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In my experience (europe) delivery companies get access to my unique email address that I also only use to buy things on amazon. They use this email address to

by Lealen 4y ago

In my experience (europe) delivery companies get access to my unique email address that I also only use to buy things on amazon. They use this email address to send me information about deliveries directly to my inbox.

layer8 4y ago
Are you sure those emails are directly from those companies? I only get messages sent through Amazon forwarding addresses, which exist precisely for the purpose to not disclose your own email address to third parties.
whywhywhywhy 4y ago
I get an influx of phishing SMS every time I have a parcel arrive through those systems. All the info is being skimmed and sold at some point. It often mentions the parcel company it arrives through which confirms this to me.
ChrisMarshallNY 4y ago
I have similar, but, in my case, it's because I have an account with the delivery company, and they associate the email with my address, so I get emails, whenever a package is to be delivered at my address, regardless of its origin.
- swores 4y ago
  That doesn't seem relevant to the subject of whether or not delivery companies get your address from Amazon, nor to the main topic of an Amazon-only email getting leaked? But yes, some couriers do let you tie an email address to a physical address to get notifications.
  - ChrisMarshallNY 4y ago
    I wouldn't say it "not relevant." The symptoms are similar; but the cause may well be different.
ericbarrett 4y ago
Seconded—perhaps a third-party seller or shipper who's been compromised.
- dwringer 4y ago
  Amazon specifically does not want third party sellers contacting customers through side channels other than Amazon itself, and thus does not typically give out emails directly. Third-party sellers are typically given an address like <gibberish-hash>@marketplace.amazon.com to which they can reply, and correspondence is then forwarded by Amazon to the actual customer's email.
  - buzer 4y ago
    If they actually cared I'm sure there would be a way to report these kind of issues. I got physical mail about submitting review for a product that I bought from Amazon (sold by company X, shipped by Amazon) in exchange for Amazon Gift card. The mail did contain name of the product. I tried to report it and * there was no obvious way to do it. Closest thing was by reporting issue on product. * there was no way to show the customer service agent a picture of the mail. Chat did not support sending pictures & they were unable to open imgur link. * agent recommended me to leave a report it by leaving review to the seller page. I did that and next day review was deleted.
    - usr1106 4y ago
      Right. So why does anyone business with such a crap company? (I must admit I created them approx 100 USD/EUR turnover last year and 20 USD/EUR this year. Sometimes all alternatives are so much worse.)

by Lealen 4y ago

layer8 4y ago

Are you sure those emails are directly from those companies? I only get messages sent through Amazon forwarding addresses, which exist precisely for the purpose to not disclose your own email address to third parties.

whywhywhywhy 4y ago

I get an influx of phishing SMS every time I have a parcel arrive through those systems. All the info is being skimmed and sold at some point. It often mentions the parcel company it arrives through which confirms this to me.

ChrisMarshallNY 4y ago

I have similar, but, in my case, it's because I have an account with the delivery company, and they associate the email with my address, so I get emails, whenever a package is to be delivered at my address, regardless of its origin.

swores 4y ago
That doesn't seem relevant to the subject of whether or not delivery companies get your address from Amazon, nor to the main topic of an Amazon-only email getting leaked? But yes, some couriers do let you tie an email address to a physical address to get notifications.
- ChrisMarshallNY 4y ago
  I wouldn't say it "not relevant." The symptoms are similar; but the cause may well be different.

ericbarrett 4y ago

Seconded—perhaps a third-party seller or shipper who's been compromised.

dwringer 4y ago
Amazon specifically does not want third party sellers contacting customers through side channels other than Amazon itself, and thus does not typically give out emails directly. Third-party sellers are typically given an address like <gibberish-hash>@marketplace.amazon.com to which they can reply, and correspondence is then forwarded by Amazon to the actual customer's email.
- buzer 4y ago
  If they actually cared I'm sure there would be a way to report these kind of issues. I got physical mail about submitting review for a product that I bought from Amazon (sold by company X, shipped by Amazon) in exchange for Amazon Gift card. The mail did contain name of the product. I tried to report it and * there was no obvious way to do it. Closest thing was by reporting issue on product. * there was no way to show the customer service agent a picture of the mail. Chat did not support sending pictures & they were unable to open imgur link. * agent recommended me to leave a report it by leaving review to the seller page. I did that and next day review was deleted.
  - usr1106 4y ago
    Right. So why does anyone business with such a crap company? (I must admit I created them approx 100 USD/EUR turnover last year and 20 USD/EUR this year. Sometimes all alternatives are so much worse.)