I caught someone selling my email address to spammers

The_B_Man

When I sign up to websites, I usually put the website name in the First Name text box, so if I get an email saying "Hi Mr site.com" then I know who sold them my email address.

For example, if my name was John Smith and I signed up here, I would sign up with first name "John boards ie" and last name "Smith".

Anyway, I got spam with exactly that, after I signed up for one of those SEO / internet marketing sites (brad callen .com) while trying to promote my own site, and now I'm wondering if I can do something about it. Can I report him, or do I just have to put up with it?

Cheers.

amdublin

How do you know "he" sold it?

Could've been hacked :cool:

How do you know it's a "him" also?

Ballyv24

The_B_Man wrote: »

When I sign up to websites, I usually put the website name in the First Name text box, so if I get an email saying "Hi Mr site.com" then I know who sold them my email address.

Genius idea!! I'm going to start doing that

Torqay

This is just so mean! I say, bring back public floggings.

Firblog

The_B_Man wrote: »

and now I'm wondering if I can do something about it. Can I report him, or do I just have to put up with it?

Cheers.

You are doing something about it.. you're letting other people know what happens when you sign up to that site , also people googling that site may find threads like this to warn them off

28064212

Data Protection Act? Although it's an American company, so not sure how that works over borders. Probably illegal in America too though. The CAN-SPAM act?