Do you think this is Legal?

Do you guys think this is legal? I've been getting emails from names such as 'Billing Dept", "CBnotifications", and things familiar along the line. See, the thing is I know who's sent the emails, and I sure know at first when I opted into that list was a different name.
Example, when I first optin, it'll say YOURNAME, but later turns into something else. the way how I find out whos email it is is the sig link.

I know this is probably a email trick where you change your FROM name into something else, but my question is is it legal to do this stuff?

It gets pretty annoying (talking about desperate for email CTR's).

 

It's extremely easy to spoof the From address and send as anything you want.

It's not legal, but it's also almost impossible to catch the person sending the email. I had a friend's mother recently get her email password stolen because the person sent an email as requesting her password. Yeah, there are still people who fall for that.

 

That's not entirely true. It's only illegal if you are sending it from a US-based server, as they're the ones that implemented the CAN-SPAM Act. I would imagine a few other countries have similar laws, but technically in most places around the world it's not illegal to change the from field in any email you send out.

 

Age and falling for things like that are highly correlated, unfortunately.

 

Yes these are so annoying and dangerous. I also know someone scammed by this having his different online account been compromised.

 

just stay away its better safe then sorry

 

I suggest never click the links in that kind of email, 100% phising and very very dangerous.