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Old 31 Aug 2021, 01:57 AM   #13
BritTim
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Join Date: May 2003
Location: mostly in Thailand
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Originally Posted by aoeuaoeu View Post
My username is short and common. Along the lines of 'bob@' and 'john@ and 'oded@'..
If the spam seems random, rather than something relevant to your own online activity, the short, common email address is probably the reason for the large volume. Many spammers try sending to common names at each domain, expecting a high proportion of them to hit active accounts.
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