Annoying unwanted e.mails?

Shotsie is absolutely right; I have a couple of spoof addresses which I use in order to preserve my anonymity, and they are not msn or anything like that. I simply use them as a target box for half-wits who want to send me unsolicited spam; I then look at my spam box and sift the "wheat from the chaff".

Set up your Spam Protection.

1. Click on the "Options", Mail Options link in the upper right of your yahoo mail page.

2. Click on "Spam" in the left navigation bar.

3. Fill out the form and click the "Save Changes" link at the top left.

Once you have this set up, each time you see spam or mail that you want to block, check the box next to it, go to the top of the email list and click the "Spam" button.

Note: Every message you report trains your Spam Guard filters to work better for you. The messages you select in this way will be deleted and reported as spam.

The senders of the messages will be added to your "Blocked Addresses" list.

PREVENT ACCESS TO YOUR ACCOUNT:

1. Change your password.

2. Clean your cache, delete history of visited websites and "Sign Out" of your account completely before leaving the computer. Click the "Sign Out" button.

If you leave it open, anyone can open and read your email. They can also go to the history function, or just hit the back button and get into your account.

Don't forget your ID and new password though. You will need it the next time you sign into your Yahoo account.

Yes, if you do what they do, then you are partaking in their criminal activity. Fight your spam. You can not completely stop all spam, but you can help to put a big dent in it.

First, try not to open any of them, that only makes them send more and more to you.

Check mark them and click on 'Spam,' this should stop those addresses from being delivered to your inbox.

Use your spam guard and block address.

Look for the 'Options' link at upper right corner of mail screen and click on it

Options /mail options

Click on 'spam' in the list on the left.

Make sure spam guard is on, by checking in the little box.

Then in 'Blocked Email Addresses,' enter the E-mail address you wish blocked, in the box after 'Add a blocked address' and click on the 'add' button, then click on save changes at top left of screen.

You will never get mail from that address again.

This should help you to control your spam.

Other tips:

Never open E-mail unless you are absolutely sure who it is from.

Never give out your personal information to anyone.

If you are on a site and you absolutely have to sign up for something, check the entire page to make sure you uncheck any lines wanting to send you any other info, notices, catalogs, ads, and the like.

Added detail:

Yes, spammers change one item in their addresses a lot, so you might try blocking the entire domain, by putting in

*@ thedomainyouwanttoblock.com

for instance: *@seeyou.com

Hope this helps.