Fan Club Selling email addresses?

WelshWitchPMD · #1 04-06-2005, 06:14 AM

Did anyone get an email today about someone selling a Tango In The Night Gold record?

I am not going to post the whole email but here is the first sentence.

thought you might be interested in a unique and custom made Fleetwood Mac gold disc presentation plaque we have for sale, as you appear to be buyers of merchandise for their fan site

The funny part is that I have never even purchased anything from the fan site except for tickets.

Now, that I look at the email I think that it is just a record made to look like a gold record.

It just kind of makes me mad that this is what the 'fan club' has been reduced to. It was crap anyway but this just ticks me off.

***ThePenguin*** · #2 04-06-2005, 07:16 AM

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Originally Posted by WelshWitchPMD

Did anyone get an email today about someone selling a Tango In The Night Gold record?

It just kind of makes me mad that this is what the 'fan club' has been reduced to. It was crap anyway but this just ticks me off.

I just got one this morning asking if I wanted to buy a gold disc!

" thought you might be interested in a unique and custom made Fleetwood Mac gold disc presentation plaque we have for sale, as you appear to be buyers of merchandise for their fan site. It is a completely on-off piece that includes the album Fleetwood Mac artwork for 'Tango In The Night' as well as the original vinyl coated in 24 carat gold, on a green and gold background, which highlights the design on the album, which is retailing now for £275.00.

We are very keen to sell this range of PopArt to specific buyers and fans of Fleetwood Mac. It is a beautiful one-off piece that cannot be replicated anywhere else in the UK and therefore we agree that it would be an ideal gift or collectable for the dedicated fan, as well as a highly sought after piece for your website.

If you are interested in purchasing this item or even just having a look at it, then please do not hesitate to email me on this address, or alternatively give us a call on 0207 974 8950 and we can take it from there."

????
However-- as I am not a member if the fan club- I don't think they can be held responsible. Don't know where these folks got our addresses from...???? Strange.

-Lis

xxxmx · #3 04-06-2005, 07:24 AM

just checked and i haven't gotten anything. personally, my email is out there on sooo many FM related sites that they could have gotten it from anywhere, not necessarily the official site, though i wouldn't discount the idea...

WildInTheWind · #4 04-06-2005, 03:15 PM

Wow that's pretty creepy! I haven't gotten anything, nor am I a member of the fan club. Did any of you email them back and ask how they knew your email address?

WelshWitchPMD · #5 04-06-2005, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by WildInTheWind

Wow that's pretty creepy! I haven't gotten anything, nor am I a member of the fan club. Did any of you email them back and ask how they knew your email address?

No, I don't want them to know that they reached a valid address. Of course they might be reading this right now. Sorry, I am not interested in their crap.

estranged4life · #6 04-06-2005, 04:05 PM

to have your email address added onto SPAM list is to list it in the open, As some have done here when requesting music files...Just takes one 'spider/bot' to get your email address and then your pretty much S.O.L.

WelshWitchPMD · #7 04-06-2005, 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by estranged4life

to have your email address added onto SPAM list is to list it in the open, As some have done here when requesting music files...Just takes one 'spider/bot' to get your email address and then your pretty much S.O.L.

I block my email address on every site.

as you appear to be buyers of merchandise for their fan site I have to laugh because I am not a buyer for the fan site.

If I was I could think of a lot better things to sell then this crap.

I have only purchased tickets though the fan site and I have gotten Mac stuff on Ebay and Amazon that is it. Oh yes Ticketmaster, too. Oh and then a few ticket brokers.

This email is based in the UK, too.

WelshWitchPMD · #8 04-06-2005, 04:49 PM

Hmm. I do have a 'fan site', however. Maybe they just did a search on the web for that and thought that I 'sold' stuff.

Then they just sent me an email that is linked from my webpage.