Thread: Concern

Since I started to visit MR, I have been receiving a lot of SPAM, and SCAM, i.e. Nigerian scam, and other cr*p. Has anybody noticed this too?

not me. I forget - did we have to give the site our email address?

Originally Posted by chaika

not me. I forget - did we have to give the site our email address?

I think I did give them my email address... But...they can track you even without it...

It might have been a coincidence. Anyway, I wouldn't blame (I know you don't) MR for all the spam you've been receiving since you joined the board. I prefer not to show my "main" email on any sites. The thing is I have two free accounts. One is for everyday correspondence, the other is for showing it as my email in registration forms etc.
Sometimes I wonder how easy it is to track your email! It seems like only the chosen few know of my 'gmail' account yet I regularly get loads of spam. Luckily, 'gmail' automatically puts suspicious correspondence in the "spam" box. So far it has been very good at doing so!

I receive spam too. It's inevitable. The longer one has an email the more spam they receive with time. The reason is that spammers probe all possible combinations. Or you might just get a mailware on your computer. Take a note of other sites that you registered. Like ReDSanchous said, the best bet would be to have a free account like yahoo for all kinds of forum registrations.

People, just don't click 'unsubscribe' nick in a e-mail. Spammers wait for you to do it (to confirm the address does indeed exists). Besides, you can steal e-mails of the forum users only by hacking the board.

Thanks y'all.

Originally Posted by charlestonian

Thanks y'all.

I don't get special Spam and I get in mail subscribed emails.

Originally Posted by nadavvin

Originally Posted by charlestonian

Thanks y'all.

I don't get special Spam and I get in mail subscribed emails.

You are lucky then