Comments on: Is there a way to check why I am getting a lot of phishing emails all of a sudden? http://www.identitytheftplus.com/2009/11/14/is-there-a-way-to-check-why-i-am-getting-a-lot-of-phishing-emails-all-of-a-sudden/ Protect Yourself Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:01:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Lyn G http://www.identitytheftplus.com/2009/11/14/is-there-a-way-to-check-why-i-am-getting-a-lot-of-phishing-emails-all-of-a-sudden/comment-page-1/#comment-186 Lyn G Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:53:29 +0000 http://www.identitytheftplus.com/2009/11/14/is-there-a-way-to-check-why-i-am-getting-a-lot-of-phishing-emails-all-of-a-sudden/#comment-186 Not unless you have been keeping track of where you have been going. 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 filter and block address. Look for the 'Options' link at upper right corner of mail screen and click on it Options/ mail options / spam preferences make sure spam guard is on, click on save changes Options /mail options / blocked addresses Enter the E-mail address you wish blocked and click on 'add block' you will never get mail from that address again. This should help you to control your spam. Other tips: Never open E-mail unless you are absolutely sure who it is from. Never give out your 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 Hope this helps. Not unless you have been keeping track of where you have been going.
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 filter and block address.
Look for the ‘Options’ link at upper right corner of mail screen and click on it

Options/ mail options / spam preferences
make sure spam guard is on, click on save changes

Options /mail options / blocked addresses
Enter the E-mail address you wish blocked and click on ‘add block’
you will never get mail from that address again.
This should help you to control your spam.
Other tips:
Never open E-mail unless you are absolutely sure who it is from.
Never give out your 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
Hope this helps.

]]> By: d3midway http://www.identitytheftplus.com/2009/11/14/is-there-a-way-to-check-why-i-am-getting-a-lot-of-phishing-emails-all-of-a-sudden/comment-page-1/#comment-185 d3midway Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:09:35 +0000 http://www.identitytheftplus.com/2009/11/14/is-there-a-way-to-check-why-i-am-getting-a-lot-of-phishing-emails-all-of-a-sudden/#comment-185 When you go to different websites you leave behind cookies and that is one of the reasons you get so much spam. To help reduce the amount of spam just keep hitting the spam button. It will slow them down. Never open and respond to unsolicited email a response lets the spammer know that your email address is active. Never follow a spam email’s instructions to reply with the word "remove" or "unsubscribe" this is often a ploy to get you to react to the email, which lets the spammer know that your email address is valid. Hope this helps!!!... When you go to different websites you leave behind cookies and that is one of the reasons you get so much spam. To help reduce the amount of spam just keep hitting the spam button. It will slow them down.
Never open and respond to unsolicited email a response lets the spammer know that your email address is active.
Never follow a spam email’s instructions to reply with the word “remove” or “unsubscribe” this is often a ploy to get you to react to the email, which lets the spammer know that your email address is valid. Hope this helps!!!…

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