Spam Emails..

Taizer · 02-19-2008, 11:18 AM

I'm not sure if this is the right forum, but it's the closest one I could see.

I'm being sent emails with sexual references, and I'm not sure why.
Here is an example of the email:

Words have been blocked out for obvious reasons.
The Email isn't mine, which is the weird thing.

Does anyone know how to stop this?
Thanks.

**sobeit** · 02-19-2008, 08:49 PM

who do you have your email account with? You may just need to setup a filter to auto delete those messages.

johnwill · 02-20-2008, 08:12 AM

It's just SPAM, there's nothing you can do except filter them or stop receiving email.

**Cellus** · 02-20-2008, 03:14 PM

Looks like you are using Hotmail. You should enable the Junk Mail filter, which can be accessed by going to Options located just below the Logout button near the upper-right corner of the page.

The Junk Mail filter doesn't catch everything, so if you do get spam in your inbox, press the Junk button in the upper navbar inside the e-mail. This will automatically throw the message into the Junk folder and submit a sample to the developers to help better refine the filtering.

Taizer · 02-20-2008, 06:23 PM

I get an email an hour.

I set the Junk filters the highest they can be, and they still manage to slip passed.
I got these on my other email account too..

**sobeit** · 02-20-2008, 06:44 PM

unfortunately theres really not much you can do if they are slipping by your filters. just report the emails as spam/junk.

If this is an hotmail account, it has one of the worse email filters out there. I have an hotmail account and had to quit using it because of spam.

One thing that helps me is I also have a gmail account and yahoo account. Both have great filters. I will give out the gmail address and have all mail forward from gmail to yahoo so I get next to nothing when it comes to spam in my yahoo account.

02-19-2008, 11:18 AM	#1 (permalink)
Taizer Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 13 OS: WinXP / Ubuntu	Spam Emails.. I'm not sure if this is the right forum, but it's the closest one I could see. I'm being sent emails with sexual references, and I'm not sure why. Here is an example of the email: Words have been blocked out for obvious reasons. The Email isn't mine, which is the weird thing. Does anyone know how to stop this? Thanks.

02-19-2008, 08:49 PM	#2 (permalink)
sobeit TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: NEAR Posts: 5,328 OS: windows/linux	Re: Spam Emails.. who do you have your email account with? You may just need to setup a filter to auto delete those messages. __________________ Do not feed the trolls.

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johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 31,468 OS: XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	Re: Spam Emails.. It's just SPAM, there's nothing you can do except filter them or stop receiving email. __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

02-20-2008, 03:14 PM	#4 (permalink)
Cellus Moderator Networking Team Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 2,633 OS: Windows Vista Business SP1, Windows XP Professional SP3 My System	Re: Spam Emails.. Looks like you are using Hotmail. You should enable the Junk Mail filter, which can be accessed by going to Options located just below the Logout button near the upper-right corner of the page. The Junk Mail filter doesn't catch everything, so if you do get spam in your inbox, press the Junk button in the upper navbar inside the e-mail. This will automatically throw the message into the Junk folder and submit a sample to the developers to help better refine the filtering. __________________ TSF Networking Team HijackThis 5 Step Process Donate! Last edited by Cellus : 02-20-2008 at 03:17 PM.

02-20-2008, 06:23 PM	#5 (permalink)
Taizer Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 13 OS: WinXP / Ubuntu	Re: Spam Emails.. I get an email an hour. I set the Junk filters the highest they can be, and they still manage to slip passed. I got these on my other email account too..

02-20-2008, 06:44 PM	#6 (permalink)
sobeit TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: NEAR Posts: 5,328 OS: windows/linux	Re: Spam Emails.. unfortunately theres really not much you can do if they are slipping by your filters. just report the emails as spam/junk. If this is an hotmail account, it has one of the worse email filters out there. I have an hotmail account and had to quit using it because of spam. One thing that helps me is I also have a gmail account and yahoo account. Both have great filters. I will give out the gmail address and have all mail forward from gmail to yahoo so I get next to nothing when it comes to spam in my yahoo account. __________________ Do not feed the trolls.