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Email spam has to be one of the most infuriating aspects of life on the internet.

Every day I receive dozens of emails about the most bizarre subjects, though most are about enlargement techniques and potions. (These don’t work - my friend told me)

Here, then, are a few simple tips for avoiding or minimising the amount of spam, or junk email, that you receive -

Spam Avoidance

• Always protect your email address and mobile phone number when online
• Delete suspicious emails without opening or replying to them
• Use spam filtering software
• Using protection products that filter junk email
• Carefully reading website terms and conditions that may include clauses that allow the owner and third parties to mail you

Contact Details

If you run a website and need to be contactable then -

• Use an email address which doesn’t identify you, i.e. contact@somedomain.com
• Use a web-based form for visitors - this allows visitors to contact you without ever revealing your email address. Such a technique defeats spammers’ automated mailing systems
• Present your email address as an image which can be viewed by humans but not read by mail harvesting robots

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