| Spam messages are always unwanted. They are | | | | by your ISP, report any spam messages that |
| a menace to our inbox and they seem to multiply | | | | you will receive in your inbox so that your ISP |
| even if they get deleted. As a matter of fact, | | | | provider will block them and you will never receive |
| spam messages do not annoy us just by filling | | | | any of them ever. |
| out our inboxes but it can also harm our | | | | 3. Safeguard your email address from various |
| computer and expose us to identity theft. | | | | entities who will try to profit from your email |
| Individually deleting spam messages from our | | | | address. This is something that is done by |
| inbox can be very frustrating, not to mention | | | | fly-by-night sites because even reputable |
| time consuming. A recent study concluded that | | | | companies engage themselves into this type of |
| 68% of all email messages that we receive are | | | | scam. It is therefore important that you read a |
| spam messages and are, therefore, irrelevant. | | | | site's privacy policy before signing up and providing |
| Imagine that figure. This simply implies that more | | | | your email address. For example, if you are going |
| than 50% of what we receive in our inbox is | | | | to register for a video stream site, at the end of |
| totally irrelevant messages whose motive is to | | | | the registration form, you will see there a tick |
| either to infect us with unwanted software or | | | | box and in small letters are the words, "yes, you |
| expose our personal information to identity theft | | | | can share my email with third party partners." |
| Don't fret. There are still a lot of things that we | | | | Don't tick on it. It will only include your email |
| can do to "slim down" our inbox and reduce the | | | | address into their "spam database." |
| 68% figure. Here are some ways on how you | | | | 4. Do not "show your email address." Some social |
| can control and eliminate the amount of unwanted | | | | networking site and blogging services provide you |
| messages that you receive. | | | | with the option to show your email address on |
| 1. There are forms of anti-spam software that | | | | your profile. This should not be an option for you |
| you can download online for free or for a small | | | | because if you do, you are simply inviting |
| amount of fee. These applications have the | | | | spammers to send you unwanted email |
| capability to sift through annoying email messages | | | | messages. Spammers are known to comb the |
| in your inbox. Get one for yourself and block | | | | internet for any exposed email addresses. |
| those spam messages. | | | | 5. Sign up for a secondary email address that you |
| 2. Contact your internet service provider and ask | | | | will use for your online purchases. When you |
| them if they offer filter programs for your email. | | | | register for these sites, chances are, they will |
| Most internet providers offer email services for | | | | send you promos and other spam messages. |
| their subscribers although not all of them offer | | | | There are a lot of email service providers online |
| filter capabilities. If you use email service provided | | | | where you can get your secondary email address. |