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OT - Do you know how someone could have gotten my email address?

16 years ago

You guys are always so helpful - I thought I'd ask here. I got an email from someone saying they'd read a post of mine on GW and wanted more information about what I'd purchased.

My email address is not accessible from my profile - so how could this person have gotten it?

I don't mind if it's legit - but could it also be some kind of phishing?

TIA

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cotehele
16 years ago
Go to member services at the bottom of the forum page.
Log in and go to edit (your information)
At the bottom of this page, in a colored box, you can tick recieve e-mail and choose whether or not your e-mail address is visible to anyone. Mine says 'none'
If you have no-e-mail set, I don't know how someone could send you an e-mail.
Judy
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chefnewbie
Original Author
16 years ago
Thanks Judy. It's been set on "none" from the time I joined. I am baffled, to - so I hope some of the GW mavens who know more than I can help ...
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lagrant
16 years ago
FWIW, this happened to me once as well. I, too, was baffled, but assumed I missed some checkbox somewhere restricting it.

I wonder if it is available via photobucket or something? I haven't scoured there as I don't often post pictures.
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rmkitchen
16 years ago
Forward it to GW (use their "contact us" link). This happened to me three times last summer and the people at GW were v. interested in knowing about this and helping me.
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remodelfla
16 years ago
I got a very similar email but ignored it. I wonder if it could be connected to a particular post we answered? I think it was about cabinet knobs but I'm not 100% sure.
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Fori
16 years ago
Did they write what their GW name is? If they did, and they're around, you could ask.
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Buehl
16 years ago
Did the email begin by saying it originated from GardenWeb like this:
[This message originated at GardenWeb]

If so, they don't have your email unless you reply. GardenWeb does not divulge the email address in emails originating from them. They will show you the email of the person sending the email, but that's so you can reply if you want to.

OTOH, if it didn't have the originated from GW message, then they probably got it elsewhere. Have you ever sent anyone an email via GW?

Do you use the same user name on other, non-GW Forums? There is a bit of cross-over b/w GW and Forums like John Bridge, Stone Fabricators Alliance, IKEAFans, etc.
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Buehl
16 years ago
Just had a thought....

You have "None" selected.

But, is the box for
Allow other users to send you email via forms at our site.
checked? If so, then others can send you email; but, like I mentioned above, they won't see your email (b/c you selected "None") unless you reply.

If you don't want anyone to be able to contact you at all, you need to uncheck the email box. But, I think that also means you will not be notified when someone posts to a thread you started (assuming you checked the "Check here if you would like copies of follow-ups to your message emailed to you" box when you started the thread.)

Right now, you must not have the box checked b/c I don't see a link to send you an email...but has that always been set that way or did you just set it?
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pebbles81
16 years ago
Hi there,

I just wanted to respond to this post since I emailed someone that didn't necessarily have their email address on gardenweb.

Sometimes when I search for certain things, like "white cabinets," a ton of posts with pictures of kitchens that do not necessarily appear in finished kitchens blog show up.

Many times these are pictures off of photobucket. In one particular instance, I went back to find those photobucket pictures to show my husband, and I simply searched in google "GW's screen name kitchen"

His or her email came up on google, and I emailed them asking if they minded sharing where they got their cabinets since they are local to Chicago, where I live.

I would not be offended if someone emailed me asking me that, and so I didn't think anyone else would be offended either.

Anyway, I just wanted to share how it is I came upon getting someone's email...actually quite unintendedly.

hth,

Pebbles81
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chefnewbie
Original Author
16 years ago
Wow - great things to check out. Buehl, I have never had the "allow" box checked for anything, nor have I emailed anyone. I don't really do any other forums.
The photobucket idea is possible, I guess. I'll have to check that out.
The email originated from an address other than GW. The sender did not use a GW name. It came from a realtor email address.
I suppose there is no harm is replying and asking where he got my address, but I really don't want to open myself up to a lot of spam, since I get none.
Thanks!
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User
16 years ago
I got an email like that late last year, and I ignored it. It seemed like someone was fishing for information or trying to sell me something. I haven't had any more of them.
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