dgo1369
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I keep getting emails saying that a relative of mine has died leaving me untold millions, or that I've won the lottery in (name a place) and I have millions waiting for me. Naturally, I've never responded to these spam delicacies, but is there any way that I can keep from getting them? My spam filter sometimes puts them in the spam folder, but frequently does not. Since they are never from the same person, I can't set up a filter (I think I can't anyway) that would stop these from me ever seeing them. Does anyone have any advise?
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dbbls
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Fist, claim your millions, then change you e-mail address.
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creeper
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Set up a rule with some of the common phrases in the email , have it moved to your spam folder and that should do it.
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Y-Guy
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If you figure it out please let me know, I keep hearing from the former deposed King of Nigeria. 
Seriously though, what I do is I have my main account for family, friends and trusted sites. I use a Gmail account for all others, the Gmail does a very good job about sending Spam to the Spam folder and not to my inbox. I just let Gmail pop my main pop3 account, been working great for me for a couple of years.
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dgo1369 wrote:I keep getting emails saying that a relative of mine has died leaving me untold millions, or that I've won the lottery in (name a place) and I have millions waiting for me. Does anyone have any advise? Congratulations!! You and I can spend the rest of our lives living in LUXURY!!!
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creeper
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Y-Guy wrote:If you figure it out please let me know, I keep hearing from the former deposed King of Nigeria.
Set up rules in your email program. Very simple.
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stevelv
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Take a look at Ella for Spam
It's a free (and a paid version) of software that filters your email after it arrives in Outlook - not as good as filtering on the mail server but pretty good at cleaning your InBox - take a few days to learn about what you consider good and bad and is then 99% effective.
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dgo1369
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creeper wrote:Y-Guy wrote:If you figure it out please let me know, I keep hearing from the former deposed King of Nigeria.
Set up rules in your email program. Very simple.
If it's so simple, why don't you describe the process so that we will all know.
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kitch251
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I am using Bellsouth.net and I set my preferences to ONLY allow email addresses that I have listed in MY address book. I do have spam folder for all other and can read them, or delete them.
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