Scammers trawl social networking sites, forums, and blogs for emails. Never display your email address on public sites.If you don’t want a separate inbox, try using aliases or create a burner email for one-time use.
Create two email addresses. Use one for personal use and the other for things like shopping, newsletters, surveys and coupons.If your inbox is bloated, do something about it. Label it as “not spam.” 3 more quick tips for cutting down on email spam You can even do the opposite if you find innocuous emails in the spam folder. Hit the “report spam” button to train the algorithm to recognize these malicious messages better. When you get a spam message that wasn’t labeled as such, don’t just delete it. Most email services do a decent job of detecting spam messages, but you can help the sorting process by confirming or denying automatic spam detection. In September 2020, spam accounted for over 47% of all emails sent across the globe, according to Statista. Spam certainly isn’t limited to calls and texts. MORE HELP: 6 more clever ways to put a stop to spam texts Give your inbox a little help While this step requires more time and effort, it’s an excellent way to fight against spammers. Go beyond the call of duty and contact the FTC and file a formal complaint. It only takes a minute and can help put a stop to some spam campaigns. You’ll get back a message from your carrier asking you to reply with the phone number that sent the offending text. You can also forward spam texts to 7726 (that spells “SPAM”). For a text: Block the phone number and mark the message as spam.For an email: Mark as spam, then hit delete.