I am presently studying in the university and every student here is given an email account. There was once I saw and decided to sign up for a free email from an ISP. During the signup, I was told I needed to give my email address to them to sign up for their free email. I duly complied with their request and gave them my university email.
It didn't happen immediately, but before long, I started to receive spam in my university email. I know I have never provided my email to anyone else, execept to this ISP.
May I know is our email address sellable? Are there people, including ISPs, who are willing to sell their collection of emails to spammers? Is there a black market for this?
2006-08-22 13:26:55 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
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2006-08-22 13:33:13 · answer #1 · answered by netnew 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You may find this link helpful:
http://www.private.org.il/harvest.html
It is a good idea to have a real fake email address. Usually when I register at new sites, I use this: a@b.com to avoid the invaild syntax error. But it doesnt work for the sites that require you to open the message and hit reply. Thats what a real fake email address is for :)
2006-08-22 13:30:57 · answer #2 · answered by Glenn 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you knew the crap people get from mtv.com you'd be baffled. (Not only the number of violations in one day [if you post a single link you get a violation on there] but the ads for condoms, VMA voting things, gum, cell phone carriers, it's ridiculous)
Some email providers and other profiled sites give your info away like a Rolling Stones' guitar from 1964. They ask for top dollar on it and they get top dollar on it sadly.
In essence there almost is a market for it. At first I gave my hotmail address to only one person and I got at least 50 spamails from that one person, from both sites they were affiliated to and themselves.
2006-08-22 13:34:23 · answer #3 · answered by I want my *old* MTV 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes you better believe it. There is big money in buying and selling emails and addresses. It may not be legal but the Spammers don't care.
2006-08-22 13:32:51 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe.
You learned your lesson. Get a YAHOO address for registrations and such, so you can keep your regular email FREE of SPAM.
Good luck
2006-08-22 13:29:36 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your information is worth more than money, Read the Terms before agreeing. It wil say if they will sell to other people.
2006-08-22 13:29:45 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, but there are spam filters also, I'm sure your school has one to use.
2006-08-22 13:44:20 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
there must be someone is making money on spamming. You dont do it for free.
2006-08-22 13:31:06 · answer #8 · answered by double v 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah, duh
2006-08-22 13:29:24 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋