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So I got this spam from pdmyer**[email protected] (just remove stars to get valid address):

Hi Tomáš,

Yes, I’m afraid it’s true; I am another recruiter to add to the long list of recruiters who must be contacting you almost daily.

At least some good news is that I am a direct employer and not one of those pesky Recruitment Consultants from an Agency….

I don’t want to waste your time, I’m not going to harass you, I’d just like to know one thing….

If you were considering a change in company, what would the change involve? What would be important to you? And, what would you want to hear from me in order to make you consider a new company?

Ok, I’m obviously not very good at this! That was 3 things; I hope you can forgive me for that!

If you do reply and I think I can match what your needs and motivations are, then perhaps you’ll be happy to have a conversation with me about opportunities at Foxconn DRC in Prague……..

Kind regards

Paul

Paul Myers [email protected]
phone: 420 466056626

Note: the email above almost certainly doesn't come from Foxconn DRC. The author of the email almost certainly ISN'T Mr. Paul Myers. Some people in comments seem confused, so I'm clearing this now.

It is only on Stack Exchange where I come under name Tomáš Zato, which is actually Czech wordplay. So it is possible that someone farmed some data off Stack Exchange. I do not know if anyone bothers dealing with this kind of spam. But I found it notable because I receive very little emails and this one got through filters. Given that it's expecting reply, it could be dangerous scam.

I am not asking just about this message. How can I handle this in general? It's clear that my Stack Exchange username is related to the spam. And Foxconn is a real engineering company. (I have sent them the email in case they were interested)

It's worth mentioning that the address I received the email on is not linked to my SE account but to my Gravatar.

##Disclaimer: the email below has turned out to be from the person signed below it

The general question in title still stands.

So I got this spam from Gmail address address removed since it turned to be legitimate personal gmail address (just remove stars to get valid address):

Hi Tomáš,

Yes, I’m afraid it’s true; I am another recruiter to add to the long list of recruiters who must be contacting you almost daily.

At least some good news is that I am a direct employer and not one of those pesky Recruitment Consultants from an Agency….

I don’t want to waste your time, I’m not going to harass you, I’d just like to know one thing….

If you were considering a change in company, what would the change involve? What would be important to you? And, what would you want to hear from me in order to make you consider a new company?

Ok, I’m obviously not very good at this! That was 3 things; I hope you can forgive me for that!

If you do reply and I think I can match what your needs and motivations are, then perhaps you’ll be happy to have a conversation with me about opportunities at Foxconn DRC in Prague……..

Kind regards

Paul

Paul Myers [email protected]
phone: 420 466056626

Since the From field of the email didn't match the mail address in signature, I came to conclusion that the email is fake, presumably recruiter scam of some sort.

It is only on Stack Exchange where I come under name Tomáš Zato, which is actually Czech wordplay. So it is possible that someone farmed some data off Stack Exchange. I do not know if anyone bothers dealing with this kind of spam. But I found it notable because I receive very little emails and this one got through filters. Given that it's expecting reply, it could be dangerous scam.

I am not asking just about this message. How can I handle this in general? It's clear that my Stack Exchange username is related to the spam. And Foxconn is a real engineering company. (I have sent them the email in case they were interested)

So I got this spam from pdmyer**[email protected] (just remove stars to get valid address):

Hi Tomáš,

Yes, I’m afraid it’s true; I am another recruiter to add to the long list of recruiters who must be contacting you almost daily.

At least some good news is that I am a direct employer and not one of those pesky Recruitment Consultants from an Agency….

I don’t want to waste your time, I’m not going to harass you, I’d just like to know one thing….

If you were considering a change in company, what would the change involve? What would be important to you? And, what would you want to hear from me in order to make you consider a new company?

Ok, I’m obviously not very good at this! That was 3 things; I hope you can forgive me for that!

If you do reply and I think I can match what your needs and motivations are, then perhaps you’ll be happy to have a conversation with me about opportunities at Foxconn DRC in Prague……..

Kind regards

Paul

Paul Myers [email protected] phone: 420 466056626

It is only on Stack Exchange where I come under name Tomáš Zato, which is actually Czech wordplay. So it is possible that someone farmed some data off Stack Exchange. I do not know if anyone bothers dealing with this kind of spam. But I found it notable because I receive very little emails and this one got through filters. Given that it's expecting reply, it could be dangerous scam.

I am not asking just about this message. How can I handle this in general? It's clear that my Stack Exchange username is related to the spam. And Foxconn is a real engineering company. (I have sent them the email in case they were interested)

It's worth mentioning that the address I received the email on is not linked to my SE account but to my Gravatar.

So I got this spam from pdmyer**[email protected] (just remove stars to get valid address):

Hi Tomáš,

Yes, I’m afraid it’s true; I am another recruiter to add to the long list of recruiters who must be contacting you almost daily.

At least some good news is that I am a direct employer and not one of those pesky Recruitment Consultants from an Agency….

I don’t want to waste your time, I’m not going to harass you, I’d just like to know one thing….

If you were considering a change in company, what would the change involve? What would be important to you? And, what would you want to hear from me in order to make you consider a new company?

Ok, I’m obviously not very good at this! That was 3 things; I hope you can forgive me for that!

If you do reply and I think I can match what your needs and motivations are, then perhaps you’ll be happy to have a conversation with me about opportunities at Foxconn DRC in Prague……..

Kind regards

Paul

Paul Myers [email protected] 
phone: 420 466056626

Note: the email above almost certainly doesn't come from Foxconn DRC. The author of the email almost certainly ISN'T Mr. Paul Myers. Some people in comments seem confused, so I'm clearing this now.

It is only on Stack Exchange where I come under name Tomáš Zato, which is actually Czech wordplay. So it is possible that someone farmed some data off Stack Exchange. I do not know if anyone bothers dealing with this kind of spam. But I found it notable because I receive very little emails and this one got through filters. Given that it's expecting reply, it could be dangerous scam.

I am not asking just about this message. How can I handle this in general? It's clear that my Stack Exchange username is related to the spam. And Foxconn is a real engineering company. (I have sent them the email in case they were interested)

It's worth mentioning that the address I received the email on is not linked to my SE account but to my Gravatar.

#This is not a duplicate

I ask this:

• What should I do when I receive spam that seems related to Stack Exchange?

Question ShadowWizard linked:

• Is it dangerous to use gravatar?

So I got this spam from pdmyer**[email protected] (just remove stars to get valid address):

Hi Tomáš,

Yes, I’m afraid it’s true; I am another recruiter to add to the long list of recruiters who must be contacting you almost daily.

At least some good news is that I am a direct employer and not one of those pesky Recruitment Consultants from an Agency….

I don’t want to waste your time, I’m not going to harass you, I’d just like to know one thing….

If you were considering a change in company, what would the change involve? What would be important to you? And, what would you want to hear from me in order to make you consider a new company?

Ok, I’m obviously not very good at this! That was 3 things; I hope you can forgive me for that!

If you do reply and I think I can match what your needs and motivations are, then perhaps you’ll be happy to have a conversation with me about opportunities at Foxconn DRC in Prague……..

Kind regards

Paul

Paul Myers [email protected] phone: 420 466056626

It is only on Stack Exchange where I come under name Tomáš Zato, which is actually Czech wordplay. So it is possible that someone farmed some data off Stack Exchange. I do not know if anyone bothers dealing with this kind of spam. But I found it notable because I receive very little emails and this one got through filters. Given that it's expecting reply, it could be dangerous scam.

I am not asking just about this message. How can I handle this in general? It's clear that my Stack Exchange username is related to the spam. And Foxconn is a real engineering company. (I have sent them the email in case they were interested)

It's worth mentioning that the address I received the email on is not linked to my SE account but to my Gravatar.

So I got this spam from pdmyer**[email protected] (just remove stars to get valid address):

Hi Tomáš,

Yes, I’m afraid it’s true; I am another recruiter to add to the long list of recruiters who must be contacting you almost daily.

At least some good news is that I am a direct employer and not one of those pesky Recruitment Consultants from an Agency….

I don’t want to waste your time, I’m not going to harass you, I’d just like to know one thing….

If you were considering a change in company, what would the change involve? What would be important to you? And, what would you want to hear from me in order to make you consider a new company?

Ok, I’m obviously not very good at this! That was 3 things; I hope you can forgive me for that!

If you do reply and I think I can match what your needs and motivations are, then perhaps you’ll be happy to have a conversation with me about opportunities at Foxconn DRC in Prague……..

Kind regards

Paul

Paul Myers [email protected] phone: 420 466056626

It is only on Stack Exchange where I come under name Tomáš Zato, which is actually Czech wordplay. So it is possible that someone farmed some data off Stack Exchange. I do not know if anyone bothers dealing with this kind of spam. But I found it notable because I receive very little emails and this one got through filters. Given that it's expecting reply, it could be dangerous scam.

I am not asking just about this message. How can I handle this in general? It's clear that my Stack Exchange username is related to the spam. And Foxconn is a real engineering company. (I have sent them the email in case they were interested)

It's worth mentioning that the address I received the email on is not linked to my SE account but to my Gravatar.