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[Solved] How do you stop a spammer with no unsubscribe link?

by DianaHeuser
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Please could I ask your advice?

Just recently I am getting about 7 emails a day from a site that promotes working from home. They don't have an unsubscribe link and the replies bounce. They all have different web addresses on them but end up at the same site.

How to I report them or block them?

http://bytetoyours.net/

Thanks.
Di
#link #spammer #stop #unsubscribe
  • Profile picture of the author Mike Hersh
    Hi D,

    If you're using Gmail, just click on the "!" SPAM button and you'll not receive anymore messages from this sender. You can do the same with any other email provider, but I can't tell you how unfortunately.

    One who sends messages without the option to opt out should be reported as spam.

    Mike
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  • Profile picture of the author DianaHeuser
    Thanks Mike,

    How does one go about reporting them for spam? Just got two more.

    Di

    P.S. I am not using gmail for this account.
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  • Profile picture of the author surajmuralee3
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    • Profile picture of the author Shaun OReilly
      You need to first identify which e-mail server is being
      used to send you the e-mails.

      Sure, you're being directed to the site bytetoyours.net/
      but is this the server that's also being used to send
      the e-mails?

      You need to view the full header information for the
      e-mails you're receiving to be able to identify which
      domain and I.P. address is being used to send you
      the e-mails.

      How you do this will depend upon the e-mail client
      you're using to view your e-mails, e.g. Outlook,
      Thunderbird, etc.

      Once you've done that, you then need to contact
      the hosting company responsible for that server.

      Input that e-mail sending server domain into the
      following site:

      Web Hosting Search Tool | WhoIsHostingThis.com (no affil.)

      Then contact the hosting company let them know
      that you're receiving unsolicited e-mail from their
      servers and hopefully they'll deal with the situation.

      Dedicated to mutual success,

      Shaun
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  • Profile picture of the author Art Peterson
    who is your email provider?

    I'm sure other warriors could help if they know which email system you use.

    For me I use gmail.

    like mike said spam button.



    hope this helps

    Art
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    • Profile picture of the author Matt Baker
      Originally Posted by Art Peterson View Post

      who is your email provider?

      I'm sure other warriors could help if they know which email system you use.

      For me I use gmail.

      like mike said spam button.



      hope this helps

      Art
      Thanks a lot guys.. now I can avoid spammers on my personal and business emails.
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  • Profile picture of the author sbucciarel
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    Unfortunately, they are hosted by Bunnit.ru
    Probably not much luck there with a spam report.
    And there's no registrar info in the whois report.

    Just put them in your spam filter. It's a classic fake news site that violates every FTC rule, but most likely would be hard to report due to where it is hosted.
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  • Profile picture of the author DianaHeuser
    Thanks Suzanne,

    I tried the Whois info too. I sent an email to the address listed there, but will probably have no luck.

    Di
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    • Profile picture of the author AnniePot
      Hi Di
      I utilize a program called Mailwasher Pro - have done for years. It costs $29.95, but you can try it free.

      It allows you to view your emails while they are still on the server and you can then set up filters for email addresses, certain phrases in the subject, etc., etc., and you have the opportunity to have them bounced right back at the sender before you even see them.

      I always run Mailwasher prior to downloading my emails and just add new filters for spammers immediately they appear.
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  • Profile picture of the author nicheblogger75
    Originally Posted by DianaHeuser View Post

    Please could I ask your advice?

    Just recently I am getting about 7 emails a day from a site that promotes working from home. They don't have an unsubscribe link and the replies bounce. They all have different web addresses on them but end up at the same site.

    How to I report them or block them?

    http://bytetoyours.net/

    Thanks.
    Di
    Ditto. I get them from all kinds of services including but not limited to: penis enlargement, work from home, magazine sales, escort services, etc. You name it, they spam it.

    It really aggravates the hell out of me! So far I've just been hitting the "report spam" button, but I think most of the people who are doing this know how to sufficiently cloak their IP and their identity so it's useless.

    From what I can gather, they can get your email address through classified ad and Facebook scrapers. So if you have ever posted on CL or BP, or you have a Facebook account, chances are you have been a victim of these idiots.

    Honestly, how lucrative can it be to send out a bunch of unwanted, untargeted spam emails? I guess some people will try anything to make a buck online...
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    • Profile picture of the author JohnMcCabe
      If the email server is consistent, you should be able to go into your cPanel and set up a filter sending anything to your email address from that server into the "black hole". If you can't find directions for doing so, ask the support people. They will be interested in helping you prevent a drain on their resources.

      Originally Posted by nicheblogger75 View Post

      Honestly, how lucrative can it be to send out a bunch of unwanted, untargeted spam emails? I guess some people will try anything to make a buck online...
      Actually sending the crap out is a huge business. Many spammers operate via botnets - other peoples' computers infected with malware, sending millions of messages 24/7/365. And most of the outfits contracting for the mailout only need a few sales out of every million to make a tidy profit.

      As Diana and Suzanne determined above, much of this crap is sent from servers in countries much more concerned with obtaining hard currency than with the niceties of international law. Spamming is also a big moneymaker (and cleaner) for organized crime.
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  • Profile picture of the author Mike Hersh
    Hi Again Diane,

    When reporting on SPAM, I'm sure that your email provider automatically remembers the domain you have just blocked. In case more than XX report this domain as SPAM, your email provider will automatically block this domain and get it black listed.

    Mike
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  • Profile picture of the author DianaHeuser
    Thanks Anne and Mike.

    I will check out Mail Washer Annie.

    Mike, the problem is that everyone of those emails come from a different domain but the site that they are promoting are all the same.

    I posted a very nasty comment on their website (which has not been published) but I doubt that will have any effect either.

    Di

    P.S. Maybe we should give them a taste of their own medicine and everyone who reads this thread should leave a comment on their blog. Spam the heck out their comments.
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  • Profile picture of the author Mike Hersh
    Switch to Gmail dear, it's a lot better than any other email provider these days, trust me. Just get used to it and you'll never get such messages on Gmail.
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  • Profile picture of the author WriterWahm
    I use Gmail. I get those crap emails. I have used the spam button time and time and it doesn't work. Each morning I check my email and there they are. It used to be aggravating, now it's just part of my email-checking routine: I click delete and move on.

    But I will check out MailWasher like Annie Pottinger suggested.
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  • Profile picture of the author Rich Struck
    The way to get to them is to report them to their billing/processing company. Some, like PayPal and Click2Sell.eu, are responsive and will close their accounts but others are not. Still, it is probably the best way to ruin a spammer's day.
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  • Profile picture of the author salegurus
    Hi Diana

    I have been using Spamcop for quite a while.
    It's free, easy to use and seems to work.
    You may have to report the same email a few times
    but i usually see results after 2 weeks or so...

    All you do is paste in the email header/source and Spamcop
    does the rest...

    Cheers
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  • Profile picture of the author cvcena
    Hi Di... Please try this:

    " Federal Trade Commission at spam~at~uce.gov. Be sure to include the complete spam email."

    About Spam & Phishing
    • Email: spam~at~uce.gov
    • Forward unsolicited commercial email (spam), including phishing messages, directly the FTC spam~at~uce.gov. These messages will be stored in a database law enforcement agencies use in their investigations.
    ftc~dot~gov/ftc/contact~dot~shtm
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