I get a LOT of spam in my gmail account. Right now I have over 2000 in my spam folder, and I always have those kinds of large amounts. Occasionally spam e-mail will make it into my inbox, but I don't mind that. (How they got my e-mail address I don't know - I do not give it out liberally).
My problem is that every so often legitimate e-mails can end up in the spam box. But I can't just search through the box for any legitimate ones because I would have to go through Thousands of junk e-mails.
So my question, put simply, is whether there is anyway to stop spam from coming to my account. I have had the account for a number of years and don't want to give it up.
Thanks for any and all help. Let me know if there are any questions.Are there any effective ways to stop spam without changing e-mail addresses?These is instructuons are for a Yahoo account. But you should be able to find similiar equivalents in Gmail.
You can not completely stop all spam, but you can help to put a big dent in it.
First, try not to open any of them, that only makes them send more and more to you.
Check mark them and click on 'Spam,' this should stop those addresses from being delivered to your inbox.
Use your spam guard and block address.
Look for the 'Options' link at upper right corner of mail screen and click on it
Options /mail options
Click on 'spam' in the list on the left.
Make sure spam guard is on, by checking in the little box.
Then in 'Blocked Email Addresses,' enter the E-mail address you wish blocked, in the box after 'Add a blocked address' and click on the 'add' button, then click on save changes at top left of screen.
You will never get mail from that address again.
This should help you to control your spam.
Other tips:
Do not ever open E-mail from people you do not know; and unless you are absolutely sure who it is from then treat them as spam.
Opening spam alerts the sender that your address is a valid one and they send you loads and loads more of it to you.
Never, ever give out your account information or other personal information to anyone.
If you are on a site and you absolutely have to sign up for something, check the entire page to make sure you uncheck any lines wanting to send you any other info, notices, catalogs, ads, and the like.
Added detail:
Yes, spammers change one item in their addresses a lot, so you might try blocking the entire domain, by putting in
*@ thedomainyouwanttoblock.com
for instance: *@seeyou.com
Or, if they change the domain, instead of the company name you can block the name by putting in Imatheft_inc@*
Hope this helps.Are there any effective ways to stop spam without changing e-mail addresses?there's no way to stop it as your email is obviously on many different mailing lists that have been sold to spammers and its going to continue. Changing your address and only giving it to people you know and trust is the only way to stop this. Never use that email to sign up for any websites, mailing lists, promotions or anything else - thats how your info is sold.
