Why Is Monster.com Spamming Me About Career Fairs?

It is no secrets that career fairs have seen better days. With more and more employers directing candidates to apply on-line, more and more candidates are avoiding the hassles and stress of attending in-person job fairs because they’re largely unproductive. You wait forever to get in and speak with a recruiter but get only a few minutes and perhaps just seconds of their time. They listen, nod, and tell you to apply at their web site. So why even bother going?

Perhaps the failures of this sourcing tool explain why Monster.com and its partner National Career Fairs seem to have greatly pumped up their volume of unsolicited, bulk, commercial emails. I’ve gone from rarely receiving emails about career fairs just weeks ago to multiple emails a day. Have a look at my spam folder for today.
One email every once in a while I get. But 16 in a day and still seven hours to go before this day is officially over? Ridiculous.
Is it just me or are these guys spamming the heck out of everyone who moves? I don’t have a resume on Monster.com and have never opted in for their mailings. Same with National Career Fairs. I pity those who actually did give permission to these organizations. If I’m getting 16 without having provided my opt-in, I can’t even imagine how many emails must be going to those who did provide their opt-in.