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Originally Posted by thevillager1988
I have been diligently trying to keep my emails clear of clutter by unsubscribing to the many many advertisements that find their way into my inbox. Only recently did I notice many of the advertisements are coming from suspicious links. Ug. And now I have learned that there is a scam strategy that is precisely designed to get us to click the unsubscribe. Having done a little digging, I learned it is never a good idea to click the unsubscribe - and it’s likely to be a link that attaches a virus or malware to your computer.
The attached clip from an internet post explains it better than I can.
I am now using care when clearing all the trash from my email. And because of my naivete on the subject, I have a lot of trash.
If anyone finds it helpful, or has other advice, I am grateful.
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Good point.
One thing that works is changing your email provider and screen name when the mailbox becomes too clogged. I've done that once already and am looking at doing it again soon: I'd say 95% or more of all my emails are unsolicited advertising, political BS, etc. Doing that does keep things pretty quiet for at least awhile.