Windows 8 In Depth

Avoid Spammers’ Tricks

Spammers have hundreds or maybe thousands of tricks up their grimy sleeves to bypass filters. Still, there are plenty of simple things to do to limit exposure and reduce junk email in its various forms.

Some spammers appear repentantly courteous. That is, they have violated your inbox by being there uninvited, but now that they have your attention, please don’t be offended, because you can simply click this link to opt out of receiving any more spam from them. Honest.

Do not reply to spam that claims to provide an “opt out” link. By clicking the link in an attempt to stop receiving spam, you are confirming that your email address is good. You are just increasing your value as a spam target, and your spam level likely will ...