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Originally Posted by retiredguy123
I would not use the unsubscribe button for spam messages. But sometimes I will use it for companies that I have done business with in the past. Some of these companies will flood you with several emails every day. I have never understood if just clicking on a link in an email can actually compromise your computer. If so, why do financial companies, like banks, insurance companies, and investment companies, continue to send emails to you with a link to click on? Many companies also do this to ask you to do a survey. Maybe someone can answer the question:
"Can a single click on an email link create a security issue, as long as you don't do anything else?"
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The issue is that scam emails come in and LOOK LIKE legitimate businesses. The scammers are getting very good at this. If you don't want an email from what you think is a legitimate business, click SPAM and it will stop. There is no value to you for using "unsubscribe" and only downside if it's a nefarious link.
If you want emails from businesses you know and like, put their email address in your contacts.