Receiving volumes of unsolicited emails is truly an unpleasant experience and can even be harmful when malware are attached to emails or linked in emails. I hope this is not what is actually happening to you.
If so, can the source be from Geni? Actually, it is very unlikely and here is the reason: the Geni systems have an automated and separate process to generate emails to Geni users. By that I mean that it is not possible for one user to send a Geni email directly to another user. Thus, a malicious person could not infect an email had have it distributed by the Geni systems.
Now, a malicious person could be more tricky and send a fake Geni email. Such a fake email would not be sent by Geni. It would just look like a Geni message but not be a real one. This is ticky because if you were receiving many genuine Geni emails (you are an active user) then how can you recognized a fake Geni email among dozens of genuine ones?
Recommendations?
1) in your Geni user settings, set email notifications for only those events that you really want to be notfied about. This will reduce the number of genuine Geni emails you received.
2) activate an anti-spam with your email system. I don't know which email tool you use (Outlook? Gmail? etc) but with most tools, they have good spam filters and you can set them up to cut illigitimate traffic. These tools are never 100%, but the most you can filter out, the less malicious emails you may receive.
3) never click on a link in an email. never. If an email is infected, it is possible the link will bring to to a malicious site.
4) never open an attachment (like a photo or a document) unless you are absolutely sure that it is from someone you trust.
5) If your computer has actually been infected, then please get assistance from a computer professional. Eradicating viruses is a very difficult task.
6) I would recommend you still forward what you think is the bad email to Geni customer support. If there were anything wrong with the Geni system, they will find out and they may be able to help you. At the very least, even if they cannot help you, they may be able to help prevent that this happens to other members.
I hope this helps you a bit. There is no easy answer with malware.
mario
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