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How do people sending Spam Email get my Email address?

People that send spam acquire email addresses by various means, such as:

  • By establishing contact with webpage administrators and arranging for email addresses which are submitted on the site to be forwarded to them.
  • By running a dictionary of possible usernames against a chosen domain to get the username@domain email address.
  • Your email address can also be lifted from news group and message board posts and various chat programs.
  • Another possibility is that your email address could have been in use by someone else before you, who was not careful with where they let it be listed.
  • Gathering your email address through software registration or competition entries for opt-in mailing lists.

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