If you zealously guard your email address and you are still getting abundant SPAM, there are steps
If you zealously guard your email address and you are still getting abundant SPAM, there are steps you can take to prevent this in the future. If you belong to a message board, or similar service, your email address may be being plucked by a SPAMers software. In fact, they may actually be part of an identify theft ring, with the goal of getting you to disclose personal information over the phone.