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Pus_N_Pecans
10/24/19 11:47:37 AM
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All they need to do is put out some decently professional looking ad and include an unsubscribe link at the bottom. Once you try to opt out youre done for.

Thats all. Im gonna continue hoping this day never comes.

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CTLM
10/24/19 11:50:20 AM
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There's also ones with a big, fake "x" in the corner for people to click on. Seen a few of those
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zebatov
10/24/19 11:55:05 AM
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Thats illegal in Canada Im pretty sure. Companies have to provide a legitimate unsubscribe button at the bottom of all forms of communication, including e-mails. The law passed a few years ago because people were sick of getting junk-mail.
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adjl
10/24/19 12:20:40 PM
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zebatov posted...
Thats illegal in Canada Im pretty sure.


I don't think scammers really care about what's legal.
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Kyuubi4269
10/24/19 12:37:02 PM
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zebatov posted...
Companies have to provide a legitimate unsubscribe button at the bottom of all forms of communication, including e-mails.

That's why it works.
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MICHALECOLE
10/24/19 12:38:46 PM
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zebatov posted...
Thats illegal in Canada Im pretty sure. Companies have to provide a legitimate unsubscribe button at the bottom of all forms of communication, including e-mails. The law passed a few years ago because people were sick of getting junk-mail.

So can I legally unsubscribe to my bosses emails?

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SpeedDemon20
10/24/19 12:39:57 PM
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But all you do when you unsubscribe is put in your email. Which they would already have?

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MICHALECOLE
10/24/19 1:16:42 PM
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SpeedDemon20 posted...
But all you do when you unsubscribe is put in your email. Which they would already have?

To unsubscribe, please put your email, your most used password, and your social security number
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SpeedDemon20
10/24/19 1:35:34 PM
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MICHALECOLE posted...
To unsubscribe, please put your email, your most used password, and your social security number
Hm, I guess old people would fall for that.

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peanutt121
10/24/19 6:03:49 PM
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SpeedDemon20 posted...
MICHALECOLE posted...
To unsubscribe, please put your email, your most used password, and your social security number
Hm, I guess old people would fall for that.


Actually according to the FTC 20-50yo are the most often scammed age group, followed by 80+, and 51-79 yo are the least falling prey to scams. lol probably because we "trust no one" to quoite the X-Files.
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ParanoidObsessive
10/24/19 6:24:41 PM
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I never unsubscribe from anything at this point. I just mark stuff as spam and set my account to funnel any mail from that account in future directly into a spam folder that deletes itself periodically.
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