To the vendor that sold my email address: ATTENTION - Page 2

stars_fan · 06-20-2016, 06:51 AM

Why not list the 3 vendors? I bet we've ordered from the same one because I've noticed an increase in spam myself.

sprtplt · 06-20-2016, 07:03 AM

Since you are "in I.T." you should know your email addy could have been compromised on your end or on the vendors', without either of you knowing it.

A vendor did not necessarily, intentionally, sell it. A browser could harvest it, an ISP could harvest it, even the credit card transaction could have harvested it.

sabasigh · 06-20-2016, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by sprtplt

Since you are "in I.T." you should know your email addy could have been compromised on your end or on the vendors', without either of you knowing it.

A vendor did not necessarily, intentionally, sell it. A browser could harvest it, an ISP could harvest it, even the credit card transaction could have harvested it.

Lol...i just registered w/the forum just so i could post that exact message!

90503 · 06-20-2016, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Hyper16

I posted this in another thread but I don't think the a$$hole vendor will see it so I made this thread.

I'd really like to find out which vendor sold my email address. I ordered 3 items from different vendors that advertise on this forum and all of a sudden I'm getting spammed by all kinds of douche bag websites. I do not need slutty girls or male enhancements !!!!!

I hope I find out which one sold my address. I work in IT and will do my best (within the law) to make their life a living hell.

You breached my trust by selling my email address. You know who you are and I have friends that are helping me find out who you are. Pray that I do not find you.

It's a mystery how these things can happen. Here's a sample of how it can randomly happen to anyone...lol..

Hyper16 · 06-20-2016, 11:16 AM

To all of you experts, I am going to end with this.

I have been in the IT field since DOS was the OS of choice. Am currently network administrator and web manager for a government agency. I am also a consultant to 23 other agencies. So, I know what I'm doing.

My email address was secure until I purchased from these vendors. I have used it many times in the past without getting spammed.

I hadn't given that particular email address to anyone new or made any new purchases for almost a year before the purchases I made from forum vendors. I was still receiving email from expected sources so I know the account was secure.

It was NOT compromised on my end. My PC is VERY secure - believe that. If it was compromised on the vendor's end it is due to the the vendor's lack of security and therefore, the vendor's fault.

If/when I find out which vendor it was, I will post the name. I will not post names without being sure.

Now I am truly done with this thread. Again

vaib · 06-20-2016, 11:27 AM

Can you post the names of all of the vendors here that you have bought from?

stars_fan · 06-20-2016, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Hyper16

To all of you experts, I am going to end with this.

I have been in the IT field since DOS was the OS of choice. Am currently network administrator and web manager for a government agency. I am also a consultant to 23 other agencies. So, I know what I'm doing.

My email address was secure until I purchased from these vendors. I have used it many times in the past without getting spammed.

I hadn't given that particular email address to anyone new or made any new purchases for almost a year before the purchases I made from forum vendors. I was still receiving email from expected sources so I know the account was secure.

It was NOT compromised on my end. My PC is VERY secure - believe that. If it was compromised on the vendor's end it is due to the the vendor's lack of security and therefore, the vendor's fault.

If/when I find out which vendor it was, I will post the name. I will not post names without being sure.

Now I am truly done with this thread. Again

Network Admin?? So you're a glorified help desk tech

If the emails are from Leslie then I can tell you which vendor did it to you.

DenverTaco07 · 06-20-2016, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by stars_fan

Network Admin?? So you're a glorified help desk tech

Says the....????

lDejavul · 06-20-2016, 01:52 PM

This is why I use a gmail and whenever I put in my email I add a +vendorname@gmail.com that way I can see who sold me email. For example if my email was camaroITguy@gmail.com and I bought from amazon it would be camaroITguy+amazon@gmail.com. You will get the email at your camaroITguy@gmail and if you start getting spam you can check the headers and see it was sent to camaroITguy+amazon@gmail.com tada now you know amazon sold your account info.

vaib · 06-20-2016, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by stars_fan

Network Admin?? So you're a glorified help desk tech

If the emails are from Leslie then I can tell you which vendor did it to you.

Network admin equals helpdesk? yes keep believing that, okay??

RenegadeXR · 06-20-2016, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by lDejavul

This is why I use a gmail and whenever I put in my email I add a +vendorname@gmail.com that way I can see who sold me email. For example if my email was camaroITguy@gmail.com and I bought from amazon it would be camaroITguy+amazon@gmail.com. You will get the email at your camaroITguy@gmail and if you start getting spam you can check the headers and see it was sent to camaroITguy+amazon@gmail.com tada now you know amazon sold your account info.

Holy crap, that's ingenious. I had no idea Gmail supported that feature. Might be time to finally ditch my ~20 year old AOL.com address.

Marine Corps · 06-20-2016, 02:33 PM

Welcome to Hillary's World. She thought her private/government email was secure. SPAM is absolutely everywhere. You really don't have a case, at least one that's win able. You obviously know that if you accuse a vendor on a public forum and you're wrong you could be sued yourself. Hopefully it will go away.

stars_fan · 06-21-2016, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by DenverTaco07

Says the....????

Network Engineer. The guy who does all the heavy lifting for the admins

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Originally Posted by vaib

Network admin equals helpdesk? yes keep believing that, okay??

Yes plugging cables in and helping people connect to wifi are what admins do. That's little knowledge helpdesk level of work.

Hyper16 · 06-21-2016, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by stars_fan

Network Engineer. The guy who does all the heavy lifting for the admins

Yes plugging cables in and helping people connect to wifi are what admins do. That's little knowledge helpdesk level of work.

That's funny. In my agency the network engineers work for me. Those guys couldn't program a casio watch. All they are good for is the 'heavy lifting'. I usually send them out when someone loses a desktop shortcut or has a paper jam in their printer. Sometimes they have trouble with that.

06-20-2016, 06:51 AM	#15
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Hyper16 A Heartbeat Away......... Drives: Not As Fast As I Would Like To Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,379	To all of you experts, I am going to end with this. I have been in the IT field since DOS was the OS of choice. Am currently network administrator and web manager for a government agency. I am also a consultant to 23 other agencies. So, I know what I'm doing. My email address was secure until I purchased from these vendors. I have used it many times in the past without getting spammed. I hadn't given that particular email address to anyone new or made any new purchases for almost a year before the purchases I made from forum vendors. I was still receiving email from expected sources so I know the account was secure. It was NOT compromised on my end. My PC is VERY secure - believe that. If it was compromised on the vendor's end it is due to the the vendor's lack of security and therefore, the vendor's fault. If/when I find out which vendor it was, I will post the name. I will not post names without being sure. Now I am truly done with this thread. Again __________________ ,,,,,,, 2016 Hyper Blue Metallic 2SS \| A8 \| MRC \| Sunroof \| Nav \| Mishimoto Catch Can \| GM CAI \| Hurst Shifter \| Borla S-Type Exhaust \| Body Color Splash Guards \| 1LE Splitter \| GM Dark Tail Lights \| ZL1 Third Brake Light \| Custom Fuel Door, Badges & Bowties \| Oracle Side Markers \| Blacked Out Stuff \| Opti-Coat Pro+ The problem with this world is stupidity. I'm not saying there should be penalties for stupidity, but why don't we just take the warning labels off everything and let the problem solve itself.

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06-20-2016, 02:33 PM	#26
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06-20-2016, 07:03 AM	#16
sprtplt Drives: Corvette Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: South Carolina Posts: 322	Since you are "in I.T." you should know your email addy could have been compromised on your end or on the vendors', without either of you knowing it. A vendor did not necessarily, intentionally, sell it. A browser could harvest it, an ISP could harvest it, even the credit card transaction could have harvested it.

06-20-2016, 11:27 AM	#20
vaib Drives: Red Camaro Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: NJ Posts: 120	Can you post the names of all of the vendors here that you have bought from?

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