I caught someone selling my email address to spammers

The_B_Man · 23-10-2012 08:15PM #1

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 · 23-10-2012 08:16PM

How do you know "he" sold it?

Could've been hacked :cool:

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

Ballyv24 · 23-10-2012 08:24PM

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 · 23-10-2012 08:59PM

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

Firblog · 23-10-2012 09:09PM

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

24-10-2012 11:49AM

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?

I caught someone selling my email address to spammers

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