Gmail Scam alert

iJeff · 05-08-2005, 12:32 PM

Well, the other day I recieved my very first bank and ebay scam emails. I congradulate Google for their Alert which notifies the reader that it may not be from who it claims and to avoid clicking links within the email.

For one, I would'nt of clicked it anyways, but for other users it seems like a very good move from google.

Now it leaves me wondering.. where did they get my email? The two emails were from banks I'm not even part of, but one was a nearby one...

Arisna · 05-08-2005, 02:30 PM

If your e-mail address is listed on any web page on the internet, a spam robot can find it and add it to a mailing list. Also, some websites sell their mailing lists to advertisers. It is likely that this is how spammers got your address.

iJeff · 05-09-2005, 01:47 PM

Ah, I used to have extensive lists of email addresses... Of course I didn't use it.

I recieved another one today, it went straight to the spam box since I reported the other as spam.

googlehelpers · 05-29-2005, 09:52 AM

Just search for your email address on the web. You will be surprised what you find.

Arisna · 05-30-2005, 05:24 PM

A Google search on my e-mail address turns up nothing.

dude66 · 05-31-2005, 12:42 AM

Nothing turns up.

ella · 05-31-2005, 10:19 PM

For God's sake, my first mailbox receives 167 mails a week, all junks. And now, my Gmail controls the number to 2 to 3 a month!)

hyperTsir · 06-17-2005, 08:21 AM

they ways people get your e-mail is if you have ever registered for a forum etc. the website sells your account to the spam emailer

05-08-2005, 12:32 PM	#1 (permalink)
iJeff Senior Googler Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Montreal Canada Posts: 210 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Gmail Scam alert Well, the other day I recieved my very first bank and ebay scam emails. I congradulate Google for their Alert which notifies the reader that it may not be from who it claims and to avoid clicking links within the email. For one, I would'nt of clicked it anyways, but for other users it seems like a very good move from google. Now it leaves me wondering.. where did they get my email? The two emails were from banks I'm not even part of, but one was a nearby one...

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05-08-2005, 02:30 PM	#2 (permalink)
Arisna Senior Googler Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 125 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	If your e-mail address is listed on any web page on the internet, a spam robot can find it and add it to a mailing list. Also, some websites sell their mailing lists to advertisers. It is likely that this is how spammers got your address.

05-09-2005, 01:47 PM	#3 (permalink)
iJeff Senior Googler Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Montreal Canada Posts: 210 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Ah, I used to have extensive lists of email addresses... Of course I didn't use it. I recieved another one today, it went straight to the spam box since I reported the other as spam.

05-29-2005, 09:52 AM	#4 (permalink)
googlehelpers Junior Googler Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 25 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Just search for your email address on the web. You will be surprised what you find.

05-30-2005, 05:24 PM	#5 (permalink)
Arisna Senior Googler Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 125 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	A Google search on my e-mail address turns up nothing.

05-31-2005, 12:42 AM	#6 (permalink)
dude66 Elite Googler Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Thursday Posts: 1,844 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Nothing turns up.

05-31-2005, 10:19 PM	#7 (permalink)
ella Junior Googler Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 27 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	For God's sake, my first mailbox receives 167 mails a week, all junks. And now, my Gmail controls the number to 2 to 3 a month!)

06-17-2005, 08:21 AM	#8 (permalink)
hyperTsir Noogle Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: somewhere Posts: 18 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	they ways people get your e-mail is if you have ever registered for a forum etc. the website sells your account to the spam emailer

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