It’s amazing personalization that’s done for your benefit to “provide advertising or special offers that we think will interest you.” Large data aggregators, not just folks labeled as “spammers,” are combining their databases together to form a complete picture of you. They have access to public records such as drivers’ license data and phone books—then can tie it with product warranty registrations and forms that you have completed on the web to claim your “free” prize. Scary, huh?
See How people everyday are being scammed and paying to give their identity away to phishers.
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