Ask HN: ‪When did email spam become an acceptable “growth hack”?

Re:Ask HN: ‪When did email spam become an acceptable “growth... by cpach on Tuesday January 24, 2017 @06:23AM (#13470507)

Would you mind elaborating a bit?

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Re:Ask HN: ‪When did email spam become an acceptable “growth... by benguild on Tuesday January 24, 2017 @06:28AM (#13470528)

"Hello, I came across ..."

Two weeks later:

"Just checking in to see if you'd seen my email!"

... or something along those lines. Best part is when there is an "opt-out" link.

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Re:Ask HN: ‪When did email spam become an acceptable “growth... by yati on Tuesday January 24, 2017 @06:49AM (#13470608)

CitiBank used to send me spam about credit cards (I used to own one a few years ago). The opt-out link led to a page where I must fill out an elaborate form with the CC number and address and whatnot to unsubscribe from spam I never asked for in the first place :(

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Re:Ask HN: ‪When did email spam become an acceptable “growth... by DrScump on Tuesday January 24, 2017 @09:25PM (#13477893)

Are you sure that wasn't a phishing attempt?

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Re:Ask HN: ‪When did email spam become an acceptable “growth... by yati on Sunday February 05, 2017 @08:48AM (#13572396)

I did verify that, and yes it was scary in the beginning. When I asked customer care, I was told that is how it is :/

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