Is there a way to completely block scam mail? Example: Nigerian scams?
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It depends whether you use webmail or POP3 or IMAP.\nYahoo and Gmail have good filters.\nThunderbird http://www.mozilla.com/thunderbird/ has an\neffective and easy to use filter if you're using POP3\nor IMAP.\nSome email hosts let you block entire domains \n(e.g. Nigerian scams)\nMail2World is another free service that's not bad and gives you easy blocking control.\nhttp://www.mail2world.com/default.asp
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You could ban the e-mail address listed in the message in the "Options" > "Block Addresses" then add the addresses, anyways a free Yahoo! Mail account lets you block with a maximum of 500 addresses. Or you may unsubscribe from those messages. Most of the "unsubscribe links" are found at the bottom of the message. Hope that helps.
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Go to www.snopes.com\n\nThey'll tell you all the biz e-mail scams.
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If you have a web mail address your best option is to use the "mark as spam" function (or something similar).  \n\nHowever, if you use Outlook or Outlook Express (or something like that) you should switch to Mozilla Thunderbird (free, mozilla.com), it will block most of your spam if you use the "mark as junk" feature.  \n\nAlso, if by "addresses that resemble mine" you mean they are  using the same email provider (@ISP_Name.com), using Thunderbird's message filters can usually eliminate all of that type of spam--think "To and CC lines contain (@My_ISP.com) and don't contain (My_Email_Address)". There are also options if your email generally is contained in the To or CC lines.  Just be sure to have it move mail thought as junk to the junk folder, not delete it--although it has NEVER mistaken something that wasn't junk for something that was while I've been using it, it is better to be safe than sorry.\n\nIf all else fails, change your email address and be more careful with it next time.  Make a "spam" yahoo (or other free web mail) account; if a website needs an email address, and you are not sure if they are legitimate, give them your "spam" yahoo account--you can always check it periodically for anything good.
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Yes, you can.  You have two choices.  You can either click  the "Spam" button on the email that was sent to you, or you can copy the email address that you got it from, delete the email, go to you mail homepage, click "Options" on the right, click on "Block Address", paste the email address into the box, and click "Add Block."  And there you go!  No more emails from that person unless you un-block it!
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You can actually get a anti-spam software like Mcafee anti-spam and block the e-mail address
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mail help http://help.yahoo.com/help/us/mail/ext/index.html\n\nreport abuse http://search1.cc.dcn.yahoo.com/cct_search.php?ui_mode=answer&prior_transaction_id=996491&action_code=5&highlight_info=16781091,276,279&turl=http%3A%2F%2Fhelp.yahoo.com%2Fhelp%2Fus%2Fmail%2Fspam%2Fspam-05.html&answer_id=5385#__highlight\n\nspam help\nhttp://help.yahoo.com/help/us/mail/spam/index.html
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Delete it!\n\neBay members can Forward the message to spoof@eBay.com\n\nLegitimate messages are also found in an eBay member's My Messages section.
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NO!\n\nyou cant!\n\n\nYou cantrace via IP in the headers.. Thats it..\n\nE-mail is such a old and crappy system!  Someone is spamming you with you as teh sender, its easy to do and hard to stop!\n\nget yourself some AV software with anti spam , or use mozilla thunderbird.
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I'm not sure that I understand your question, but...\n\nI got the Mailwasher trial program.  You can choose to blacklist senders and bounce their emails back to them.  It will appear that your email address is no good, so rather than fill their box up with returned mail they will take your address off their list.  It takes a small amount of time and a bit of patience, but if you use it for a while your inbox will be rid of most annoying emails.  And, if you don't upgrade (which I will soon do) it is free.
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Hi,\n\nCheck if you browser accept cookies, if not enable it at the settings menu. Also, check your security level in your browser, if it's set to too high, it will also deny some of the features needed by Yahoo! Mail.\n\nIf you have any firewalls or Popup blocker installed, check their settings, some firewalls block cookies and code from being excecuted by the browser to prevent scam.\n\nHope this solve your problem.\n\nBest regards,\nSiau.
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Thank you for the warning - these kinds of scam mails are flooding everyones mailboxes and I think that they contain one or more Viruses or Trojans or Spyware or Tracking cookies which transmit what you write in reply to the senders and then .... BANG - you or your PC or your bank account are done for - at least thats what I think - and so the best way is to religiously delete or mark the thing as spam without replying to it. They got your email IDs by tracking cookies on your computer or from a search of the internet using an iterative program
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Top right of your e-mail page look for options, open this page..\n\ncustomize your mail options..... example, turn on spam guard.. you can also block addresses in this area..\n\nwhen you do receive spam,put a check mark beside it, top of inbox, look for "mark" pull down the arrow and click on "mark as spam"  \n\nreally check out the options area.
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Check your bulk email box or double check your spam filter settings. \n\nAmazon (and its associates) send a lot of emails, this could automatically prompt the spam filters to block them.
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just block there address's and report it as spam.
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i get those ALL THE TIME!!! i hate 'em, just mark it as spam and you wont get them again. like ones that say you enherit 26.7 million or some bull crap? or the family member lives in africa? its dumb scam mail. dont reply to them or they'll keep sending more.
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any offers coming from nigeria is FRAUD!!!!