A Guide on How to Stop Spam Email

You’re waiting for that really important email from your boss. You’re also hoping that your realtor has got back to you on that awesome property. And perhaps your best friend has found that vacation spot that you were looking for?

So, you log into your account with anticipation and find a bunch of new messages… only to realize it’s all, in fact, junk email.

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Your initial excitement is replaced by a sense of frustration and, most of all, an urge: you need to find a way to stop all of these emails.

If this scenario sounds familiar, then read on to discover how to stop spam emails, once and for all.

Get Rid of Those Pesky Subscriptions…

Have you ever opened a subscription email and wondered: when did I even subscribe to this website? Well, a first step to prevent junk email is to hit the liberating “unsubscribe” button at the end of the message.

The annoying thing is that you have to do this manually and potentially for a large number of email. The good news, though, is that once you’ve done it, your inbox will become lighter and cleaner.

… and Make Sure You Protect Your Email Address

Let’s take a quick step back. You might not remember when you subscribed to a website, but it probably happened in a pretty subtle way. Maybe, you were asked for your email address when doing some online shopping, or when you bought tickets to the movies.

If you’re serious about avoiding spam email, then a good idea might be to create a couple of different accounts to use for different purposes.

For example, only use your work email for business-related stuff and your personal account for communicating with friends and family. Open a third account for online shopping purposes and remember to use only that one when buying something off the web.

Consider Anti-Spam Software

If you’re still being inundated with junk email, then you might want to consider installing anti-spam software.

There is a wide range of anti-spam tools out there, and you can take your pick based on price, features, and reviews.

This might be your last resort if junk and malicious email have become the norm, and if you haven’t been able to remove them by following our previous tips.

What About Catch-All?

Now for something a bit trickier: what if your email address, for some reason, seems to be susceptible to being misspelt by many senders? That’s when the catch all email server comes to the rescue.

By setting up a catch-all email account, you can rest assured that all messages to your domain will be received — including those that were sent to a mistyped email address.

The biggest downside to this, though, is the high rate of spam email that you’re likely to get. But if you’re prepared to check your catch-all account only periodically, and if you care about not losing a single email sent to you, then it could be a good idea.

Stopping Spam is Easy

Now that you’ve discovered a few ways to stop spam email, it’s time to get that frustration out of your life forever.  You can stop wasting your valuable time with the junk that doesn’t matter and get back to the important stuff.  The only question now is what will you do with all that extra free time?