I changed a couple of weeks ago to my email address, and now I'm
getting 2 or 3 scams a day. Time to change back.
Tom
At 2000 July 12 - Wednesday 16:08, Ron Spolarich <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
spoke about *RE: [OM] eBay advice given...* saying
> My wife is very active on eBay and we've not been the target of unwanted
> spam.
>
> RonS
> >
> > >I strongly recommend using an "alias" for your eBay ID and letting
> > people
> > >request your email address from eBay. Spammers turn automated "bots"
> > loose
> > >to scoop up email addresses left out in the open (just as they have
> > done
> > >with the USENET newsgroups for years). You may still get a little
> > even
> > >with an alias, but you will get an unending deluge of SPAM if you
> > leave
> > >your email address in the open.
> > >
> >
> > That hasn't happened to me. Of course, I'm not very active on the site.
> >
> > Be seeing you.
> >
> >
> > Dirk Wright
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