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How to block this sender?
Brie
Posts: 12,817 Ambassador
in Techie Stuff
I keep getting emails from some company called Sirius that says my membership has expired and click on the link to extend it for 90 day free of charge. Obviously I'm not clicking on any links.
They always go straight to my junk mail folder. Normally stuff in there gets marked as phishing or is blocked. Something about these emails means I can't do either of those things due to not giving a valid email address. All I can do is delete.
Does anyone know a trick to block these coming in the future? I get maybe 3 or 4 identical each week and it's been going on for months.
fyi - I'm on Outlook, I can't hoover over the email and see the sender's address, I'm not going to switch to gmail. My laptop normally lets me block things and my phone allows me to normally mark as phishing. My tablet only lets me delete.
They always go straight to my junk mail folder. Normally stuff in there gets marked as phishing or is blocked. Something about these emails means I can't do either of those things due to not giving a valid email address. All I can do is delete.
Does anyone know a trick to block these coming in the future? I get maybe 3 or 4 identical each week and it's been going on for months.
fyi - I'm on Outlook, I can't hoover over the email and see the sender's address, I'm not going to switch to gmail. My laptop normally lets me block things and my phone allows me to normally mark as phishing. My tablet only lets me delete.
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Do they always have a particular word / word combination in the subject line? You can have them auto filed to junk or deleted using the "rules" function in outlook.1
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yes set up a rule 'if email contains sirius'
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If they’re going straight into your junk mail folder, anyway, does it matter?All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of things shall be well.
Pedant alert - it's could have, not could of.3 -
elsien said:If they’re going straight into your junk mail folder, anyway, does it matter?
J_B said:My pet hate - "Outlook" - to make things 'simpler' - MS called everything by the same nameAre you using the stand alone MS program/app called Outlook, or do you go on the Outlook website to access your emails?I’m a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Debt Free Wannabe and Old Style Money Saving boards. If you need any help on these boards, do let me know. Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any posts you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button, or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.
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My email programme allows me to just right click then block the actual email address or the domain name entirely....Drinking Rum before 10am makes you
A PIRATE
Not an Alcoholic...!1 -
Emmia said:Do they always have a particular word / word combination in the subject line? You can have them auto filed to junk or deleted using the "rules" function in outlook.I’m a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Debt Free Wannabe and Old Style Money Saving boards. If you need any help on these boards, do let me know. Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any posts you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button, or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.
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I would be interested in a soloution to this. Same as Brie I use outlook but get emails from a friend who passed away a couple of years ago.He must of give some web site my email address.0
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J_B said:
Surely you know whether you access your email via an internet browser or an application installed on your computer?My pet hate - "Outlook" - to make things 'simpler' - MS called everything by the same nameAre you using the stand alone MS program/app called Outlook, or do you go on the Outlook website to access your emails?
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wongataa said:
J_B said:
Surely you know whether you access your email via an internet browser or an application installed on your computer?My pet hate - "Outlook" - to make things 'simpler' - MS called everything by the same nameAre you using the stand alone MS program/app called Outlook, or do you go on the Outlook website to access your emails?I’m a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Debt Free Wannabe and Old Style Money Saving boards. If you need any help on these boards, do let me know. Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any posts you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button, or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.
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