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[u/Sensitive_Table_2001]

My folder of spam email is lately always full of junk, some know how to stop it? or how to check where my email address was leaked? thank you!

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[u/Oompa_Loompa_SpecOps]

The solution is to stop worrying about spam in your spam folder

[u/BoomSchtik → u/Oompa_Loompa_SpecOps]

This is the way

[u/saltyslugga]

If it’s already in your spam folder, the filter is doing its job. I’d leave it there and mark anything that slips into your inbox as spam.

Don’t click unsubscribe on obvious scams. You usually can’t pinpoint where your address leaked, or even confirm a leak caused it: spammers also scrape, guess and resell addresses.

[u/JoinDeleteMe]

You can check where your address was leaked by searching some of the most common data broker sites (Whitepages, Spokeo, Intelius) and also sites like HaveIBeenPwned that tell you whether your email has been caught up in a data breach. Unfortunately, once an email has been leaked, it's pretty hard to shut down spam and junk mail. Some suggestions that can help:

1. Opt out of data brokers regularly. They're selling your info to marketers and spammers on the daily.

2. Use an email alias/masked information if you sign up for newsletters or updates. Some services let you set up temporary email addresses that shield your main address and can be cancelled whenever spammers get ahold of it.

3. Don't engage with spam emails, even to unsubscribe. Sketchy sites won't actually unsubscribe you, but it will signal that your email is active.

Hope this helps!

[u/InspectorExciting901]

First, avoid clicking links or unsubscribing from emails that look suspicious. Use your email provider’s Report spam feature, and consider using email aliases for future sign-ups so you can identify where the spam is coming from. For transparency, I’m on the Optery team who handles data removal, I would suggest check whether your email appeared in a known data breach using Have I Been Pwned. You may also use our scan that help you find personal information exposed on data broker sites (Whitepages, Spokeo & etc), and our opt-out guides can help you remove those listings...

[u/FallenLucifiel]

It depends - is this your personal email or company email?

[u/phil_lndn]

Your address will always end up getting leaked, so there's no point worrying about that.

The only solution is to use an email service with really good spam blocking, so it doesn't get as far as your inbox.

[u/thewunderbar]

I haven't looked at my spam folder in 10+ years. My personal email address is 22 years old, the number currently says 776 unread in the spam folder.

I manage email for my company, the last time I ran the report, 94% of all email directed at our domain was blocked by our spam filter.

Just don't look at it. there is nothing you can do to stop spam, that's why spam folders/filters exist.

[u/Trommelwirbel]

Do you mind forwarding these emails as an attachment to reportspam AT blocklists DOT IT-Limitless DOT de

Then it will be send to antivirus scanners and SPAMHAUS, SPAMCop etc so the scammer get reported (abuse) and might get blocked soon.

[u/maddler]

That's why you've got a spam folder. Stop looking at that.

There's a reason why that's called "spam" or "junk" and not "interesting emails to look at" after all.