You know the scams where someone, usually from Africa with really bad writing skills, tells you they need your help to transfer money. They transfer it to your bank and then to theirs and they'll give you a certain percantage of the money for your help. All you have to do is give them your bank details.
I get these every day, and I'm not exaggerating. Today I got 8 of them. Yet my other email address doesn't get any. So why does one address get so many?
2006-11-25 08:46:41 · 7 answers · asked by Little Miss Proper 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Corporations
You're getting email because your email address is in someones database or its on a website that automated email harvesters can see. If I type myemailaddress123456@yahoo.com here, a robot will eventually come along and add it to the list. Also, if you give out your address online. The numbers, letters, length, etc. have nothing to do with it.
2006-11-25 09:28:24 · answer #1 · answered by AJH 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's random selection... they have no idea who you are, so it isn't personal... usually, its your email being in other sites, or something you signed up for, like a newsletter, or, something you purchased online somewhere, or, from a site membership information list... and though you can cut them down, you will never stop them completely, not unless you never use your email, and since that identifies you as a member, a purchaser, or log in... you simply can't avoid it.
Don't open, don't answer, don't use links inside them, and don't bother to report them because, they wont be stopped. Just delete them without reading and move on.
I speak from eight years experience online;-)
2006-11-25 09:04:55 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's because you have an easy to crack account name and one that is predictable. Change it to a series of letters and numbers that only you know and don't give it out to strangers.
For instance use your dads old army number if he has one, do you get the idea.
Do that and you won't be bothered again.
Bin any mail you don't recognise, don't open them because if you do they have you, you have just confirmed your address to them.
2006-11-25 08:52:05 · answer #3 · answered by tucksie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The reason you get more Spam on one account and not the other has to do with the name of the account, who you provide the email account name to and if your IP is running Spam blocker or not.
2006-11-25 09:16:09 · answer #4 · answered by icprofit6000 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when you open one then you have opened the link im afraid... dont read anymore just put them straight in junk
2006-11-25 08:50:05 · answer #5 · answered by sarah 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well don't answer them they r like mafia OK
2006-11-25 09:58:42 · answer #6 · answered by kosha 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont now about it
2006-11-25 09:57:08 · answer #7 · answered by Faisal 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋