frank D.
Emails from fake people, replies from someone else
The same scam keeps resurfacing. Someone using a disposable email account (e.g., Gmail, Hotmail, Outlook, AOL) sends an email pitching email lists and promising more details. When you respond asking for specifics, a completely different person replies from a "mailinginfousa" domain email. If you question why the original sender isn’t responding or who this new person is, they offer the same excuse: the first person is just a "marketing representative." This is despite the initial sender claiming they could provide detailed information on counts, pricing, samples, and data guarantees tailored to your needs. Their real motive? Avoiding blacklisting their domain. If you persist in wanting to speak with the original sender, they claim that person is suddenly "on vacation," "out sick," or "on leave." Legitimate businesses don’t operate this way—use a reputable email service if you’re concerned about credibility. The original sender vanishes, never to be heard from again. These scammers often use a virtual PO Box address in New Jersey, despite claiming American or English names, while likely being based overseas, often in India. I’ve received identical emails about these lists—same font, typeface, bold, and italic formatting—from multiple "senders" with fake email addresses, only for the replies to come from the same mailinginfousa domain, just the persons name is different. This is a clear sign of a shady operation. Trustworthy businesses don’t resort to such deceptive tactics.