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 More options Aug 12 2006, 7:13 am
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From: "ikb" <hbhaska...@gmail.com>
Date: 11 Aug 2006 12:13:32 -0700
Local: Sat, Aug 12 2006 7:13 am
Subject: Re: Ameritrade Spam Again
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Yet another ameritrade stupidity victim. Again unique addresses getting
spammed. And just like someone in the thread said, all are stock
related spam.
Thomas wrote:
> Update on this thread from December:

> http://groups.google.com/group/news.admin.net-abuse.email/msg/1de050b...

> I just changed my original unique Ameritrade email address which was
> getting spammed, to a new unique email address, on my first account on
> 7/6/2006, and on my second account on 7/14/2006.

> Today (7/28/2006) I received a spam at this new address. It is not an
> easily guessed address (aaaaaa-aaaaa-aaa@ourdomain, where a's are
> letters, some random). My machines have not been compromised by
> viruses. The answer is Ameritrade is leaking them, in my opinion.

> I complained to them again today, and within 10 minutes I received a
> form letter response concering Ameritrade's privacy policy, as if that
> is what I am complaining about. (NOWHERE does it tell me they divulge
> my email address to raunchy spammers.) I believe their is an employee
> selling our information, or a security leak at ameritrade. No one seems
> to believe me, but the thread I referenced above should make someone at
> Ameritrade wake up before someone with more time than I have decides to
> get serious, legally.

> I have decided to perform an experiment. I have just updated my
> ameritrade addresses to a set of 47 random characters, drawn from a
> 38-character pool (a-z, 0-9, dash, and period). Based on how slow
> someone would have to check addresses to dictionary attack our server,
> it would take 10^68 YEARS to guess this new email address if you ran
> through every permutation.

> That takes care of the idea that it might be spammer guessing my email
> address.

> I have also taken precautions to make sure this email address never
> ends up on my computer system. It is only stored in our secured mail
> server.

> That takes care of the idea that it might be a virus divulging my email
> address.

> Add to that that I have a hundred other unique addresses used with
> other companies, which are NOT being spammed.

> I will update this thread when I receive a spam at this new address, if
> only to amuse myself, as Ameritrade seems willing to wait until they're
> cutting a check for damages.


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