Comments on: Chronopay sell your details to spammers http://james.cridland.net/blog/2008/02/16/chronopay-sell-your-details-to-spammers/ Radio, broadcasting, websites, and beer. Possibly. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:00:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: matt http://james.cridland.net/blog/2008/02/16/chronopay-sell-your-details-to-spammers/comment-page-1/#comment-32237 matt Sun, 24 Feb 2008 15:52:45 +0000 http://james.cridland.net/blog/2008/02/16/chronopay-sell-your-details-to-spammers/#comment-32237 Yup. I get constant spam to an email address that was only used at chronopay. Yup. I get constant spam to an email address that was only used at chronopay.

]]> By: Jack http://james.cridland.net/blog/2008/02/16/chronopay-sell-your-details-to-spammers/comment-page-1/#comment-32123 Jack Sun, 17 Feb 2008 20:58:22 +0000 http://james.cridland.net/blog/2008/02/16/chronopay-sell-your-details-to-spammers/#comment-32123 I use Chronopay a lot (it's the payment provider for mp3sugar.com) and have got loads of spam since I started using it (since allofmp3.com RIP shut down). Perhaps this is retribution for using Russian mp3 sites? I use Chronopay a lot (it’s the payment provider for mp3sugar.com) and have got loads of spam since I started using it (since allofmp3.com RIP shut down). Perhaps this is retribution for using Russian mp3 sites?

]]> By: Joff Hopkins http://james.cridland.net/blog/2008/02/16/chronopay-sell-your-details-to-spammers/comment-page-1/#comment-32116 Joff Hopkins Sat, 16 Feb 2008 23:23:45 +0000 http://james.cridland.net/blog/2008/02/16/chronopay-sell-your-details-to-spammers/#comment-32116 I have had exactly the same issues with Wippit.com (the online music download site) and the IT retailer Aria. In the case of a phishing email sent to my unique Aria address, I traced it all back and found a bulk emailing page hosted on the same server, along with a text file containing several thousand email addresses - many in the form of aria @ domain.dom. I contacted Aria, as I was slightly concerned about this - but they simply didn't want to know. (I haven't used them since.) I have had exactly the same issues with Wippit.com (the online music download site) and the IT retailer Aria.

In the case of a phishing email sent to my unique Aria address, I traced it all back and found a bulk emailing page hosted on the same server, along with a text file containing several thousand email addresses - many in the form of aria @ domain.dom.

I contacted Aria, as I was slightly concerned about this - but they simply didn’t want to know.

(I haven’t used them since.)

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