Does namecheap.com sell your email adress to spammers?

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I recently signed up and bought a domain from namecheap.com with a per-domain email address. Today, one day later, I get various emails from indian companies trying to sell me software development services. Does anybody else have the same issue or is it known that those email adresses get sold?

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You probably left your whois open. That's where they got your email, not namecheap.

Same is happening to me. These folks get hold of the details of recent domain registrants and spam them. I'm even getting phone calls. I don't think the information is explicitly being 'sold' - if you don't opt for domain privacy, such details are available to any suitably motivated actors.

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