Are sites that want signups fronts for spammers?
As I am getting sick and tired of spam in the signup email account I tried an experiment.
2 days ago I opened a new email address, went to one site and signed up so I could get the freebie they were offering. It is a site that I already belong to with another email address. It also requires the standard "check email to activate your account."
This is the only site that I have used my new email with.
I am now getting spam in that email account.
I also did the same thing another 5 times (new email addresses and 5 other sites) and the same thing started happening.
So, would I be right in assuming that:
- My email address has been given out
- these type of websites are fronts for a scummy scammy spammer?
Your advise and guidance will be greatly appreciated