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Cacran
Cacran Posts: 536 Forumite
Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Combo Breaker I've been Money Tipped!
I use Virgin Media email. I have suddenly started getting lots of spam which is not filtered. Does anyone know how I can block them? Please.
Keep on trucking!

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  • Me too, also on Virgin. This week I have been inundated with far more spam than usual. Any help appreciated.
    "If you dream alone it will remain just a dream. But if we all dream together it will become reality"
  • kwikbreaks
    kwikbreaks Posts: 9,187 Forumite
    When I was with VM some years back their email was just a rebranded gmail.
  • billn
    billn Posts: 336 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    I have just looked at the Virgin help forum and they are aware of it and are trying to sort it out. They usually have quite good filters so I wonder what has gone wrong.
    If at first you don't succeed, sky diving is not for you!
  • Cacran
    Cacran Posts: 536 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Combo Breaker I've been Money Tipped!
    Thank you for all your replies. I am a bit set in my ways and feel more confident using Virgin emails. Have never had this trouble before. If it is on the Virgin help forum, I hope that something will be done about it. I thought it was just mine.
    Keep on trucking!
  • Robisere
    Robisere Posts: 3,237 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Photogenic Combo Breaker
    billn, do you use Google at all? Of course you do, so why not set up a Google account, which will be a gmail address? As has been advised, ISP webmail is just horrible.

    Being "set in your ways" is Ok, but I'm 72 and not afraid to keep on learning. gmail is great and a google account leads to so many advantageous features.
    I think this job really needs
    a much bigger hammer.
  • billn
    billn Posts: 336 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Robisere wrote: »
    billn, do you use Google at all? Of course you do, so why not set up a Google account, which will be a gmail address? As has been advised, ISP webmail is just horrible.
    I don't usually have a problem with Virgin email, this one only lasted a few hours and then it was sorted out.
    If at first you don't succeed, sky diving is not for you!
  • letsbehonest
    letsbehonest Posts: 1,098 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Combo Breaker
    I opened a Gmail account and I get mails from people who just want to befriend me and chat via email, annoying so dont use it anymore.
    "Imagination is more Important than knowledge"
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