[WARNING] Scammers use Patreon to send SPAM emails

[Bitcoin_Arena]

I do not think that is that easy If it is that easy, then this is a big problem.

The fact that so many users got their email address used to create accounts on the platform by the scammer shows how easy the scheme is since there is not email verification required

There are many famous services that you can use without verifying the email. However, we have not heard of any similar cases from them. 

The difference is that those services do not have emails coming to the victim's email address containing content from the subscribed accounts.

It should be easy for Patreon to close this loophole by requiring an email to be verified before adding it gets added to a content creator's mailing list. It is a great practice to use a different email alias for every website you use so that if one of your addresses gets publicly exposed it can be deactivated and you won't you can stop receiving these malicious emails trying to target you.

Exactly, they just have to add a few restrictions to accounts with unverified email addresses.

[EarnOnVictor]

That means that your email has been known to scammers as it is used to get to use to fall victim of a phishing attack. It is good to use your email not to subscribe on any site anyhow you want, the untrusted sites that you gave that email has been the reason for this. My emails something like this happened to in the past, I just do not use it again.

The truth is that no email address can be safe in this regard, spammers and scammers know nearly all the most secured emails depending on how you use them. This is unless you are only using them for trusted friends and business circles, which I still don't believe will not be compromised but could only limit the level of spam and scam attempts.

I know this because I have my Outlook email for my formal company dealings only, nothing informal and I am strict about it. Despite that, a few attempts still creep in, even the so-called reputable companies can still have bad employees within them, especially in sensitive sectors. So, no email address is entirely safe, not with a bank, government or any organization no matter how they portray themselves as reputable and secure, once it is a human being that is involved, anything can happen. Some employees will sell it to the bad guys, while it is a mere data breach with some companies.