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    Oct 21, 2009, 01:54 PM
    Random emails adding me on msn, how is it getting my email?
    This random email added me on msn and it was some bot program and it kept sending me messages about a webcam sex show and sending me links to the website. I don't know how it got my email so I'm wondering in order for it to get my email does it mean someone has used my email to sign up at a porn site? I don't see any other way that this thing could have gotten my email. This is not the first time this has happened, I've had other emails add me and then send me links to webcam shows and other porn sites.

    I should also add that it never happened in my old emails, just the one that I'm using right now.
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    Oct 21, 2009, 03:47 PM

    When you are prompted to add someone, block that person

    In MSN, go to tools, options and down to the privacy tab - see what you can edit there to help you out

    Also

    Go to your msn account, go to options, more options
    -Safe and blocked senders
    -Blocked senders
    -Add their e-mail address or domain:
    -Then choose add to list

    Hopefully this will help out, as new address, it might take a few additions to the block senders
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    Oct 21, 2009, 03:58 PM
    Thank you, I have blocked and deleted them and I will not accept anymore unknown emails to my list. I'm wondering though, how are they getting my email in the first place? I never signed up for any porn site with my email so I'm wondering does this mean someone is using my email to sign up for these sites?
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    Oct 21, 2009, 04:41 PM

    Not sure myself, every once in awhile I will get an invite from someone who I have no idea who it is, I just choose to block them and as far as unwanted emails I get, I add them to block senders right away and send mark them as phishing scam. Sometimes in the email itself (if you choose to open them) there is an unsubscribe option at the bottom of the email
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    Oct 22, 2009, 01:59 PM
    Oh OK, thanks.
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