How to stop junk emails?

[Sark79]

Does anyone know how to stop junk emails coming to hotmail?

About 2 months ago a friend of mine gave my email address to some dodgy dating website as a joke.  From then on I have been plagued by junk emails from lots of strange people.  When I say strange, I mean the real deal. I don't know where they get these folks from.

I have sent countless emails complaining, but they do no good.  Some of them do come to my Junk email bit, but because they are from different addresses , the filter doesn't catch them.

There is one email in particular from some dodgy looking Indian guy, he is grinning in the pic and offering things I just ain't interested in  .  I sent the guy an email telling him to beat it. That encouraged him more.  Perhaps if it was his sister, I may be interested. But not him 

Is there a way to block them?   .  They are not from the same address, they are coming from peoples actual email address.  I cant contact the dating site because I am not registered and my friend doesn't know his access code. My friend and his girlfriend find this highly amusing.   

Do I need to change my email address?

[GlasgowBandit]

Just delete them as you get them,  I get tons of jink mail from all sorts of sites if I don't recognize the e-mail address or the content I just delete them.  I also report them as junk sometimes this stops them but doesn't always stop them.

TBH I don't really bother that much, it could be worse if you open them and there is some sort of dodgy attachment.

[dik9]

You think a dating site is bad, my mate who was lodging with me filled out an "I am not man enough " questionarre for pzefer.
 
All I get now is Viagra and penis extension junk??

mind you, come to think of it.......

[LukieD]

A lot of the time clicking the unsubscribe link or replying to the email results in even more because they then know that your email is active and being used.

Do you use Microsoft Outlook or an online email account? If you are using Outlook then you could try one of a number of anti-spam programs. I don't use outlook so don't know which is best, but I'm sure other people could help!

[Sark79]

lol  "I am not man enough"  .   But this site isn't your regular dating site  .  That is my main concern

No mate, I use hotmail   

[Dewi_cool]

lol  "I am not man enough"  .   But this site isn't your regular dating site  .  That is my main concern

No mate, I use hotmail   

please expand

[dik9]

please expand?


I am trying, but i think my pump is bust?

[LukieD]

All I reckon you can do is to block addresses/add to junk folder. I found hotmail ones were atrocious for spam so use GMail instead and can't recommend it highly enough. I very rarely get any junk emails in my inbox. The spam filter is excellent!

[Sark79]

which bit Dewi ..... the  "not a regular dating site"?      well it caters for swingers and all that sort of thing. 

 When my friends told me it was for swingers, I thought to myself  " excellent, I like swings" thinking it was the swings in the park they were referring to.

The thought of my details being on some site makes me afraid.  I cannot show reaction though, all I can do is plot my revenge against the culprit responsible.

[dik9]

 When my friends told me it was for swingers, I thought to myself  " excellent, I like swings" thinking it was the swings in the park they were referring to.

hmmmmmmmmm   

[Sark79]

lol.   

[ifm]

i get all the viagra stuff too, i use outlook express to check my email including hotmail and the filter is good.
Though i still look in the junk mail folder anyway

[GlasgowBandit]

Anyone rskon Sarks signed hoimself up to these mailing lists "accidentally"??  Its this my mate, its like when you have srewed up or your looking for advice but don't want to say or ask you always say my mate or I know someone blah blah blah .................

Sark youc an come clean with all of us we won't slag you because you signed upto some dirty site looking for a bit of action, we're your friends   

[Sark79]

 


YEA GOOD ONE    ...


No I have nothing to confess.  Honestly. 


I have emailed Hotmail and explained to them.  They will sort me out hopefully

[GlasgowBandit]

I have emailed Hotmail and explained to them.  They will sort me out hopefully

They going to send you a mail order bride?

Ohhh no offence if anyone has an inflatable bride or a new import!