Fit Together.net?

andi · Fri, January 6th, 2006, 03:57 AM

I just received a spam email from fit together dot net, trying to get me to buy a membership to get in shape.

Is someone using JSF to mine email addresses?

QUIT IT!!

marcus · Fri, January 6th, 2006, 05:33 AM

I haven't recieved any fitness related spam

reanimated838uk · Fri, January 6th, 2006, 06:04 AM

Yep i got it a few minutes ago..

reanimated838uk · Fri, January 6th, 2006, 06:07 AM

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Originally Posted by reanimated838uk

Yep i got it a few minutes ago..

Seems that site was mybodycomp.com

doordude42 · Fri, January 6th, 2006, 06:33 AM

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Originally Posted by reanimated838uk

Yep i got it a few minutes ago..

Me too!!!!!!!! STOP!!!

***John Stone*** · Fri, January 6th, 2006, 07:47 AM

They didn't get the email addresses from me. I NEVER give out emails for ANY reason. If you supplied your email to mybodycomp.com, well, it seems the site you mentioned above owns that site now. They actually tried to spam this forum (and I removed it and banned the user.)

Always read privacy policies before supplying your email.

Also, if you choose to make your email publicly available here or anywhere else, of course the bad guys can get it just as easily as the good guys. The default setting on JSF when a new account is created is to NOT show the email addresses publicly, so if you choose to enable the option to show your email, then that's obviously out of my control.

aaaaaa1 · Fri, January 6th, 2006, 08:18 AM

Just got it too.
Are you sure it is coming from mybodycomp.com? Can't remember subscribing to that site.

reanimated838uk · Fri, January 6th, 2006, 08:37 AM

well the pages are exactly the same.

jeremya · Fri, January 6th, 2006, 10:07 AM

Yeah I got the email too, but when I clicked the link to check out the site the site wasn't even working. Oh well if they keep spamming me I will add them to the spam filter.

-- Jeremy

lostmind · Fri, January 6th, 2006, 11:04 AM

I got it too. Told thunderbird it was junk

HeavyGuy · Fri, January 6th, 2006, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by jeremya

Yeah I got the email too, but when I clicked the link to check out the site the site wasn't even working. Oh well if they keep spamming me I will add them to the spam filter.

-- Jeremy

You click, that confirms to them that their spam works, they send out another wave, the money they get for selling your email address to other spammer companies increases.

All in all, typically the only person that benefits from spam are the spammers. Don't encourage them

Heavy

jeremya · Fri, January 6th, 2006, 12:18 PM

Yeah, but it looked interesting. lol.

We do opt-in mailings at my work so I know the game, but I must not of been the only one to click since their site was tanked when I tried to reach it.

I can't wait to launch my new website!

:: Rings Hands :: Huwaawaaawaaa!!!

-- Jeremy

vatechguy · Fri, January 6th, 2006, 12:40 PM

This is the old mybodycomp.com

I didn't click on the link in the email (I got one too) - but I did log into the site - it would appear they have most of the old tools working again - they were not as of the last time I tried to use it in December.

Spam is bad - but since I do use their site - I expect the sales pitch.

Monkey0ne · Fri, January 6th, 2006, 01:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by andi

I just received a spam email from fit together dot net, trying to get me to buy a membership to get in shape.

Is someone using JSF to mine email addresses?

QUIT IT!!

If they are, they're not doing a good job...
I got nadda. And no, I'm not curious enough to want it forwarded to me either.

So here's proof: They didn't get eMail addys from John.

1FastGTX · Fri, January 6th, 2006, 01:28 PM

Got it too!

Big deal? I doubt they got our addresses from here, but if we leave our profile wide open showing our email addresses, it is our own fault.

I'm sure it's just a coincidence.

I get about 7 or 8 diet/bodybuilding/medical/steroid emails a day. Most get blocked though.

andi · Fri, January 6th, 2006, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by John Stone

They didn't get the email addresses from me. I NEVER give out emails for ANY reason.

Sorry John, I didn't mean to imply that I thought you personally had done something. I posted my email address (in text form only, not even a fuly formed address) to Carole's thread yesterday so she could send me her pics. Shortly thereafter I received the spam- I wasn't sure if someone had found my post and manually added my email address to their spam list.

If fit together dot net had said in their email that they used to be mybodycomp.com, then I wouldn't have even posted this thread and I would have considered the email annoying, but not spam. I was a member there (though I haven't visited the site in ages). Now it all makes perfect sense.

Sorry to worry anyone unduly.