like everyone, i am afflicted by spam on a daily basis. i have various
strategies and in the end just clear out my inbox every morning. but today i am
really ticked off by my own bank sending me spam.
having my own domain names means i can identify who has passed on my e-mail
address so i was extremely surprised this morning when i received an advert for
a new credit card from lloyds tsb via a company in santa monica. it seems a bit
of a joke that banks are always telling us to protect our details when they can
then go and sell (presumably) my details to the highest bidder.
i fail to undertand the decision from their point of view as well. all spam
does is create ill feeling, i can’t believe that anyone would actually take out
a new credit card on the basis of unsolicited e-mail.
so the plan is to make their marketing department pay for the mistake by
identifying why they have let my details be sold, and why they think i would
like to know about a credit card when i already have one from them. if they
waste enough time dealing with stroppy gits like me then maybe they will stop
using this marketing plan.
