[jaserion]

i guess that i got "lucky". it could've gotten worse and i would've not known it. these people were smart but was slow, and that helped me. they was spamming my email with almost 20 emails/per minute (yes, per minute) for 2 hours straight until i was able to block them. each email was from a different email address and that made blocking them was impossible. luckily, i noticed the subject line was all the same and was able to block base on that. i believe that they were trying to suppress all alert emails from retailers and banks. again, i was lucky that i saw 2 emails from a retailer and a bank to verify my purchase.

with that said, be warned. if you ever notice your email is getting spam hard, i strongly advise that you block them fast and look for email alerts from retailers and/or banks. chances are your identity has been stolen and they are using your CCs/accounts.