Email spam

angryparcel

Froggitt wrote: »

I suspect theyve bought an email list, being told it is a few thousand qualified potential expensive home buyers in California.

They wont be buying any more such lists.

No they would have bought a list that would just be potential house buyers, people only get on these lists if they have signed up for something or bought something and not opted out of details being passed onto 3rd parties.

Froggitt

angryparcel wrote: »

No they would have bought a list that would just be potential house buyers, people only get on these lists if they have signed up for something or bought something and not opted out of details being passed onto 3rd parties.

No. Unscrupulous list makers will add random emails to their list just to bump up the numbers that they have to sell. I can assume you I did not sign up to receive info on houses in California.

angryparcel

Froggitt wrote: »

No. Unscrupulous list makers will add random emails to their list just to bump up the numbers that they have to sell. I can assume you I did not sign up to receive info on houses in California.

you dont need to sign up for info on houses in california.

I can now go and buy a mailing list of Australian emails in relation to my business, it is just your name been added to a list of someone interested in property

Froggitt

angryparcel wrote: »

you dont need to sign up for info on houses in california.

I can now go and buy a mailing list of Australian emails in relation to my business, it is just your name been added to a list of someone interested in property

Maybe it has. However the original email from them said

You've received this message because you've indicated an interest in receiving information and special offers from Pulte Homes, Del Webb, John Wieland Homes and Neighborhoods or Centex via email

They appear to have bought a generic property email list, as you state.

They therefore need to be punished for lying. Eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth, email for an email.

angryparcel

Froggitt wrote: »

Maybe it has. However the original email from them said
They appear to have bought a generic property email list, as you state.

They therefore need to be punished for lying. Eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth, email for an email.

but then you have to also make sure you op out of anything when you order goods only, as this is how you will have ended up on a mailing list.

some will say tick a box and some will say untick a box.

If you know where to look you can buy these mailing lists for as little as £5 for 10,000 contacts

Le_Kirk

angryparcel wrote: »

some will say tick a box and some will say untick a box.

............ and some will send you junk email anyway whether you tick the box or untick the box!

angryparcel

Le_Kirk wrote: »

............ and some will send you junk email anyway whether you tick the box or untick the box!

and if they are UK based then you report them to the ICO under Data Protection Act, outside of the UK then you have little chance.
ticking or unticking the box only tells them if you are OK or not for them to pass your details on. 9/10 people end on lists as they dont opt out.
no standard format is the issue as some you tick box to opt out and some you untick box to opt out and then it is usually is small print