How to Block Spam Emails from your Inbox.

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If your inbox is flooded with junk emails, you are not alone. Spam messages made up nearly 50 percent of email traffic in September 2020, according to data from Statista. Moreover, out of the 293.6 billion emails sent daily in 2019, most were promotional emails from marketers. But not every email in your inbox is a harmless ad. Some could put your device and security at risk, experts say.

Why am I getting these emails?

It is expected to get phishing and junk emails when you give your email address to shady websites, like filling out forms for ads promising “free stuff.” 

Hackers can steal your email address by breaching legitimate services and organizations you shared it with and then selling that information to cybercriminals hoping to scam you. Businesses and advertisers also share public contact lists to send mass marketing emails.

Fortunately, most email providers—including Gmail, iPhone, Outlook, Yahoo, Hotmail, and AOL—allow users to block spam and junk emails on their platforms.  Here is how to block emails if you use these company’s accounts.

How to block emails on Gmail

Web browser:

1 – Open an email from the sender that you want to block.
2 – Click the three-dot “More” icon in the top right corner.
3 – Click “Block”

App

1 – Open an email from the sender that you want to block.
2 – Tap the three-dot “More” icon in the top right corner.
3 – Select “Block Sender”

How to block emails on iPhone

Open the Mail app

1 – Open an email from the sender that you want to block.
2 – Tap the sender’s name.
3 – Tap the address listed next to “From” in the header.
4 – Choose “Block This Contact”
5- Confirm you want to block the contact

How to block emails on Outlook

Web browser

1 – Open an email from the sender that you want to block.
2 – Click on the three horizontal dots in the top right corner.
3 – Select “Block”

App

1 – Open an email from the sender that you want to block.
2 – Tap on the three-dot icon in the top right corner.
3 – Select “Move to Spam”

Desktop

1 – Right-click on an email from the sender you want to block.
2 – Click “Junk” > “Block Sender”

How to block emails on Yahoo

Web browser

1 – Open an email from the sender that you want to block.
2 – Click the three-dot icon at the top of the email.
3 – Click “Block Sender”

App

1 – Tap the menu in the top left corner.
2 – Choose “Tools” > “Filters”
3 – Tap the “+” icon in the top right corner.
4 – Choose a name for the new filter.
5 – Type the email address you want to block in the “Sender” field.

How to block emails on Hotmail

1 – Click “Home” > “Parameter” > “View All Outlook Settings”
2 – Click “Email” > “Junk Email” > “Filters”
3 – Type the sender’s name under “Blocked Senders”

How to block emails on AOL

1 – Under your username, click “Options/Mail Settings”
2 – Click the “Block Senders” tab
3 – Enter the email address you want to block
4 – Click the “+” icon
5 – Select “Save Settings”

The longer you have your email account, the more spam you will receive.  I have had my email for over 20 years, so I get tons of spam.  I have clients always asking me how I can stop it.  The honest answer is you can not, but you can manage it.  If you need help with spam and blocking it, please get in touch with me today!