Monday, May 24, 2010

How do i block a scam email?

If you use a popular free email service (gmail, hotmail, etc) then there will be a report as spam button. This will block further emails from that address, as well as help to block emails for everyone else using your provider.

How do i block a scam email?
if it has gone into bulk you need to transfer it into your inbox by clicking on move then click on inbox, go to your inbox tick the little box next to the email and click on spam, this will automatically add it to your blocked addresses.
Reply:If you use Yahoo Mail then just click spam at the top of the page. It will immediately go into your trash.
Reply:You don't say what ISP.





Some ISPs have a standard folder called "Spam". Moving email to this will alert them, and then they can do what they want to stop it and further similar others, as well as others from that address getting into their system





But you should NEVER reply to a scam - it just tells them that your addy is active, and then you may get more, or even find that they start using your addy as a 'spoof' - i.e. as a fake sending address.





In Australia we have a web page at ACMA that welcomes you to forward it on, so they can trap nasty people or criminals running scams. They also supposedly spread the word about genuine scams to others interested too.


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