How can they know my name, if I only submitted my email address, and not an actual email?
I subscribed to a website just by submitting my email address. I later got an email saying to please confirm my subscription. I decided not to confirm afterall, having the feeling there was something fishy about it. Five days later, I got another email with the subject line having my name. This email is from an independent person and not from a company, which leads me to belive he is very computer savvy, perhaps a hacker.
those are spam emails they get ur name from other websites.
yes they were able to view your profile some where
you can find a persons internet service provider this way
and they have far more resources
they want your name to reaseach you
also to act like they know you in the spam emails
do this
BLOCK SENDERS LIST AND REPORT SPAM AND SCAMS
READ ALL OPTIONS
just deleting emails does nothing
they can still send you mail
the below information is for yahoo mail
but the steps may be close for other providers
never open a link in a email if you dont know who it is from
BLOCKING A SENDER INFO
THE STEPS TO DO IT
open email program
top right of page choose options
then choose block senders
type in address
OR JUST CLICK THE SPAM BUTTON IT WILL DO IT FOR YOU
BULK EMAIL SETTING
go to yahoo mail
then Options
then Spam Protection
and set the setting to delete immediately upon arrival
EVERY TIME YOU POST YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS ON THE WEB
YOU RISK SPAM
if you sign up for free stuff etc
create another email address
post that email address when you sign up for things
protect your main account
REPORT SPAM REPORT ABUSE
USE THESE EMAIL ADDRESS’S .
CONTACT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS IF EMAIL IS FROM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS MEMBERS
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