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email address problem

bertha
bertha Posts: 212 Forumite
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edited 12 May 2011 at 6:46AM in Techie Stuff
My email address is joebloggs1@gmail.com and I'm getting emails (spam) that have been addressed to joebloggs@gmail.com. Any ideas how/why this happens please?

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  • debitcardmayhem
    debitcardmayhem Posts: 13,405 Forumite
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    bertha wrote: »
    My email address is [EMAIL="joebloggs1@gmail.com"]joebloggs1@gmail.com[/EMAIL] and I'm getting emails (spam) that have been addressed to [EMAIL="joebloggs@gmail.com"]joebloggs@gmail.com[/EMAIL]. Any ideas how/why this happens please?
    You are probably bcc'd on the mail , as probably are joe..2 joe..9876 joe...66
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  • aerostar
    aerostar Posts: 1,738 Forumite
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    If the email addesses you posted above are real, then you can expect more spam, as robots/people scan for email addresses for spamming purposes, you should NEVER put your email address in a public place, you are just asking for more spam.
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