Getting Spam

I am getting spa, all the sudden and harassing phone calls which are automated, prompt me to press buttons and they call continuously throughout the day, seven days a week. So I think about what has changed lately, who put me on these spam lists and three things have happened.

First I got a free pair of max sunglasses to test out. Before I could even test them out I was getting phone calls from him. He got my email and phone number off my website. This is the most likely but I also got a couple rebates lately that could also be the ones behind it.

I got a rebate from farm & fleet, the most unlikely to surrender my personal info to spammers, but they aren’t the ones that give the actual rebates, they hand this over to a private company that makes money in other ways, like selling your personal information. I have gotten rebates before and not had any trouble, but it is possibly the rebates that started it all.

The last rebate I got was from berkley, and it was like the day after I got my check that I started getting spam. It looks like they are responsible but I can’t be sure. I am sure something happened lately and it is one of the above. I think I gave the rebates my other email address so more than likely it was that max sunglasses salesman that goes around looking for email and phone numbers on business websites.

About Dave Tackett

Dave Tackett is from Sterling Illinois. An avid fisherman since childhood, he has fished all over the Midwest, mainly the Mississippi River pools 8-19. His home waters are pools 13 & 14. After fishing Bass tournaments for many years, he gave it up to fish for Walleye year round. He now guides and fishes for fun. He likes to take photos of the scenic places he visits on the river and likes to keep a video camera running to get footage for his Walleye DVDs.
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