I’ve been doing this for over 20 years, and have the same results. The only spam I get is to a few addresses where there was a data breach (LinkedIn). I have another account where I don’t do this, and it gets around a dozen messages per day from the completely illegal spammers (no opt-out, etc).
However, it’s entirely possible I’m not seeing many messages that are getting blocked by spam controls (gmail), so I hesitate to draw any sweeping conclusions about it.
I’m also very cautious about what I sign up for. I can say that from what I’ve seen with others, the amount of spam and phishing is very dependent on what you do. For example marketing people need to go widely distribute their addresses as part of their job, and I definitely see them receiving far more spam/phishing than others.
However, it’s entirely possible I’m not seeing many messages that are getting blocked by spam controls (gmail), so I hesitate to draw any sweeping conclusions about it.
I’m also very cautious about what I sign up for. I can say that from what I’ve seen with others, the amount of spam and phishing is very dependent on what you do. For example marketing people need to go widely distribute their addresses as part of their job, and I definitely see them receiving far more spam/phishing than others.