littleoldlady
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Sept 17, 2021 18:52:42 GMT
Post by littleoldlady on Sept 17, 2021 18:52:42 GMT
In the early days of email it was said that one should never try to unsubscribe to a spam email as it only served to proved that the address was working and made it more useful and valuable to the spammer. Does anyone know if that is still the case? I have tried unsubscribing from one or two and it looks OK so far.
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michaelc
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Post by michaelc on Sept 17, 2021 18:56:50 GMT
In the early days of email it was said that one should never try to unsubscribe to a spam email as it only served to proved that the address was working and made it more useful and valuable to the spammer. Does anyone know if that is still the case? I have tried unsubscribing from one or two and it looks OK so far. It depends. If it is spam from a reasonably reputable company that you have had previous dealings with before then yes you can click the link. e.g. You bought something online from a known shop some months or even years ago but then they continue to send you rubbish you should be able to click the link. Such links are usually right at the bottom of the emails in tiny print. On the other hand, if you've got unsolicited mail from a company or individual that you're sure you've never interacted with you're best ignoring it.
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macq
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Post by macq on Sept 17, 2021 19:08:33 GMT
if you have got to the unsubscribe link then i assume you have already opened it and already trust the source so they know the email is a working address.But most email providers offer a way before opening spam for safety i.e gmail has report and unsubscribe and hotmail has report & block which is safer then clicking the link within and once blocked it should not matter if they know your address is real
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keitha
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Sept 21, 2021 10:37:37 GMT
Post by keitha on Sept 21, 2021 10:37:37 GMT
if you have got to the unsubscribe link then i assume you have already opened it and already trust the source so they know the email is a working address.But most email providers offer a way before opening spam for safety i.e gmail has report and unsubscribe and hotmail has report & block which is safer then clicking the link within and once blocked it should not matter if they know your address is real had a weird phone call the other day from an unknown number, and got a recorded message saying "thankyou for confirming your phone number" Spam phone calls nearly as bad as spam emails
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macq
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Sept 21, 2021 11:34:01 GMT
Post by macq on Sept 21, 2021 11:34:01 GMT
if you have got to the unsubscribe link then i assume you have already opened it and already trust the source so they know the email is a working address.But most email providers offer a way before opening spam for safety i.e gmail has report and unsubscribe and hotmail has report & block which is safer then clicking the link within and once blocked it should not matter if they know your address is real had a weird phone call the other day from an unknown number, and got a recorded message saying "thankyou for confirming your phone number" Spam phone calls nearly as bad as spam emails weird but has the feel of a robo-call checking to see if the number is live or maybe the first step before a follow up call? Had a couple of fake calls lately with the auto timer counting down trying to pressure a quick reaction.One to stop an Amazon payment being taken and another from Openreach saying the internet will be switched off in 2 minutes unless i press a number to speak to them - think its getting worse then spam emails which at least you can delete before bothering with
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scooter
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Sept 21, 2021 11:58:24 GMT
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Post by scooter on Sept 21, 2021 11:58:24 GMT
Talktalk and probably others have a free call monitoring system which when switched on asks callers to sy their name and then only then is the call put through, it tells you who is calling and you choose whether to speak to them or not. So all the auto spam and sales calls are filtered out and the phone never rings. Perfect.
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Sept 21, 2021 12:31:27 GMT
Post by Greenwood2 on Sept 21, 2021 12:31:27 GMT
if you have got to the unsubscribe link then i assume you have already opened it and already trust the source so they know the email is a working address.But most email providers offer a way before opening spam for safety i.e gmail has report and unsubscribe and hotmail has report & block which is safer then clicking the link within and once blocked it should not matter if they know your address is real had a weird phone call the other day from an unknown number, and got a recorded message saying "thankyou for confirming your phone number" Spam phone calls nearly as bad as spam emails If you have the number you could try 'who called me' to see if it was from a known dodgy number and maybe what they were up to. You can also report the number the call came from so other people can check. I've used it a few times when I've been pretty certain a call was phony and hung up before they could get into their pitch and then looked up the number to check. I also had really bizarre calls from someone complaining I kept calling them. I assume maybe someone was spoofing my number, hopefully at random. Edit: changed phoned to called mis-remembered it.
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macq
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Sept 21, 2021 13:22:38 GMT
Post by macq on Sept 21, 2021 13:22:38 GMT
Talktalk and probably others have a free call monitoring system which when switched on asks callers to sy their name and then only then is the call put through, it tells you who is calling and you choose whether to speak to them or not. So all the auto spam and sales calls are philtered out and the phone never rings. Perfect. It is a good feature but after the brother-in-law warned us he missed an appointment because the other person admitted they could not be bothered to do it we switched it off for us and went back to the number baring feature.After doing about 15 or so over a few months last year it seems to have all but stopped them now (think TalkTalk upped the number to a 100 so it shows the problem there is)
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littleoldlady
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Sept 22, 2021 12:30:44 GMT
Post by littleoldlady on Sept 22, 2021 12:30:44 GMT
Talktalk and probably others have a free call monitoring system which when switched on asks callers to sy their name and then only then is the call put through, it tells you who is calling and you choose whether to speak to them or not. So all the auto spam and sales calls are filtered out and the phone never rings. Perfect. I have used a similar system (Call Guardian) for several years. They rely on the fact that most call centres have a computer dialling numbers and only connecting to an agent when it is answered. Until recently it worked a dream, but obviously the spammers are coming across this more often and now I get a few who do announce themselves in a convincing way and so get accepted.
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