Either that or you’ve got some malware.
Comment on I put my number in a secure form for a trusted bank and immediately got spammed
irotsoma@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Looks like you got phished. Doubt that was the real bank site. Suggest you change your passwords if you logged in to that site, too.
Viper_NZ@lemmy.nz 3 days ago
cordlesslamp@lemmy.today 3 days ago
Banks and hospitals sell your information, too.
When my wife gave birth to our son at the hospital, I have to put down my phone number as part of the check in form. Immediately the next day I got call for “Home care services for new mom and baby”.
When I got my first big saving in the bank, a
yannic@lemmy.ca 3 days ago
I feel so sorry for those of you living in places with for-profit healthcare.
irotsoma@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Oh totally. But they don’t sync that information “immediately”. Nor would they ever want to because then the user would know that’s where the information came from.
cordlesslamp@lemmy.today 3 days ago
I don’t think they really care if it’s not actually illegal.
Or they could sell the data in bulk. And the day I put in my number just happens to be the day they sell their database.
yannic@lemmy.ca 3 days ago
I feel so sorry for those of you living in places with for-profit healthcare.