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Kudos0

Phishing Emails / SPAM

Posted: 12-Feb-2022 | 6:45AM · 2 Replies ·

I keep getting phishing/spam emails (up to 30 a day) in my Yahoo email account.  The senders have fictitious email addresses so there is no point in blocking them.  If I unsubscribe they just change the the URL of the website the emails are pointing to like www.ladieslikefun.ru to ladiesforu.ru.  This has been going on for 3 - 6 months and I do not know how to stop them.  Any suggestions?

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Kudos0

Re: Phishing Emails / SPAM

Posted: 12-Feb-2022 | 8:16AM · Edited: 12-Feb-2022 | 8:37AM · Permalink

Five Reasons Why Clicking "Unsubscribe" May Be A Bad Idea
https://blog.knowbe4.com/bid/396046/Five-Reasons-Why-Clicking-Unsubscribe-May-Be-A-Bad-Idea

Why You Should Never 'Unsubscribe' From Illicit Spam Emails and Texts
https://lifehacker.com/why-you-should-never-unsubscribe-from-illicit-spam-emai-1846135284

Note: lifehacker.com is as supported

Maybe, create filters.
https://help.yahoo.com/kb/new-mail-for-desktop/SLN28071.html

Check if your email address is in a data breach
https://haveibeenpwned.com/

  • Never click on links or download attachments from unknown sources.  
  • Hover your mouse over the links contained in emails to check if they are legitimate– don’t click unless you are sure they are safe.  
  • Question the validity of any email that asks you to submit personal or financial information.  
Kudos0

Re: Phishing Emails / SPAM

Posted: 25-Feb-2022 | 1:36AM · Permalink

Surefire way to do this is to create a new email address and delete the old one.

And also never give out your email to any entity unless you are 100% sure they are a legitimate organization.