[SpamCop-List] Re: Spammers trying to verify addresses by

[Michael R N Dolbear]

Alan <nobody at devnull.spamcop.net> wrote 

> Like a lot of people I suppose, I just opened up a new Yahoo account,
> checked off all the boxes listed to prevent 3rd party or partner
> advertising, gave the address out to no one, and was spammed the next
day.
> Yahoo won't comment on how this happened, but a few years ago the
identical
> thing happened with ICQ.  I signed up for an account, never used it
period,
> and was bombarded with garbage starting the very the next day.  So
much for
> "responsible" websites protecting your privacy.

You may be right but your evidence is insufficent unless your email
address is a random jumble not used elsewhere, w176fzauervt871 at
Yahoo.com perhaps.

Suppose the spammer's address list contains co.jones aat mailbox.com
then they have been known to generate co.jones aat hotmail.com,
co.jones aat Yahoo.com etc. and then go on to a.jones, b.jones too if
they think the chances of getting a live address are worth the minor
extra cost.

-- 
Mike D