You will laugh next time you see an unknown email message in your Inbox. This knowledge will help you understand more what spammers and phishers look like.
First suggestion to decrease spam
The best way to decrease or totally eliminate spam from your Inbox is to use a Gmail account. I tested a lot of accounts, such as yahoo mail, msn hotmail, adpost, Outlook express and mailup.
I noticed that Gmail is very good to filter spam, and even though I receive spam all of it ends automatically in the Spam Folder. I do not use any anti spam software. Although I receive even more than hundred emails a day the spam software is useless if you have a Gmail account. You can get it for free from the google website.
If you are receiving spam from the same people over and over again you can report them. If you use Gmail, you can contact the Google Team. You can also create a filter that will automatically delete all messages sent from a specific email address.
Common reasons you receive spam
1. You receive spam because people see your email address. That does not mean you have to keep it Top Secret. It means you must use your email carefully. If...