On 08-Jul-08 23:14, stbenge wrote:
> Hi everyone,
> 
> Here's a quiz for you. What kind of mentality would give your personal 
> e-mail address and your home phone number to numerous companies, causing 
> you to receive dozens of spam e-mails and phone calls each day? The 
> person in question would have not considered the time and money wasted 
> by these companies in pursuing a dead lead. 

interesting that you don't mention your own time.

> This person would have also 
> changed your name into a crude form. So which is it:
> 
> a) a mature adult
> b) an immature adult
> c) a child

your ex or her new boy friend?
If you have a kid in the range 12-16 it could be some of his/her 
'friends'. Unless he/she is the favorite victim in class more parents 
may have your problem.

> Is it possible to track down such an individual, even though he/she has 
> obviously used online forms to give out your e-mail address and phone 
> number? 

If done 'right' by a knowing person: no, so possibly yes.

> It's possible that the information was given to just a few sites 
> which then sold the info to other companies. Feedback would be appreciated~

e-mail very likely, phone number unlikely I would say. There is 
(illegal) trade in e-mail addresses, because you can not you track down 
the person that sent the SPAM and he needs a big volume. Phone calls are 
traceable, you can not make more than one phone call at the same time 
and they cost money. Unless you are in a very special segment (expensive 
(BDSM) clothes, likely to buy a big car or tractor soon or something 
like that), your phone number is worth very little.

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