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The Government is one of the biggest offenders of spam, I browsed the job pages of the direct.gov site last night and ever since I have been flooded with spam of job offers.
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Hi PF,
Were any of those jobs for bailliffs? Rossendales have at least one vacancy. LOL
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Nah m8 they where all emails from overseas the usual twaddle.Comment
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So you think direct.gov passed your email addy on to these people?I'm an official AAD Moderator and also a volunteer, here to help make the forum run smoothly. Any views or opinions are mine and not the official line of AAD. Similarly, any advice I have offered you is done so on an informal basis, without prejudice or liability. If in doubt seek advice from a qualified insured professional - Find a Solicitor or go to the National Probono Centre.
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Rizzle well how else would my email be exposed, could be a coincidence I suppose there where also some from uk employment agencies who I have never registered with.Comment
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Pompey you use FB a lot, the links on peoples profiles are causing a lot of bother right now, mrs Niddys emails etc got "hacked" the other day - I blame clicking a FB link
Just saying, it could be almost *anything*
Direct Gov will not be selling data,
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You said they were all emails from overseas, so I was wondering if the direct.gov site has been hacked or is exposing the email addys people register in some other intended way?
If they have instead come from legit UK based recruitment agencies, then that would seem unlikely and direct.gov passing them on themselves more so.
EDIT: assuming that direct.gov is the source.Last edited by Riz; 3 November 2011, 11:09.I'm an official AAD Moderator and also a volunteer, here to help make the forum run smoothly. Any views or opinions are mine and not the official line of AAD. Similarly, any advice I have offered you is done so on an informal basis, without prejudice or liability. If in doubt seek advice from a qualified insured professional - Find a Solicitor or go to the National Probono Centre.
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Where did you register exactly?
I might try with an email addy I don't mind being spammed, and see what happens?I'm an official AAD Moderator and also a volunteer, here to help make the forum run smoothly. Any views or opinions are mine and not the official line of AAD. Similarly, any advice I have offered you is done so on an informal basis, without prejudice or liability. If in doubt seek advice from a qualified insured professional - Find a Solicitor or go to the National Probono Centre.
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BBC's "Wales Today" only yesterday featured the lack of security on tablets and Smart phones because people make assumptions. One of the easiest ways in for hackers said one security expert was via Facebook and secondly Twitter. He demonstrated the ease with which malicious hotpsots are set up which emulate WIFI. He used "Starbucks" coffee shop as one that is used by hackers to set up. Then they can actually get your e-mail and password.
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GarlokComment
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I went to the direct.gov website and from there forwarded to the Do-It volunteer site where I registered to get the periodic update email.
http://www.do-it.org.uk/checklogon.doComment
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I doubt he'd qualify.Originally posted by garlok View Post
As far as I know, PF does not have a criminal record.
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