Spam email problems

Discussion in 'Directories' started by wamchu, Aug 14, 2007.

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    Currently I am getting so many spam email address to email used to paypal. I only used this email when someone submit to my directory. This is something new and only been happening for week or so. anybody else getting similar problem.
     
    wamchu, Aug 14, 2007 IP
  2. chabbs

    chabbs Active Member

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    Presently I receive about 300 spam e-mails a day and some of those are e-mailed to the e-mail address that's used for Paypal. It seems that even people who pay for submissions sell e-mail addresses or are e-mails spammers themselves.
     
    chabbs, Aug 16, 2007 IP
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    pctec Well-Known Member

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    The problem is that people don't have to complete the payment to get your email address. They only need to get to the point where paypal shows them the details and then cancel...

    I have been getting a lot of spam as well unfortunately...
     
    pctec, Aug 16, 2007 IP
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    gamerzcity Peon

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    this is a big problem, all i do is use an email address for my paypal only, so if any mail goes to it, i just consider it spam and delete it
     
    gamerzcity, Aug 16, 2007 IP
  5. malcolm1

    malcolm1 Prominent Member

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    Hello...

    I upgraded my yahoo email account and now have many tools like disposable
    emails for submitting and a spam control so its been cut back ...
    but still almost impossible to elimanate...:(

    thx
    malcolm
     
    malcolm1, Aug 16, 2007 IP
  6. wamchu

    wamchu Peon

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    Worest of all you get the email titled "Notification of Payment Received from xxxx" so it looks like you recived a payment :(
     
    wamchu, Aug 16, 2007 IP