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This morning at 5:30AM I got a call from a random HVAC service company. "Hi, [function_seven], this is Paul with ACME Heating and Cooling. You're requesting som
by function_seven 5y ago
This morning at 5:30AM I got a call from a random HVAC service company. "Hi, [function_seven], this is Paul with ACME Heating and Cooling. You're requesting someone look at your system?"
I was barely awake, so I stammered, "huh? No I don't think so..."
Paul (Helpfully): "You filled a form out requesting this on our site?"
"No...?".
Then I started to wake up more and realize it was happening again. I must've pissed someone off somewhere a couple years ago, because I'm getting a lot of this. A hater is filling out online forms with my info. Every month I get a random call from a legitimate company responding to what I only assume is an item in their lead-gen pipeline. This morning was no different. The call came from a legit number for the HVAC company. I looked them up and they're highly-rated. But they're in Florida, I'm in California, so the 5:30am call time made sense.
Last month it was a therapist referral service in Ohio. They had my name, phone number, and email.
Elsewhere I'm constantly getting emails at an old gmail address for various shopping site "newsletters." From all over the world. A Spanish job search site in the UK. A sporting goods site in Colombia. Athletic wear from Ireland. In each case, the sites themselves are legit, but they don't do an email confirmation loop.
Should I keep Unsubscribing from these? Is there anything I can do to figure out who is doing this? I used to mess with scammers; I think I might regret that :)
- BrandoElFollito 5y agoYou will not be able to know who did this. It is similar to the dumb teen idea of a prank where they would put your phone number in an ad for a cheap pizza delivery service. My wife had a similar problem and she changed her phone number.