how'd spammer know I have a Nokia?

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Joe - 27 Oct 2006 13:02 GMT

I got a spam message (in my email account) about some idiot produce which
had nothing to do with cell service or Nokia, but the title had Nokia in it.
I got Cingular service and a Nokia phone only about a month ago. Just a
coincidence? I don't believe I gave my email address to Walmart, where I got
the service and phone, but I should check and if so- is it likely that they
sold my info?

Also, I got a recorded message on my Nokia the other day- sounded like some
commercial, in Spanish! (which I don't speak)

Joe

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John Navas - 27 Oct 2006 17:25 GMT

>I got a spam message (in my email account) about some idiot produce which
>had nothing to do with cell service or Nokia, but the title had Nokia in it.
[quoted text clipped - 5 lines]
>Also, I got a recorded message on my Nokia the other day- sounded like some
>commercial, in Spanish! (which I don't speak)

Your number was probably recycled from someone that spoke Spanish and
subscribed to text alerts. You may want to request a different number.

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Joe - 27 Oct 2006 21:53 GMT

Good suggestion- if it happens again, I'll contact Cingular.

Thanks,
Joe

>>I got a spam message (in my email account) about some idiot produce which
>>had nothing to do with cell service or Nokia, but the title had Nokia in
[quoted text clipped - 12 lines]
> Your number was probably recycled from someone that spoke Spanish and
> subscribed to text alerts. You may want to request a different number.

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Thurman - 27 Oct 2006 22:35 GMT

>>Also, I got a recorded message on my Nokia the other day- sounded like
>>some
>>commercial, in Spanish! (which I don't speak)

I was receiving a similar call exactly every 30 days. After a lot of surfing
I narrowed it down to a address in Miami FL. I asked a friend close to there
to check it out. It's a Spanish telemarketing group using an IVR to call
cell phones.

I've had the same number for five years, don't know who had it before.

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