How People Get Your Email Address Is A Mystery

My wife received a strange email

Floyd Mori
2 min read1 day ago
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Emails come from all sorts of places.

It is not uncommon to get emails and texts from people you do not know. There are so many people, companies, and scammers who are regularly sending out messages to people they do not know. They are able to get the names and email addresses somehow.

We regularly receive emails and text messages from political people from all across the United States. They are looking for donations and support. There are also emails which are selling something or asking for donations.

Most emails which seem like spam or scams are generally best to just be ignored.

My wife received a strange email yesterday. It was from a doctor’s office in California. We do not live in California and had never heard of that doctor. It had attachments for new patients to fill out. She looked up the doctor on the internet and found that it was a legitimate doctor and office.

She called the number listed on the email and inquired about the email. She asked how they would have gotten her name and email address. The woman on the phone had no idea. She said that someone had called in to make an appointment for a friend with the same first name. The last name was totally different and was…

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Floyd Mori

Floyd Mori, born in Utah, is a former College Teacher, Mayor, CA State Assemblyman, Consultant, and CEO for Nonprofits. www.thejapaneseamericanstory.com.