I've got a catch all email redirect for my address. I do get a decent volume of spam these days.
Most of it goes to:
* admin@<mydomain>.com - listed in whois publicly for a few years, understandable
* <dropbox's address>@<mydomain.com> - started coming in 2014, the fact they were breached only became properly known in 2016.
* <my first name>@<mydomain.com> - This is the actual email address I give to in person contacts. Not quite sure how it ended up on spam lists, my best guesses are from a recruiter sharing it, git commits (though the fact the address I use way more commonly for git isn't there indicates probably not) or someone just figured it out.
Re:Dots don't matter in Gmail addresses
by mendelmaleh on Friday August 28, 2020 @03:07PM
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I'm pretty sure the campaigns get your email address, I often get emails directly from them.
I keep dedicated email addresses for most purposes, and the two that are getting any are a random mailing list, and the kickstarter address. That one has been caught in a vortex of spam, clearly meaning that kickstarter can't keep their mouths shut about customer emails.