TexasCHLforum.com

So I wonder who I signed up with sold my email.

Fortunately I have a very robust spam filter so none are hitting my in box. But still, the only reason I can think of that would all of a sudden cause firearm related spam emails hitting me is that I signed up somewhere and they are selling email addresses.


Did someone come through the forum here and pull member info..
I think the State LTC registry is private
Alien Gear Holsters

I think that is it.. I can't remember anyother firearm related sites that I have signed up for...

Texasguntalk was hacked. Were you a member?
You can go to
https://haveibeenpwned.com/
and enter your email to see if you have been one of those ever hacked. Does not cover the recent experian hack.

Hey, I’ve been pwned! Yay...

parabelum wrote:Hey, I’ve been pwned! Yay...

I suppose entering your email there will result in more exposure?

wheelgun1958 wrote:

parabelum wrote:Hey, I’ve been pwned! Yay...

I suppose entering your email there will result in more exposure?

No. This site is gtg.

Tex1961 wrote:So I wonder who I signed up with sold my email.

Fortunately I have a very robust spam filter so none are hitting my in box. But still, the only reason I can think of that would all of a sudden cause firearm related spam emails hitting me is that I signed up somewhere and they are selling email addresses.


Did someone come through the forum here and pull member info..
I think the State LTC registry is private
Alien Gear Holsters

I think that is it.. I can't remember anyother firearm related sites that I have signed up for...

Have you entered any of the drawings at GAT Daily? Since the first time I entered one of their contests I have been getting spam up the wazoo. I entered one with a different address and sure enough that address started getting spam too.

stever1950 wrote:

Tex1961 wrote:So I wonder who I signed up with sold my email.

Fortunately I have a very robust spam filter so none are hitting my in box. But still, the only reason I can think of that would all of a sudden cause firearm related spam emails hitting me is that I signed up somewhere and they are selling email addresses.


Did someone come through the forum here and pull member info..
I think the State LTC registry is private
Alien Gear Holsters

I think that is it.. I can't remember anyother firearm related sites that I have signed up for...

Have you entered any of the drawings at GAT Daily? Since the first time I entered one of their contests I have been getting spam up the wazoo. I entered one with a different address and sure enough that address started getting spam too.

Had to 'unsubscribe' a couple times as well before it slowed down to the normal amount of junk mail.

parabelum wrote:

wheelgun1958 wrote:

parabelum wrote:Hey, I’ve been pwned! Yay...

I suppose entering your email there will result in more exposure?

No. This site is gtg.

Keep your footprint on the internet low is best advise. All sites have non disclosure agreements with plenty loop holes and nobody reads it.
I never unsubscribe from spam either because it would just be a confirmation for a valid e-mail address. Spam is spam and for me it stays unopened in the spam folder which I clean out at least once a week.
Just my $.02.

Use MailWasher, spam never gets downloaded. You can tag them and it will automatically mark them for deletion.