How to stop unsolicited emails?

Bisoy

Hi Guys,

I don't know much about computer just basics only so hope someone can help me. I am receiving a lot of unsolicited emails on my yahoo account everyday about 3-5 and looks like from America. So everytime I can spot one I just click the spam button or whatever you call it. How can I stop or minimize these unsolicited emails? Thanks

John_Gray

Only by changing your email address, and telling just those people whom you want to know it... (This works for a short time, but the spammers will find the new address eventually.)

John

Almost_Redundant

I also seem to have started receiving a lot (5-10 / day) emails of a very depraved and sordid nature with a link to some website. They alter the spelling in the main message to i assume get it through any blocking software. I'm getting fed up of just deleting these, can my isp do anything about it?
Thanks

John_Gray

Some ISPs use spam-elimination software on their mail servers. I've never had a single spam message when on blueyonder (advt!).

John

Bisoy

I don't often give my email address to people. It's purely for personal use. I don't even join chat groups or yahoo messenger. I don't know how it started but it keeps coming.I am being fed up of deleting it.

cwoodham

I'm also finding that a specific email address I gave to a limited number of people is now being spammed. I can only assume that the spammers have accessed the address books on their PCs perhaps because they dont have a firewall.

I use a program called MailWasher to check and delete all unwanted email on the servers before I download any email to my computer. That way you can get rid of any spam+attachments before it gets near your PC. The last freeware version (1.33) is available here.

MailWasher 1.33 allows you to check a number of email addresses if you have more than one. I check four or five. You can also set up filters in it to automatically tag any incoming email which doesnt have a genuine address and mark it for deletion. Its one of the most useful utilities on my machine.

irnbru_2

Bisoy wrote:

I don't know how it started but it keeps coming.

It's quite easy. Generate enough random email addresses and eventually you'll hit someone's account.