• SendMePhotos@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    I got an email that was spam/marketing for one of my accounts. This is a copy paste:

    This notification email has been sent to you as part of your REDACTED benefits. You will continue to receive these benefit notification emails even if you have requested not to receive commercial emails for this account.

    Needless to say, I simply called and cancelled my account. When asked why, I told them that I don’t want spam emails from them for marketing or for “benefits”.

    • funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works
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      11 months ago

      Without knowing the details, it’s hard to say. Yes this could be a spam tactic but various industries have laws saying they have to contact their users/clients/customers if they make a change- e.g. your bank has to notify you of new charges.

      Not a defense of someone using this to scam, but an explanation of why that language might be used if legitimate.