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tlrobinson on Jan 13, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: The Strange Case of John Dillinger and the Fraudul...

I have the same problem. Most recently someone signed up for a DirecTV account with my email. I went back and forth with DirecTV customer service about 5 times before they removed my address.

I have to wonder if these companies are violating the CAN-SPAM act by not giving us an easy way to opt out...

wahnfrieden on Jan 13, 2012 [–]

IANAL but you don't need opt-out for transactional emails.

tlrobinson on Jan 13, 2012 | [–]

A lot of times they'll sign you up for their marketing emails as well.

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