the whistler
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Some weeks ago I received a couple of emails and as they wern't of any interest to me I clicked on the unsubscribe link, which I guess was a big mistake!
Now every day I getting more and more of these annoying emails and I guess it's going to get worse over time.
The emails always have the same format consisting of a bold headline followed by an advert which looks like it's just been cut and pasted then finally an option to unsubscribe.
It's impossible to block the emails as they are from a different sender every time. The actual adverts are from reputable companies, shops etc but I guess they are not really associated with them.
I'm guessing that unsubscribing just forwards my email back to the sender, but as they already have my email address, I can't see what they gain from that.
I can't really see the purpose of these emails, as they don't ask for any personal information.
Anyone else getting these, and are they some sort of phishing scam?
Now every day I getting more and more of these annoying emails and I guess it's going to get worse over time.
The emails always have the same format consisting of a bold headline followed by an advert which looks like it's just been cut and pasted then finally an option to unsubscribe.
It's impossible to block the emails as they are from a different sender every time. The actual adverts are from reputable companies, shops etc but I guess they are not really associated with them.
I'm guessing that unsubscribing just forwards my email back to the sender, but as they already have my email address, I can't see what they gain from that.
I can't really see the purpose of these emails, as they don't ask for any personal information.
Anyone else getting these, and are they some sort of phishing scam?