alasta:

 

MadEngineer:

 

Rang a NZ outfit that spammed us with a marketing email and asked where they got all the email addresses from -“oh I had IT scan all my emails”

 

Thanks for confirming that — off to the DIA for you!

 

 

I have been spammed by NZ companies that I haven't dealt with for five to ten years. It appears they are pulling up old contact lists to create a spam database.

 

Yes, it's illegal, but they're doing it because they know DIA aren't enforcing the law. 

 

It's possible the people who could enforce the law got the sack.