how do I prevent so many emails in my spam folder?

Question

how do I prevent so many emails in my spam folder?

Answer 1

You can't Once spammers get your email, they put it on lists that never expire. Only way to not get spam is to start fresh with a new email address, one that does NOT use the same name, and never post it on the Internet...

That is, is your email is [e-mail], do not use johnsmith@gmail or @ hotmail. Spammers use the same names and try all common web mail services regardless...



Spammers get your email from it being posted somewhere on the Internet, and spammers use lots of "harvesting bots" to gather any email they can find on all web sites.



Other solution is to buy an email service from one of the several spam "fighters" web sites, like Spamcop. Spammers almost never send email to sites that actively report them or create blacklists.

Unsubscribe does not work for "spam" from spammers, Most often, clicking that link just confirms you are a "live" email address, and it is one where the user clicks on links. That puts you on a "premium, active" spam list that is sold off to other spammers.

Answer 2

All of those spamming sites you subscribe/submit your email to is the cause of the problem, and it begins to pile up EVERYDAY if you don't delete them, you see, on my other email, I subscribed my email to LOTS of things in-order to do something I was searching on, and then what some sites do is put your email for other unwanted things, then it piles up every time! So I made a new one and I don't get spam mail since then, limit the number of sites you subscribe/submit your email to, that could be the reason.

Answer 3

The average person gets about 105 unwanted emails each day, according to the PC MAG June 2013 survey of 1055 adult US Internet users.



1. Create a temporary email address



One of the simplest measures that you can take to stop spam in your inbox is create a temporary email address (also called a fake, disposable, or alias email address).



Through our survey, we found that 96% of people sign up for online accounts with their real, primary email account. Of this same group, we found that on average users create 3.61 “junk email accounts” used to catch spam.



Save the hassle of logging in! Fake email addresses let you: receive a free email address (and associated inbox) for a limited amount of time [most helpful when clicking a link for verification/confirmation purposes], thus allowing you to click the verification/confirmation link to gain access to the applicable website and you never have to return or log in to the disposable email address again. Our MaskMe add-on lets you create unlimited disposable email addresses right while you browse, so it’s super easy.



2. Encrypt a current email address



Another way to protect your email privacy is to use Thunderbird with Enigmail; Mac Mail with GPGTools; Outlook with GPG4Win. These tools allow you to encrypt a current email address and offer a suite of security enhancements to ensure that your data is being protected. Warning: these tools require some tech-savvy and can be tough to figure out.



3. Use a secure email provider



There are a number of email providers that have a model for providing top-notch security for free or for a nominal fee. The following tools provide a secure VPN for all internet browsing, a USB-key necessary email entry, and free email protection for your smartphone (iOS or Android) respectively: Unspyable, Countermail, and Shazzle.



4. Filter your spam (and keep your favorite inbox)spam survey



If you are one of the many email users who doesn’t enjoy having a full inbox, especially one chock full of spam, you can create various filters to put particular emails into different inboxes. In our survey, 39% of people say they set up filters in their email to automatically delete and stop spam.



This technique is not only helpful for keeping spam out, but also keeping track of important emails (like bills). Most times, the ability to create filters is located in your email client’s “settings” menu, and the filters can be created based on specific words, addresses, subject lines, groups of people, and many other criteria. This is a nice stop gap solution to stop spam from getting to your inbox.



5. Unsubscribe – we know it’s tedious



Even if the techniques above seem like too much effort, at the very least, unsubscribe from the emails that simply stuff your inbox. Most marketing emails that you find are just sent far too frequently will have an option at the bottom saying something like “Unsubscribe” or “Remove Me.”



Clicking “Unsubscribe” usually takes you to an external website that lets you unsubscribe from receiving any further email from that particular sender. Make sure you click the option that completely removes you and doesn’t just limit emails.



Unsubscribing is one of the easiest ways to cut down the amount of spam entering your inbox on a daily basis, and over half of those we surveyed–51%–report unsubscribing to deal with spam.

Answer 4

Start using your filter and filter words out like ----> Free, Sex, Free Trial....etc