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Spam mail cracks me up

GoneButNotForgotten — Wed, 29 Nov 2023 16:50:59 GMT

Today I received an email from a tractor company! It made me laugh--I've never been within 10 miles of a tractor and wouldn't know what to do with it if I had one. I also wonder how they got my name and email but I'm sure I'll never know.

Re: Spam mail cracks me up

kze — Wed, 29 Nov 2023 16:46:39 GMT

Same here. Get them all the time.

Re: Spam mail cracks me up

Alsace Gal — Wed, 29 Nov 2023 16:48:52 GMT

@GoneButNotForgotten wrote:

Today I received an email from a tractor company! It made me laugh--I've never been within 10 miles of a tractor and wouldn't know what to do with it if I had one. I also wonder how they god my name and email but I'm sure I'll never know.

If you ever clicked on an add (it actually has add on it) you'll start getting them, and whatever site you visit or any site you buy from, they sell your information, you might be surprised to know the United States Post Office also sells your info.

I get at least 30 a day during EVERY HOLIDAY season.

Re: Spam mail cracks me up

Ronettes — Wed, 29 Nov 2023 16:49:33 GMT

I have several email accounts, one of which I use for facebook -

And that's the one that gets bombarded with ad emails for everything from viagra to building a new house!

They all go to spam, and I just delete them. But some sites do sell your info to these advertisers.

I don't know if, in my case, it is facebook or what, but it's the only email account with this problem.

Re: Spam mail cracks me up

LTT1 — Wed, 29 Nov 2023 16:53:06 GMT

@GoneButNotForgotten @Ronettes @kze @Alsace Gal

it feels to me as if I even set foot outside onto the internet, I get bombarded!

Does the internet know EVERYTHING about me?

Re: Spam mail cracks me up

Ronettes — Wed, 29 Nov 2023 16:57:55 GMT

@LTT1 wrote:

it feels to me as if I even set foot outside onto the internet, I get bombarded!
Does the internet know EVERYTHING about me?

Sad, but true!

I will look up something on a health issue, and suddenly pop-ups on that subject will show on another browser.

I keep clearing my history to delete all that.

They want our money!

Re: Spam mail cracks me up

PickyPicky3 — Wed, 29 Nov 2023 17:07:39 GMT

Was it The Tractor Supply Company? I've bought some clothes from them.

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CatsyCline — Wed, 29 Nov 2023 17:42:02 GMT

Suddenly i'm being spammed by Command Cooking emails and their clones. Professional Cooking, Heartland Cooking, ad nauseum. i suspect it was due to browsing a site offering 5 eyeglass frames to try out from an eyewear vendor because their ads are in the email.

the email is all links and ads don't want to click on any of the links including UNSUBSCRIBE

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luvzchiz — Wed, 29 Nov 2023 18:00:44 GMT

The delete button is my good friend.

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wilma — Wed, 29 Nov 2023 18:24:09 GMT

I have 2 email accounts. My preferred account I only give to my family and close friends for really important things. My church and doctors also have this email. That account stays fairly "clean" from junk emails.

My second account is for all the "junk" emails. I use this address for online purchases. I used to get about 25 junk emails a month, but something has really changed recently. I am getting about 200 junk emails every few days now!

They are from all kinds of businesses. Everything from shopping, credit, congratulations you have won something, your package is waiting, etc. I used to unsubscribe to these emails, but I don't even want to open these for fear they'll get more info on me. I just do a mass delete.

Re: Spam mail cracks me up

SaveTheTurtles — Thu, 30 Nov 2023 01:31:36 GMT

That's why those dumb emails go to the spam folder. So the empty spam now button can be clicked. If you haven't tried the browser Duck Duck Go I would recommend it. It automatically blocks pop ups and tracking by who knows what. Also gmail is really good at preventing spam IMO compared to other email options out there.

Re: Spam mail cracks me up

Desertdi — Thu, 30 Nov 2023 02:30:32 GMT

Ever since I bought TIRES, I have been getting male oriented ads...clothes, shoes, etc. Do ONLY MEN buy TIRES???

Re: Spam mail cracks me up

cindyNC — Thu, 30 Nov 2023 08:45:57 GMT

@Ronettes I have several email accounts also. One is for FB, one is my main email account and one is for all the food blogs (recipes) I subscribe to.

The funny thing is that my foodie account is Hotmail (microsoft) and sometimes they send their own email ads to the spam folder.

Re: Spam mail cracks me up

Ronettes — Thu, 30 Nov 2023 14:19:19 GMT

@cindyNC wrote:
@Ronettes I have several email accounts also. One is for FB, one is my main email account and one is for all the food blogs (recipes) I subscribe to.

The funny thing is that my foodie account is Hotmail (microsoft) and sometimes they send their own email ads to the spam folder.

Funny that your email account is picking those emails up as spam, LOL!

I try to stay away from craigslist as well, because that attracts hundreds of spam emails.