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Fred, it is an absolutely amazing article for us common folks who ‘Don’t know we don’t know.’ Thank you.

Wish I had seen this thread a year ago.
I had a Vietnam Veteran site for my old outfit online for a dozen years, a bit over a year ago I got the same type of messages (from the bad email addresses the spammer was sending messages to and my address was in the ‘From’ line.)
My ‘Server’ tech’s said that the spammers were not using my email service but just using my address. I changed my password on the website, several times plus, I increased the digits to 17 and 20 using all characters, repeatedly over the next six months, complained to my server techs four or five more times, always with the same reply. I had my computer checked by a professional tech @ a couple hundred dollars. My computer was clean however, I felt good about his work because he installed some great malware protection and virus protection.
I dropped the email addresses the spammers were using, they grabbed the new ones. Yes, I did that again and yet again with the password changes. I eventually used the above mentioned website to encrypt a new address – at my Server Tech’s suggestion.
Right after that, my server Tech wanted me to’re-write’ my web pages removing the ‘php scripts’. I had over 30 pages, built over the dozen years, Way too discouraging for me at 61 yrs young.. So I removed the website. End of problem.
The Internet is such a great thing however these spammers are a royal pain form of low life’s; they are supreme hackers who are distributed worldwide and impossible to catch.
Not looking for any help, just saying.