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Dave asked in Computers & InternetSecurity · 1 decade ago

Is craigslist selling our e-mail addys?

I own a domain and set up a new e-mail address whenever I post to craigslist. I only use these address for the craigslist posting and never communicate with anyone using them.

In the last month or so I have been getting tons of junk mail to these addresses. Has this been happening to anyone else?

Also, in the last few weeks craigslist has started requiring telephone verification to post any ads. It seems the junk mail started right around the same time. Coincidence?

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    Depends on the types of emails that people send to the Craigslist addresses

    There are ways to implant HTML code in an email that could expose your email address

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