Is it legal to contact a business e-mail address for the purpose of solicitation of services?
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it is best just to delete the message.  Do not respond as then they will know they have reached a valid email account.  It is their way of checking.\nAs to the legalities, since it is over the internet, not sure if there is anything you can do, unless the business they do is illegal in the eyes of the law.
543000
This is not that uncommon, someone used your address as a reply to address in a spam campaign. Irritating but not too much you can do about it.
139659
AOL and Yahoo will have an option for corporates to send solicitated mails to end users. The benefit of this service is that genuine mails from companies would be delivered directly to the user's mail box without passing through the mail filters for spamming. The risk in this is that if companies start sending unsolicited mails through this service, they will be blocked completely regardless of whether they paid or not.\n\nThis service is not applicable however for normal mails that are send from the personal users. In simple words, for normal users like us the e-mail remains free.\n\nFor further reading, check the following news item:\nhttp://www.iht.com/articles/2006/02/05/business/email.php
684889
yes you can! irrespective of what email address you use, as long as you pass the spam filter of the receiver, you should be able to reach the receiver's mail box!
867114
It's not so much inherently illegal as it may be fraudulent business practices as applied.\n\nYour state attorney general is one option. The Federal Trade Commission is another. Outside the US, seek similar authorities.
962241
"screwed" is right.\n\nI wouldn't do business (especially business where I give out my social security number) with anyone that has a "@yahoo, or @aol, or @hotmail, etc. email.\n\nIf the company is legitimate, you would think they would spring for the  $30 or $40 to get a website address and legitimate email account.\n\nHave you called the Better Business Bureau in your state (or his state) and asked about this company?  Gone to the state's website and verified that he has a license?  Anything?\n\nNo way would I do business with the "yahoo".
75157
I sure can if you want to crrespond through e-mail. my eamil address is elwalker1976@yahoo.com
519429
No such solicitations, or invites of a purely personal nature, or requests for e-IDs, are permissible in Yahoo! Answers’ Questions or Answers. \n...And please, this is NOT a chat room, for making contacts !\nSomebody or other is bound to report you for abuse, and misuse !
229657
I'm sure there is really no legal matter that you could persue, but you could bring it up to a higher power than the person that sent it to you. Cause that is not good customer service. They could decline you in  amuch nicer way.
1084638
1)  How would we know?\n2)  Why or how is it any of your business?  If they wanted you to know, they'd call you and tell you.\n3)  If you want to have private correspondence with someone, email them...it's against the rules to do so on this site.
586288
you need to find the correct e-mail address. is there any way to call and ask them?
570892
No business solicitations, even of a personal nature, are permissible in Yahoo! Answers’ Questions or Answers.\nSomebody or other is bound to report you for abuse !
124576
If they are impersonate a real company as many email letters do you can forward it to the actual company.\n\notherwise you can go here\nhttps://rn.ftc.gov/pls/dod/wsolcq$.startup?Z_ORG_CODE=
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isn't this known as spam???\n\nplease don't do it, just get there address and write them a proper letter different to each company.\n\nso much more proressional then email for this kinda thing.
655511
No solicitations of a personal nature are permissible in Yahoo! Answers Beta’s Questions or Answers.\nSomebody or other is bound to report you for abuse !
569231
I wouldn't go for it. In their contact info the don't list a business address or telephone and there URL shows no results in the Better Business Bureau (www.bbb.org).
94330
You want help spamming? No thanks.\n\nIf there's a legitimate reason for you to make contact then you already have enough information to do so, otherwise don't waste other people's time and resources.