depressed, help? how can I stop this from bothering me (it's really a huge pain)?

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somehow my name (which is very unique) has ended up in spam sites, ones with random search terms and some really strange and awful ones too, like "viagra" and so on, but also some related to stuff I myself searched (like whales and so on).

I'm not well-known or anything and I don't really use facebook or myspace much so I only have one page of Google results anyways, and these spam results make up most of them. I try not to use my real name for anything at all online.

it's awfully embarrassing to know that when you apply for a job or meet someone and you just know they're going to google you and probably recoil in horror. I must have entered my name into a phishing form or something?? what would cause this? it SUCKS

[4everWMT]

see a doc good luck

plz help me!
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?...417AAVxO1X

[CometDancer]

Call up Google and yell at them.

[Naomi]

go out and have fun! get your mind off of things

[skinnystage885]

Stay away from alcohol, drugs, and antidepressants.

[T L]

Is you name Cialas or Levitra? If so that sucks...get your name changed, yeah.

[Alex]

its normal
called your mail selling u out dawg
or ur friends leaked ur email
or some stupid business
also some sites use some advanced stuff that puts what ever u searched up into their site and adds what they are advertisement
don't get so worked up about it bro.

[Sora]

Aww.. sorry to hear that. Tell them to type in your full name. Be honest and tell them its not u before they check. Talk to them about it, and you yourself believe and know that it is NOT you and that u r not that horrible. Every name is unique an special. Don;t kill yourself, don't change your name, and goodluck!

[Brian]

I think that spam just goes to you, I look up things and get adds for it all the time, that's just the spyware in your computer. Like if i look up volvo's I'll start getting adds for them you know? If you google your name, do you see yourself on these sites? Try googling your first and last and see what comes up, it's probably not as bad as you think. Even if they do show up it's not like even though your name is unique that your the only person in the world with that name.

[USA]

Here are some things I NEVER do on-line:

Don't send anyone a picture of yourself.
Don't give out your real name.
Don't give out your real address.
Don't give out your Social Security Number
Don't give out your real birth date
When picking out a pin #, password, or question hints, don't use anything that someone could figure out.

Don't give out any banking info.
Never answer any questions regarding your lifestyle.
Don't give out info on how much you earn.
NEVER fill out on-line surveys unless you are absolutely sure who it is for. By filling out surveys, you are giving people info about you and this action will increase the SPAMS's you receive.

Sure hope this helps a little.


Now, in answer to your question: all of us get SPAM and sometimes its content is filthy. ALWAYS activate your SPAM filter on your computer.
NEVER open the SPAM or open any websites unless you absolutely know the person.
Each time you receive a SPAM, report it as SPAM and be sure your SPAM filter is always working.
Keep deleting the SPAM's.

Also, I don't think you have to worry about any of this when applying for a job. I don't know of any company that would ask to check out your e-mails.

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