Do you use fake personal data for online enquiries ?

[robinessex]

Do you use fake personal data for online enquiries ? I admit I do now. It got to the point when my e-mail was getting full of stuff obviously being gleaned from info I was putting into websites to obtain their services. Or making enquiries about them. We Buy Any car being typical, I’m not doing anything of an illegal nature, just ‘dead end’ stuff to avoid unwanted communications. So I now have a 'new name', non exists address, ditto mobile number and e-mail.

Edited by robinessex on Tuesday 9th May 10:15

[brrapp]

Yes, but I use a ridiculous name and address that couldn't possibly be real just to avoid pissing off real people.

[papa3]

I keep a "Junk" email address at Yahoo for that sort of stuff. Makes validation possible where required but avoids the spam that follows.

[robinessex]

papa3 said:

I keep a "Junk" email address at Yahoo for that sort of stuff. Makes validation possible where required but avoids the spam that follows.

I do use that method if it's something I'll probably follow up sometime

[Shakermaker]

papa3 said:

I keep a "Junk" email address at Yahoo for that sort of stuff. Makes validation possible where required but avoids the spam that follows.

I also do something similar, I still have my email address from when I was 15 active and as such, can direct things to there for enquiries where I don't always want a follow up

[Some Gump]

Yep, sperate address for spam stuff. Several silly names as well.

[LittleBigPlanet]

Yes. A guy with a very simple email address at Google gets all my spam.

[robinessex]

LittleBigPlanet said:

Yes. A guy with a very simple email address at Google gets all my spam.

So it's you is it, you bd!!!

[carreauchompeur]

Phone number: 01234567890

Someone in Sussex fricking hates me.

[freddytin]

carreauchompeur said:

Phone number: 01234567890

Someone in Sussex fricking hates me.

Bedford you B'stard

[dojo]

Lucifer De Vil
07666 666 666

[Zippee]

[e-mail] gets all my spam

[anonymous-user]

jim bown
jim gunn

all aliases and a random land line number made up thou.

my address is 51 starfort road, huntingshireshire, .....

[Your Dad]

I use SW1A 1AA for postcode and 0181 811 8055 for phone number.

[Likes Fast Cars]

Yep a rarely used e-mail address, also a fake DOB for extra protection.

[Mammasaid]

Your Dad said:

I use SW1A 1AA for postcode and 0181 811 8055 for phone number.

You must hate Noel Edmonds....

[mp3manager]

All the time.
I have even given my employer fake email & phone numbers, after they abused the one real phone number I gave them some time ago.

[Fastdruid]

[e-mail] gets my spam.

999 Letsbe Avenue gets all my post.

0123 456 7890 gets all my phone calls.

Unless I need the address to be accurate for some reason I always use a fake one. Same with birthdays, city you live in etc. Security questions get random stuff made up, eg
First pets name: 1qwegfl\kf
Mothers Maiden name: 13480uerd

[Ste1987]

www.maildrop.cc lets you create a self-destructing email address for those kind of websites

[hoegaardenruls]

Zippee said:

[e-mail] gets all my spam

That's two of us on Bob's hit list then

Have occasionally used Bill at some company who make Windows as well.