How spammers got my home address?, etc.

I don't know where to put this but I wondered if anyone can tell me how spammers got my home address. I know how they got my email address and ip address, but this email I rec'd kind of pissed me off. Do I need to be worried about this? I never requested any info on working at home.


Subject: Info you requested on 10/3 13:35
From: [email protected]
Sender: [email protected]
Reply to: [email protected]

Here's the details I have on file for you.
Name: xxxx, Your Email: xxxxxxx.xxx
Address:1234 Main St. Anywhere USA XXXXX.
Your IP Address: XX.XX.XX.XXX
You requested information on 10/3/2008 13:35.

My name is Michael and I live in Nevada. Yes I'm a
real person and no this is 'not' one of those
emails where I'm trying to scam you. I'm simply
a messenger with some information that could
change your life like it did mine.

Back on 10/3/2008 13:35, you filled out a form on
the Internet requesting information on making
some extra in.come from home using your computer.
This is how I got your information at the top of the page.
If this information above is not correct or you did not
request this information, please accept my apology.
You "will not" receive another email from me and
will be permanently removed from any further email.

You can buy cold contact mailing lists on the internet. They are gathered up from all over the place. infousa is one of them. Pick what data base you want data out of. It's pretty annoying really.

Have you registered a domain name?

That wouldn't explain the IP but then it could just be throw in to misdirect you.

That does look like it was collected from a form on some site.

It did not have my last name, only my first, but it had all the other info I posted. If it were a site I bought something from, wouldn't they have both my first and last names?

I've never had an email like this before and I was a bit worried.

Oh, and no, I don't have a domain registered under any name and never have.

I also noticed this in the email. That sure looks odd.

some extra in.come from home using your computer.



[edit on 10-11-2008 by Clark W. Griswold]