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Opting Out Increases Spam?

Posted by timothy on from the damned-either-way dept.

J. L. Tympanum writes "I used to ignore spam but recently I have been using the opt-out feature. Now I get more spam than ever, especially of the Nigerian scam (and related) types. The latter has gone from almost none to several a day. Was I a fool for opting out? Is my email address being harvested when I opt out? Has anybody had similar experience?"

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  1. Re:Validation by ChrisMP1 · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    YOU seem TO like BOLD text. May I introduce YOU to a NEW way OF typing? Let your WORDS speak FOR themSELVES; bold text JUST makes you SOUND annoying.

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