their computers are doing this?

Or is this a broader problem, like something more to do with IBLE than with a few computers?

Thanks, Larry