This seems to be exactly the opposite of what I was describing. While I had a LinkedIn account I was not receiving spam. When I deleted my account, the spam s

This seems to be exactly the opposite of what I was describing. While I had a LinkedIn account I was not receiving spam. When I deleted my account, the spam started, and continues to this day.(+) (+) Which is not a surprise ... once an email address has been leaked it gets onto lists and the spam will never end.