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Gold spam to my real life Email address

haunt8dtank
I have received gold spam to my registration account for the first time in 15 years of playing MMOs.

from: ESO Community <community@elderscrollsonline.com>
to: haunt8dtank
date: Tue, Apr 29, 2014 at 12:46 PM
subject: [Elder Scrolls Online] ghreterter sent you a message
mailed-by: elderscrollsonline.com
signed-by: sendgrid.info

I took my address off and did not post the body of the message (would not want to get banned)

This is .......................... I can't seem to express my disgust and disappointment.
  • Crassius
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    At them, yourself or ZOS? Please clarify.
    Let me guess, someone stole your sweetroll...
    Everything I say is just my opinion. Like it or not - that's all it is.
  • haunt8dtank
    At the gold spammers and ZOS.

    Why would I feel bad for myself when I've never had this problem in 15 years of online gaming with 12 different MMo's.
  • Arsenic_Touch
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    Actually, you received a gold spam via the pm system on the forum and the forum notified you via email.
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  • Cat_70ESO
    Cat_70ESO
    It's a notification from the forum that you have received a private message. Lots of us got them. It isn't the spammers emailing you directly, it is the private message that is spam. There is a big red banner at the top of the page that refers to it.
  • ijRoberts
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    Feeling better yet?

    PS: There's options in the forum settings to turn off email notification when you receive messages on this site.
    Edited by ijRoberts on May 1, 2014 10:10PM
  • Crassius
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    I bet my post makes more sense to you now.
    Let me guess, someone stole your sweetroll...
    Everything I say is just my opinion. Like it or not - that's all it is.
  • SirAndy
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    Why do people keep confusing PM reminder emails with direct emails from whoever sent them a PM?

    I don't get it ...
  • Sidney
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    SirAndy wrote: »
    Why do people keep confusing PM reminder emails with direct emails from whoever sent them a PM?

    I don't get it ...

    I wondered this myself but I think maybe they just get freaked out/nervous at first and post before reading it again and thinking it through.
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  • gasmic
    gasmic
    I too received an email from a gold spammer...I can't possibly imagine how this could happen, despite what's been said above...I DO NOT have the box checked to allow ppl to see my email on posts...
  • sylviermoone
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    And no one sees your email on the forum @gasmic‌ . But the forum is set up to automatically send emails to your registered email address when a private message is sent. THAT is the email in your inbox, and if you'd rather not get them, turn the notification off. :smile:
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  • DrywFiltiarn
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    It's not spammers immediately spamming you it's a forum notification mail for receiving a private message on these boards. Unless you have leaked your emailaddress yourself, no-one on the forums can see it.

    Also you can turn off these private message notifications, so you don't get them in your mail anymore.
  • ZOS_TristanK
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    We'd like to assure you all that if the email you received is from community@elderscrollsonline.com, then it is an automated forum notification. These email notifications happen when someone sends you a private message on the forums by default.

    You can change your notifications by going here and selecting Notification Preferences on the left menu bar. This allows you to adjust when you get a forum notification (popup) and when you get emails. It's possible to fully disable either by un-checking all of the categories.
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