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About a week or so ago, I was searching eBay for a Master's Time Machine watch. I very rarely use eBay for anything and this was the first time in over a year I had logged in to my account and made a search. Anyway, I found the watch and made the purchase. Ever since then, I have started to receive spam emails trying to sell me watches. Not just one or two emails, but numerous emails on a daily basis. Call me paranoid, but are eBay selling my details, i.e. my email address, to spammers? It certainly seems like it. Otherwise it's a bit of a coincidence.

I don't think it's connected. I get plenty of fake Rolex spam every day and I've certainly never bought a watch online, (or Viagra!)

It's more likely that the seller is linked into some spamming corporation and they gave your email away.

Oh Im Always Asked If Id Like My Love Wand Extended!!! I dont know where these people get private details from.
My latest one says "There are 10 little angels in heaven reading this...one of them is you". Not very nice to get, and that was in my in-box too.

There do seem to be people scanning for eBay searches. I did an intensive search for something last year (can't remember what) and was suddenly bombarded with spurious "Second Chance Offers" to bid on vaguely similar items. The spam-storm didn't last long. I did inform eBay about it, though whether they did anything I can't say.

Time Machine = Watch. That's just brilliant.

I never get spam.....
Not even a bank of zimbabwe note for great operchancity!

Some guy I know in a computer shop gets a lot of spam.

He's had to get a really good spam-filter onto his work computer, he theorises that a customer seing "GET SOME VIAGRA EXCITMENT" might hinder business a little


Maybe your computer has spyware?

just set your junkmail folder to make everything go in there except from people you know

ahh spam emails drive me mad!!!!!! I even had some Russian girl offering herself to me the other day.

Definitely keep an eye out for spyware. Tracking cookies are everywhere, even if you stick to reputable websites. It's a bit like taking the dog for a walk in the woods -- fleas are inevitable, all you can do is kill them off.

I can recommend Ad-Aware from personal experience. (And it's free!)

Lady of Mystery wrote:ahh spam emails drive me mad!!!!!! I even had some Russian girl offering herself to me the other day.

It was probably a middle aged balding bloke pretending to be a Russian girl, it was probably that guy who did the sexy magic

ewww no! That really is a horrible picture! I think I'd rather the Russian girl.

Lady of Mystery wrote:ewww no! That really is a horrible picture! I think I'd rather the Russian girl.

I think I'd rather you'd rather the Russian girl, too....