Originally Posted by
jayson
I also wonder about the many sites who claim to keep your personal email private. I think many do not after I order a few items online resulted in a spam explosion.
I know the source of my SPAMS, its due to some compassionate friends who
forwarded emails to a million people in hopes to generate charity for some
poor kid suffering from some illness... grrrr
For all companies.. banks, credit cards, subscriptions, online merchants, airlines..
I have specific email address for them.. all emails end up in the same box, but
I can tell who is really sending and if the address is spammed, I can block it
and call up that company and scream at them.
Many got leaked and spammed, but the recent ones I recalls were leaked from:
SIA (Security Industry Association) I had registered for a show pass and
I started getting spams from online pharmacies to this address.
BMG: Music thing
Ringo: (some friend sent me ain invite from there... and got spammed)
Qantas: They probably disclosed my info to some travel related business and got leaked to some spammers.