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Originally posted by 8yearoldchild
All of the above listed are already in place. The person who is sending the e-mail is using my childs first name in the subject i.e. "Hi Sally" and each e-mail comes from a different e-mail address.
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That helps some.
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My only guess is that 2 months ago The Gap [clothing store] requested photos from children who would like to model their clothing sold her e-mail address when she submitted her photos. What porn site would buy e-mail address from a e-mail seller that gets their e-mail from model entries? It doesnt make sense.
A concerned and involved parent.
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The Gap uses
http://www.digitalimpact.com/php/home.php
Which appears to be permission marketing. Selling email addresses to porn spammers would put them out of business very quickly.
Then there's stuff like this:
http://hoaxbusters.ciac.org/HBGiveAways.shtml
And sites with "tell-a-friend" traps.
There are also klez-type e-mail worms that harvest e-mail address lists from each Windows user automatically.
Tracking down the exact source of a spam letter may not be the best use of a concerned parent's time. I am glad to see you being proactive about the situation.