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Bloody Spam Emails

Can anybody tell me how to stop these f**kers sending me a zillion emails a day asking if I want to add inches to my dong. I delete them as soon as they come in but they are endless.

Also the other ones offering me what is quite obviously fake viagra and designer watches.

Sassa fassa rassan Rick Rastardly!!!! Pirate Pirate Pirate Why don't they find something useful to do with their time. Surely nobody ever replies to this shit.

PS What would I do with a 16 inch dong? It's bad enough at 14 :D :D

The best you can do is to use a nice e-mail client which has relatively frequently updated anti-spam blacklists.

I use Yahoo and would have tought that they'd be switched on to this if anybody would.

I was told that there is some software out there that generates this cack from a different sender each time and that way it flies under spam radar. When it first started coming I tried to train the spam filters to sling it out but it overwhelmed me in a mater of days. I don't bother any more. Do I just have to delete this time and time again or is there an answer?

Use Outlook. ;)

Most software e-mail clients use lists of senders and smart analysis of phrases. I'm surprised Yahoo! doesn't do more. I get maybe a dozen or so in my inbox every day. But literally HUNDREDS filtered into the Junk folder. Can't complain. :)

My yahoo spam filter works - the one where you 'mark as spam' and it chucks all future emails from them in the spam bucket?

I probably don't use outlook as I use several machines to access my emails so it's easier to keep it web based (I think?)

I've done that Zooo but the bastards still come tumblin in. My problem seems to be that they come from a different sender every time and I seem to remember trying to get the domain recognised as spam but that never seemed to work.

But I ain't Mr computer guy so I might be doing something wrong.

No, they are twats.
I have the same issue, Blenks. They're all from some porn type thing, but come from places like jonsmith@yahoo, with different names on each one. Would it be too much hassle to set up a new email?

If they're from @yahoo accounts (look in properties) paste the header information (couple more clicks within properties)into an email and send it to abuse@yahoo.com who will a)immediately acknowledge it b) follow up with an email saying what they've down about it. Usually they will shut down the offending account as it contravenes their usage rules. Although the rubbish I get originates from within yahoo it's likely most of the larger ISPs have similar arrangements.

Quote: ian_w @ February 18, 2008, 12:53 AM

Would it be too much hassle to set up a new email?

A pointless exercise. You'd be getting the same number of messages at a new account before very long.

Quote: Aaron @ February 17, 2008, 5:37 PM

Use Outlook. ;)

Most software e-mail clients use lists of senders and smart analysis of phrases. I'm surprised Yahoo! doesn't do more. I get maybe a dozen or so in my inbox every day. But literally HUNDREDS filtered into the Junk folder. Can't complain. :)

Yeah while you're using Outlook, use windows Vista SP1 Beta and Internet explorer 6.

Sort it out Aaron :O

Just use hotmail they're filters for that which are just as effective. And I don't get Spam :D

Pfft, Tech Guys indeed.

Just received this from Virgin Media................. And another trawled from the archive - 14 years this time!! ?

Beste ,

Wij vinden het jammer dat u zich heeft afgemeld voor de nieuwsbrief UK - Virgin Media (virginmedia@news.emailselections.co.uk).

Wij sturen u verder geen nieuwsbrieven meer.

Met vriendelijke groet,

Uw team@news.emailselections.co.uk

That's easy for you to say.

I use 'Spark' these days - it's smart inbox is very good at weeding out the chancers.

The trouble is sometimes it's not 100% sure it's a scam and you get tempted.

Quote: Chappers @ 14th August 2022, 8:39 PM

The trouble is sometimes it's not 100% sure it's a scam and you get tempted.

Never!

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