| Equifax selling email addresses to spammers [message #379885] |
Mo, 10 April 2006 19:07 |
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Today I received spam addressed to equifax [at] mydomain . Now, it was the same address I gave
to Equifax UK. So clearly they have sold my info to some unscrupulous spammers.
Hello,
I am writing to offer you the chance of taking part in a new state of the art franchise business. For a low start up
fee and minimum overheads you can earn £60,000 plus, based on the last 3 years.
We have a proven system with a 3 year track record.
Limited hours, could be run in conjunction with existing commitments
[rest deleted]
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| Re: Equifax selling email addresses to spammers [message #379900 ] |
Mo, 10 April 2006 20:47 |
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nick wrote:
> Today I received spam addressed to equifax [at] mydomain . Now, it was the same address I gave
> to Equifax UK. So clearly they have sold my info to some unscrupulous spammers.
You are sure that your PC hasn't sent the address out as a result of
some virus or spyware?
If so, what has Equifax told you?
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| Re: Equifax selling email addresses to spammers [message #379902 ] |
Mo, 10 April 2006 20:53 |
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> Today I received spam addressed to equifax [at] mydomain . Now, it was the same address I gave
> to Equifax UK. So clearly they have sold my info to some unscrupulous spammers.
Have you contacted them ? - explain to their legal department that this
WILL be followed up.
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| Re: Equifax selling email addresses to spammers [message #379912 ] |
Mo, 10 April 2006 22:04 |
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"Colin Wilson" <void [at] btinternet.com> wrote in message news:MPG.1ea4b9ffcf757f1989696 [at] news.individual.net...
>> Today I received spam addressed to equifax [at] mydomain . Now, it was the same address I gave
>> to Equifax UK. So clearly they have sold my info to some unscrupulous spammers.
>
> Have you contacted them ? - explain to their legal department that this
> WILL be followed up.
No I havent yet, I'm wondering what to say to them. Dont know the legalities yet.
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| Re: Equifax selling email addresses to spammers [message #379930 ] |
Di, 11 April 2006 00:04 |
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> > Have you contacted them ? - explain to their legal department that this
> > WILL be followed up.
> No I havent yet, I'm wondering what to say to them. Dont know the legalities yet.
IANAL
Explain to them that you haven`t (nor will you) give your permission for
your personal details to be passed around, and that you know its them
who "leaked" the address because you personalise the email address
handed to any company.
Ask them to get their Data Controller to contact you direct to explain
what the hell they`re playing at.
Ask them to notify any company they have passed it to without your
permission to remove it from their databases - also contact the third
parties direct to ask them to verify the source of their information
(you already know where it came from, but it helps focus their minds to
the issue of misappropriated data too).
http://www.ico.gov.uk/eventual.aspx?id=6789&expmovie=1
http://www.ico.gov.uk/eventual.aspx?id=302
AFAIK none of the standard exemptions would apply to passing your data
around in this way
http://www.ico.gov.uk/eventual.aspx?id=435
While you`re at it, check whether the third party is registered under
the data protection act... Check email headers carefully, as you may
find the third party uses someone other than themselves to process the
mail for them - which could be someone else again who has been passed
your information without permission.
http://www.esd.informationcommissioner.gov.uk/esd/search.asp
If they`re passing data to a firm not registered to hold data they may
be leaving themselves open to a few angles of attack - possibly under
principles 1, 2, 6 & 7 (if not more):
1) fairly and lawfully processed
2) processed for limited purposes
6) processed in line with your rights
7) secure
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| Re: Equifax selling email addresses to spammers [message #380026 ] |
Mi, 12 April 2006 21:07 |
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"nick" <no [at] reply.thx> wrote:
>No I havent yet, I'm wondering what to say to them. Dont know the legalities yet.
Send them a cease and desist notice to prevent re-occurance
<URL:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cease_and_desist>.
File a complaint under the Data Protection Act
<URL:http://www.ico.gov.uk/eventual.aspx> if you didn't give them
permission to resell.
Daytona
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| Re: Equifax selling email addresses to spammers [message #380035 ] |
Do, 13 April 2006 02:42 |
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lol, just had another spam email to the address:
Hello,
I would like to offer you the chance of owning a powerful new software tool.
Designed to record everything that is done on your business or home PC, Monitor Pro is a powerful tool which protects
you against fraudulent and illegal activity as well as giving you insight into what goes on when you are not around.
blah blah
"Daytona" <me [at] privacy.net> wrote in message news:lnjq32dbntl2b9poip7lvcicgigvb8s087 [at] 4ax.com...
> "nick" <no [at] reply.thx> wrote:
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>>No I havent yet, I'm wondering what to say to them. Dont know the legalities yet.
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> Send them a cease and desist notice to prevent re-occurance
> <URL:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cease_and_desist>.
>
> File a complaint under the Data Protection Act
> <URL:http://www.ico.gov.uk/eventual.aspx> if you didn't give them
> permission to resell.
>
> Daytona
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| Re: Equifax selling email addresses to spammers [message #380039 ] |
Do, 13 April 2006 09:33 |
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> lol, just had another spam email to the address:
I`d be tempted to keep hold of all the spam mail for now as evidence
against them...
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| Re: Equifax selling email addresses to spammers [message #380070 ] |
Do, 13 April 2006 21:54 |
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nick wrote:
> lol, just had another spam email to the address:
I've recently had those same two spams sent to an email address which I had
only given to my now defunct electricity supplier, Zest4. Now that I come to
check, another junk email was sent to that address on 4th January 2006:
"Hello, John asked me to send out the new website template, I have uploaded
the initial design here"...
Joe
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| Re: Equifax selling email addresses to spammers [message #380087 ] |
Fr, 14 April 2006 15:45 |
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"Joe Kelleher"
<UsenetApr2006 [at] smartREMOVE-THESE-CAPITAL-LETTERSscience.co.uk> wrote:
>nick wrote:
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>> lol, just had another spam email to the address:
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>I've recently had those same two spams sent to an email address which I had
>only given to my now defunct electricity supplier, Zest4.
I've just started using this email anonymisor
<URL:https://sneakemail.com/> which looks good.
Daytona
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