Big Name Brands That Spam

by Eden Godsoe posted to Career & Money | 2,423 views

It's not just those sketchy viagra sellers or home loan companies anymore. Nowadays it seems like big name companies are using spammers in a desperate attempt to find more customers. Here are some of the brands I continue to get spam from. Please add to this list and maybe we can make a differenc... More »

Symantec

I find it ironic or really bad marketing that Symantec (the security solutions company behind Norton) would spam. Don't they protect against that?!

Blockbuster

Who even knew they were still in business? Apparently not doing that well if they need to spam every day.

Dish Network

I get email spam from DISH every day. They use various email spam companies so no matter how many times I block them the emails keep coming.

MetLife

I'm surprised/disappointed that a big, established brand like MetLife would use spam email companies to try to get new customers. Isn't the Snoopy blimp enough?!

Vistaprint

No matter how many times I report as spam or remove a spam email, Vistaprints seems to find another spam company or address to get me.

Christian Mingle

Not very Christian of them to be spamming me every day. I am not single nor am I religious. Stop it!

University of Phoenix

Yet another that seems to find new spam companies every week to send me new messages. No thank you!

First PREMIER Bank

Any bank that would spam is not a bank I would ever trust with my money. Please stop First PREMIER Bank!

Match.com

Please Match.com...stop spamming me. I've been married for 12 years!

JDate

One of the many dating sites that seems to use the same email companies to spam me. I am not single, I am not Jewish. Disappointing since I have heard generally good things about JDate (a few friends have even gotten married via the site!)

SeniorPeopleMeet.com

I guess all the online dating companies use the same spam companies. I can't stop these dang emails from coming. I have never used an online dating site so no idea how any have my email. Not happy.

Fingerhut

I didn't even know this company still existed but clearly they started using some spam company that has my email address. 0% chance I will ever buy anything from Fingerhut.

Proactiv

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I don't know if this is Proactiv or one of their distributors that is spamming. Either way it's not good for their brand.

Eden Godsoe: Update: kudos to Proactiv for being so proactive (pun intended) on fixing this issue. They contacted me right away and the spam has since stopped. Thank you!

Enfamil

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I never signed up for their mailing list, but they keep sending me emails 2-3 times a week even though I've unsubscribed repeatedly, sooooo annoyed!

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SkinnyScoop Team added:

 I never signed up for their mailing list, but they keep sending me emails 2-3 times a week even though I've unsubscribed repeatedly, sooooo annoyed!

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