Getting Rid Of Unwanted Spam

[crackernut2]

I am getting an average of 60-70 spam messages a day. what have I done wrong and can anyone tell me how to get stop them.
many thanks

[Buenchico]

I'll save myself some typing here!

Please refer to this thread:
http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Technology/Computers/Question1224749.html

Chris

[VHG]

You cant stop them, but you may be able to direct them to your junk folder.

"What have I done wrong" - we dont know, but posting your email address on open public forums wont help, or registering for "dodgy" web sites (not porn but just dodgy like dubious dating web sites), also entering online competitions by giving them your email address. Any or all of the above (if you have done them) will get your email address onto spammers lists.

Solution - create 3 or 4 (or more) email addresses.

Keep one for JUST your friends and family and use it for NOTHING else.

Keep another for registering for "genuine" web sites.

Maybe another for banking or other online transactions.

Then keep another (or more than one) for entering competitions and so on. Once it starts to get a lot of spam stop using it and create another.

You can use web sites like googlemail (gmail), outlook.com (or hotmail.com) to create lots of email addresses for free.

I have about 10 different emails for different things, and I try to keep all my stuff separate.

[crackernut2]

thanks chris and VHG, I shall spend a few hours,(Days!?) sorting it out. many thanks

[james412]

"What have I done wrong?"

I started to suffer massive amounts of spam about the same time I joined Facebook.

[boxtops]

make sure you've got a good spam filter, then at least they go into your junk folder instead of into your Inbox.

[pdq1]

If you use Internet explorer you can set up message rules. You can send them straight into your deleted folder or like me you can set up rules about the sender or the message and have them deleted at your Internet provider so you never see sight of them. This can be quite a lengthy process as it must be done for each of the e-mails received but to my mind worth it.

[EDDIE51]

Take the spam to a food bank , they will be gratefull for it.

[pdq1]

Press Message
then Create Rule from Message

Make sure you drop down the options to see the one you want.

[EDDIE51]

I have Hotmail , never get spam, the filters get it all and send it straight to the 'Junk' folder.

[pdq1]

I don;t like it even in my junk folder and its better not to receive it at all.

[Old_Geezer]

Surely the easiest way it to abandon that account and create new ones. The personal one you give only to trusted familiy/friends. A spam attractor one you can use with companies/websites/etc until it gets bad enough to abandon.

[VHG]

>>>>If you use Internet explorer you can set up message rules.

Internet Explorer is a web browser, not an email program.

[snags]

I was just about to write what Old_Geezer has said up there ^

[kylesmum]

I have recently been plaqued with spam as well, my filter doesn't seem to be effective.I have different emails addresses for different things but I didn't think to try having different Hotmail a/c's.
Is their spam filter more efficent?

[AlwaysConfused]

Whilst trying to sort out your spam troubles, sing the spam song

[kylesmum]

Hope you realise that'll be in my head all night now tee hee, it did make me laugh !