How to stop emailing SPAM or Abuse??

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During last weeks I've been getting a LOT of spamming emails with crappy affiliate offers and without any "Unsubscribe" link.

Some days I receive more than 4 emails from the same person. I recall a Jolly Max sender, and also another from Lisa Smith between others but they must use fake names.

Each time I reply their emails asking "REMOVE", my email comes back rejected. Also failed when trying to find the hosting company.

I googled "how to report stop spam email" and similar searches, and I got some links to post my complaints, but no answers so far.

Does anybody know how to get rid of these guys/gals for good?

Thank you.
#abuse #emailing #spam #stop
  • Profile picture of the author Alexa Smith
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    Originally Posted by RobertoM View Post

    Does anybody know how to get rid of these guys/gals for good?
    Hit the "spam button".

    Write to your ESP/ISP and ask their advice?

    Look up their domain-names (if they're not "spoofed" - inspect the "full headers"?) and complain to the registrar (and host, if there is one).

    If they seem to come from places like "hotmail" then you can complain (and/or forward them with a covering comment) to "abuse" (at) "hotmail.com" and so on.

    (Probably they are spoofed, if replies bounce.)

    But don't reply to them: if they're receiving email at the "reply to" address shown, that just confirms that your email address is live and attended and if anything it may increase the amount of spam you'll receive.

    I think.
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  • Profile picture of the author dvduval
    You might want to consider creating filters for the more egregious spam.
    Ex. if contains "viagra" or if from spammyspammer, automatically move to spam folder.
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    • Profile picture of the author Samuel Adams
      Originally Posted by dvduval View Post

      You might want to consider creating filters for the more egregious spam.
      Ex. if contains "viagra" or if from spammyspammer, automatically move to spam folder.
      Thanks for this idea. I am getting spammed on one of my main Gmail accounts too and was looking for a solution. I will check Google for how this is done.
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      • Profile picture of the author KloudStrife
        What I would do is create a whole new email account if your getting too many spam mails. If you can`t filter out the spam might as well start fresh
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  • Profile picture of the author kaibril
    I just created a new email. My other email too is loaded with so much spam messages.
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  • Profile picture of the author Ghoster
    Never reply to spam. If you respond, you're just letting them know that your email address is valid. They will send more spam. I don't even bother with the "unsubscribe" link when it's there.

    If you use Gmail. You can easily manage this kind of spam. Just select the email, click "More," and then click "filter messages like these." Then follow the simple instructions. It can take a few days, but if you do this each time spam comes in, you'll have your inbox under control in no time.

    Alternatively, if you get quasi-spam—commerical messages that you might be interested in but don't want to be forced to deal with—you can select it and then drag it to the "Promotions" tab. Click "Yes" when prompted and Gmail will put the message in that tab from then on. Now you can deal with those messages on your own time. They won't show up in your "Primary" tab again. Again, this requires Gmail.

    This is a lot less work than complaining to your ISP or looking up their domain registrar. Ain't nobody got time for dat.

    Not sure what to do with other email providers.
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  • Profile picture of the author Kingfish85
    Are they coming into a free email service like gmail or your own domain? If your own domain, look into getting incoming filtering.
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  • Profile picture of the author esrael
    Simply Select the email from the junk tab and you will see in the top bar of email account option called "block"
    hit and done all delivered emails from this person will be deleted and he will no longer can reach you anymore . this method works with outlook mail account
    If you received the email at inbox you have to make additional step first by selected it and junk it from the same bar at the top of the outlook mail account and do the second mentioned step .
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  • Profile picture of the author Rob Whisonant
    I'm quickly moving to a whitelist email system. I filter all emails I expect from people to a folder. All other emails get a very very quick scan at the from and subject lines and if none jump out at me as someone I know. I hit delete on the entire bunch.

    All inbound technical and pre-sales requests come through a helpdesk system.

    Has been working very well.

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  • Profile picture of the author jeffreyhuan
    Hit the spam button every time you receive such emails. A few times later your email will automatically detect emails from these senders as spam and throw them into the junk folder.
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    • Profile picture of the author datingworld
      Originally Posted by jeffreyhuan View Post

      Hit the spam button every time you receive such emails. A few times later your email will automatically detect emails from these senders as spam and throw them into the junk folder.

      That's the easiest solution.
      I always hit the spam button and all their future messages goes into Junk Folder.
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  • Profile picture of the author Davidconstable
    You can select the mail & treat as Spam, then the mail will be filtered as Spam. Actually there is no email service provider, who has no spam list. therefor every day new spam will create. so you need to treat as a spam mail.
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  • Profile picture of the author masterjani
    Add those mails to spam list. Also, you can add those in spam online email lists. That block automatically send it to spam folder.
    Or Create a filter and use the option to send those mails straight to trash or spam.
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  • Profile picture of the author ForumGuru
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    Among other things, I forward the spam to spamcop.net.

    Cheers
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  • Profile picture of the author profithunter7
    Correct link to report SPAM is:
    SpamCop.net - Beware of cheap imitations
    Hope this helps.
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    • Profile picture of the author Gabriel Beltres
      Originally Posted by profithunter7 View Post

      Hello,

      One way to stop SPAM emails is to send information about the email to:
      Federal Trade Commission.
      http://www.ftc.gov/complaint
      or forward the SPAM email to: spam@uce.gov

      Hope this helps.
      Originally Posted by profithunter7 View Post

      Correct link to report SPAM is:
      SpamCop.net - Beware of cheap imitations
      Hope this helps.
      This is a more permanent solution. I would personally place the email in the junk folder or in some cases create a simple filter targeting them.

      It's a pain in the butt, but I's rather do that then create a new account.

      Mahalo,

      -Gabriel
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      • Profile picture of the author RobertoM
        Warriors,

        Thank you very much for all the advices posted in this thread
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