Quote Originally Posted by Epi-hunter link=topic=13930.msg148001#msg148001 date=1377304380
I agree it's unethical but it's also illegal. I checked with an attorney friend.

Harvesting emails from forums in order to spam people is also unethical. However I tend to think these things end up causing the culprit more harm than good in the long run. What goes around, comes around.
I never would have found my Nigerian benefactor if it hadn't been for email harvesting.