No, the advertising text in the e-mail is pretty standard for spam e-mails which are always canned because of the mass sendings. The senders don't personalize. Nor are they flashy, they usually just contain a link. (don't you ever open any spam emails for fun?)

The senders are also usually foreign hence the bad English. In case of the dear, there was probably originally some code that had it say Dear *your email here*. In many cases, the senders will pervert the spelling to bypass spam filters.

Is it a possibility that the senders are using the "e-mail" function in profile fields?

I have received three such emails thus far, each had a different sender's name.

I am disturbed by the fact that they seem to have somehow obtained BZP members' email addresses.

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This is a pretty standard spam e-mail, I've received several like it. They all have poor grammar and spelling. I enjoy reading the occasional spam I get, it is sometimes quite hilarious. I'll even be posting a couple of mine in my blog sometime.

As for how they got BZP e-mail addresses, that is disturbing, but hopefully not a problem. I haven't received such e-mails myself (at least yet).

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I got a couple of those. Both were from a different person.

--KK17

Nothing in mine, so either my Junk Filter is doing it's job, or there is a further selecting process

Double-posting is a not-good, pal.

I have received three such emails thus far, each had a different sender's name.

 

I am disturbed by the fact that they seem to have somehow obtained BZP members' email addresses.

 

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Am I the only one that realizes that Every BZP member has their E-MAIL ADDRESS ON THEIR PAGE?

I have received three such emails thus far, each had a different sender's name.

 

I am disturbed by the fact that they seem to have somehow obtained BZP members' email addresses.

 

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Am I the only one that realizes that Every BZP member has their E-MAIL ADDRESS ON THEIR PAGE?

You're wrong.

I didn't.

Then I made an e-mail specifically for BZP.

But before that my email wasn't there. I'm pretty sure there's some setting to hide your email.

The mods can access it, I think, but otherwise normal, run-of-the-mill members can't access 'em.

So this is scary, especially since I received at least one of these.

*runs off and checks Q&A Topic*

-Z-

Well, I don't have that on my current e-mail address, but then again, it's not on my profile. And I for some reason can't get in my old one, which is the one still on my page.

And while our e-mail addresses are on our profiles, I still find is disturbing how they got to see them. Because the person(s) would have to be a member, AND they would have to go to all the profiles to get the addresses.

That must be one bored guy.

Well, I don't have that on my current e-mail address, but then again, it's not on my profile. And I for some reason can't get in my old one, which is the one still on my page.

 

And while our e-mail addresses are on our profiles, I still find is disturbing how they got to see them. Because the person(s) would have to be a member, AND they would have to go to all the profiles to get the addresses.

 

That must be one bored guy.

Or girl.

You never know.

-Z-

Well, I don't have that on my current e-mail address, but then again, it's not on my profile. And I for some reason can't get in my old one, which is the one still on my page.

 

And while our e-mail addresses are on our profiles, I still find is disturbing how they got to see them. Because the person(s) would have to be a member, AND they would have to go to all the profiles to get the addresses.

 

That must be one bored guy.

It should be noted that there are some, such as myself, who choose to keep their email addresses hidden. Also, if the message was sent by that means, it would likely mention BZP somewhere in the title and open with something along the lines of "<your display name>, <spammer's display name> has sent you an email". It's been ages since I've received an email sent through BZP, so I don't remember the exact wording, but it's something like that.

Well, I don't have that on my current e-mail address, but then again, it's not on my profile. And I for some reason can't get in my old one, which is the one still on my page.

 

And while our e-mail addresses are on our profiles, I still find is disturbing how they got to see them. Because the person(s) would have to be a member, AND they would have to go to all the profiles to get the addresses.

 

That must be one bored guy.

It should be noted that there are some, such as myself, who choose to keep their email addresses hidden. Also, if the message was sent by that means, it would likely mention BZP somewhere in the title and open with something along the lines of "<your display name>, <spammer's display name> has sent you an email". It's been ages since I've received an email sent through BZP, so I don't remember the exact wording, but it's something like that.

And you know what else is scary?

I keep getting these emails that ask me to validate certain email accounts I've never heard of.

They go something like this:

Verify this email address

 

 

You recently added a new email address to your Yahoo! account, or initiated verification of an existing email address. To verify that you own this email address, simply click on the link below.

 

If the Yahoo! ID in******* does not belong to you or if you would like to permanently stop receiving messages for this Yahoo! ID at this email address, please let us know.

 

Verifying your email address ensures that you can securely retrieve your account information if your password is lost or stolen. You must verify your email address before you can use it on Yahoo! services that require an email address.

 

For your security, please keep your email address information up-to-date. If this information changes, you can always update it by signing in to your Yahoo! account and changing it from the "My Account" area.

 

 

 

Verify "[myrealemail]"

 

 

If you can't click the link above, you can verify your email address by cutting and pasting (or typing) the following address into your browser:

 

[random gibberish url]

 

Not your account?

 

If you did not create this account, click here

And what's freak is that I don't have an email ID that starts with "in" or with "ma" (I got a second one that was identical except the "In" was replaced with "ma")

Anyone else getting these?

-Z-

You just reminded me to check my email. I haven't done it for at least a month now.

EDIT: GMail filtered a couple into the spam box. None in my inbox.