email from Home Depot explains rash of scam/spam emails

Gdetrailer wrote:

Thunder Mountain wrote:
Since the data breech at Home Depot was discussed here before. I thought I would post this email received today. It explains why I have recently experienced a huge increase in scam and spam emails. Those type of emails have jumped from less than five a day to sometimes 20 or more per day.

We've decided not to do any more business with Home Depot unless we have no other choices.

Dear Valued Customer,

The Home Depot has discovered that a file containing your email address may have been taken during the payment card breach we announced in September. The file contained email addresses, but it did not contain passwords, payment card information, or other sensitive personal information. We apologize for this incident and for the inconvenience and frustration this may cause you.

In all likelihood this event will not impact you, but we recommend that you be on the alert for phony emails requesting personal or sensitive information. If you have any questions or would like additional information on how to protect yourself from email scams, please visit our website or call 1-800-HOMEDEPOT.

Again, we apologize for the frustration and inconvenience this incident may have caused. Thank you for your continued support.

Sincerely,

The Home Depot

You DO realize that no brick and mortar store desperately NEEDS your email address to do business with you? PERIOD.

I never give brick and mortar stores my phone number or email address, it is not needed.

You are a victim of MARKETING PLOYS from Home Depot, they use those register for a gift or money things on the back of the receipts as a way of gathering market data on YOUR purchasing habits..

Those special member cards that are supposed to help you "track" your purchases and help it make it easy to return or manage the warranty are the very same thing. Just a new twist on getting people to voluntarily give them marketing info.

I do shop at Home Depot and Lowes, they do not and will never get my email or phone number from me.. I personally do not wish to wade through hundreds of emails or phone calls from the stores I purchase from.

People simply do not get it,