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Archae

(46,314 posts) Mon Oct 30, 2017, 07:29 PM Oct 2017

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I'm getting sick and tired of these "$50 Amazon or Ebay" that I've supposedly won.

I get them multiple times DAILY.

And I know damn well they are phishing attempts.

Can't these jerks be shut down?

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I'm getting sick and tired of these "$50 Amazon or Ebay" that I've supposedly won. (Original Post) Archae Oct 2017 OP

what email service do you use? crazycatlady Oct 2017 #1

In Yahoo mail, the go straight to spam. MineralMan Oct 2017 #3

WHAT? MyOwnPeace Oct 2017 #2

Amazon has a place to inform them about this type of stuff Evergreen Emerald Oct 2017 #4

crazycatlady

(4,492 posts)

1. what email service do you use?

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Mon Oct 30, 2017, 07:31 PM

Oct 2017

In gmail, they have a pretty good spam filter.

MineralMan

(146,284 posts)

3. In Yahoo mail, the go straight to spam.

Reply to crazycatlady (Reply #1)

Mon Oct 30, 2017, 07:34 PM

Oct 2017

MyOwnPeace

(16,925 posts)

2. WHAT?

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Mon Oct 30, 2017, 07:32 PM

Oct 2017

You got a problem with money that you'd never see?

I'm with 'ya - they drive me nuts!

Evergreen Emerald

(13,069 posts)

4. Amazon has a place to inform them about this type of stuff

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Mon Oct 30, 2017, 07:41 PM

Oct 2017

I have copied and pasted a similar link before to Amazon's website.

I also blocked the e-mail and have not received one since.

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