[turneronce]

My email has been hacked and I am getting hundreds (literally) of junk emails each day. They all go to my junk email folder and are easy to delete, but … is there any way of stopping them altogether? I am using gmail.

[Malsua]

Originally Posted by turneronce

My email has been hacked and I am getting hundreds (literally) of junk emails each day. They all go to my junk email folder and are easy to delete, but … is there any way of stopping them altogether? I am using gmail.

There's not a lot that can be done.

That said, find any "legit" sender and unsubscribe. I mean, real companies that you may have signed up for years ago. I finally unsubbed from JC Penny. Got subbed for an order years back, finally realized I don't read it and they honored the unsub.

That said, your run of the mill spammer not only won't honor an unsub, they will give it to you harder, now they know they have a real person on the line.

Just click the spam button for the junk and it will get better over time.

If they are going to your junk folder though, just don't look at it

[retiredguy123]

Why not get another email address, and notify the people who you want to have it?

[turneronce]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

Why not get another email address, and notify the people who you want to have it?

Thought of that, but besides all my contacts I would have to notify credit cards, bank, businesses, etc. Not a simple task.

[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by turneronce

Thought of that, but besides all my contacts I would have to notify credit cards, bank, businesses, etc. Not a simple task.

Than be prepared to delete lots and lots of junk mail

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by turneronce

Thought of that, but besides all my contacts I would have to notify credit cards, bank, businesses, etc. Not a simple task.

It would be a very simple task for me. But, if it wouldn't for you, it may be well worth the effort to review and organize your important contacts.

[Topspinmo]

You gave you’re email address to site that sells or passes on emails. ( example wholesale hot tubes . Com, item you’re interested in out or stock, send email alert when item comes in stock)( you now just got hacked and you’re email address on World Wide Web) You will be getting hundreds spam from around world. Before you give you email read their agreements, some where in the pages of fine print it will say they will share/sell your email to partners.

[Michael G.]

Originally Posted by Stu from NYC

Than be prepared to delete lots and lots of junk mail

Yep I agree or change your email address, your choice.

Better yet, stay off those porn sites.

[spinner1001]

Originally Posted by turneronce

My email has been hacked and I am getting hundreds (literally) of junk emails each day. They all go to my junk email folder and are easy to delete, but … is there any way of stopping them altogether? I am using gmail.

Gmail’s junk folder seems to be working as designed since your spam messages end up there for you. You cannot stop spammers from sending those messages.

I rarely look in my junk folder and leave the spam messages there without emptying the folder.

By the way, unsubscribing to a spam message from an unknown sender may result in more, not less, spam messages because you have just confirmed your email address is actively read. Email addresses are sold commercially to spammers and the sellers want to sell addresses that are active.

[midiwiz]

Originally Posted by turneronce

Thought of that, but besides all my contacts I would have to notify credit cards, bank, businesses, etc. Not a simple task.

the task is actually fairly easy You log on to your account and change the contact information. Nothing else has to be done , just because you change an email address doesn't mean these places need "official" notification.

With that said, the effort to rid yourself of junk email is fairly straight forward, however the underlying problem is what makes it difficult.

I'm not going to start giving online forum internet security lessons, especially in this mass of opinion posts. I'm not going to talk my background on here either, however it highly qualifies to consult in this area. I am willing to respond to emails on this site, as long as they are practical (read: to the point not time consuming I work FT)

[frank1975]

Never heard of email address being hack. Any email you don't want don't just send it to junk you must label it as junk. Then you'll never see it again.

[Aloha]

This may help those who are negatively impacted by spam and junk mail with Gmail :
Gmail Spam Filter: How It Works and How to Customize It

[Oneiric]

Originally Posted by turneronce

My email has been hacked and I am getting hundreds (literally) of junk emails each day. They all go to my junk email folder and are easy to delete, but … is there any way of stopping them altogether? I am using gmail.

Some browsers have spam controls with varying degrees of success. Most likely, you'll eventually give up and change your email address.

[charlieo1126@gmail.com]

I don’t count my junk mail but I’m sure it’s over 100 very few manage to get to my regular email . I don’t feel it’s much of a problem to get upset about , it takes maybe 2 seconds trash to the ones from gmail and another 2 to delete the junk folder , why do people make things sound harder and more of a problem then it is

[nancyre]

I think there may be some confusion:
Hacked they have access to your email and can read /edit or send things that look like it comes from you. This is dangerous and if this is the case you should create a new email and share it with your legit contacts/institutions.

Your email has been obtained and you are getting hit with a large volume of spam email. Digital version of Junk mail. This is not hacked, this is you put your email somewhere and the spammer got a hold of it and are selling it. Annoying but not dangerous.