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Old 01-14-2010, 04:31 AM   #1
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I just started to get the same emails. (mid last week?)
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Old 01-14-2010, 04:56 AM   #2
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The easiest way to get rid of the emails would be to mark them as spam or junk in your email client. This way they'll just go to the spam folder and you'll never have to see them.

Either that or look for an "unsubscribe" link at the bottom of the email.
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Old 01-14-2010, 09:30 AM   #3
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Unsubscribing from unsolicited spam will (a) do nothing, or (b) confirm that your address is valid, guaranteeing you more spam. Opting out is great if you opted in, but I'm pretty sure nobody opted in in this case.

Since I never set the 986forum pref to share my email with anyone except admins, yet I too am receiving the same spam, my guess is that a VBulletin exploit has exposed our email addresses.
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Old 01-14-2010, 09:46 AM   #4
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... or (c) work just fine. I suppose it all depends on the source and if they're at least considerate enough to give you the option, but I've had good luck.

I received the emails in question a month or so ago, and I reported them as spam (by clicking the "report as spam" button) in gmail. No issue since.
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Old 01-14-2010, 10:33 AM   #5
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Right on. I am much more cynical than you - or at least have less faith in the integrity of spammers.
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Old 01-14-2010, 10:47 AM   #6
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Even the Brits?

I just got an email from a member of the British Boxster forum, Boxanet offering me a deal on cuff links.
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Old 01-14-2010, 11:52 AM   #7
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I got these emails as well.

I thought I'd get cheap rolex and viagara... but no...
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Old 01-14-2010, 01:10 PM   #8
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I just got an email from a member of the British Boxster forum, Boxanet offering me a deal on cuff links.
I think they don't consider that Spam because the owner of that board sent it, as he also owns that cufflinks site. All you have to do is go into your control panel on that site and uncheck the box that allows emails from admins, and you won't get those anymore. The issue in this site, I think is more of a breach of info.
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