How to Change Name for Internet Spam

Spam can be stopped by changing email addresses.

"Internet spam" is a way to describe junk that appears in an email box consistently. Once one spammer gets an email address, it seems as though they share it with a world of spammers. The best way to avoid this junk email is to hold two to three different email addresses. Keep the original email address that the spam is being delivered to. Create another email address and tell all of your trusted contacts such as friends, colleagues and family that your address has changed. Do not give the new email address to any company.

Instructions

1. Navigate to Hotmail, Gmail (link available below in Resources section) or other desired free email provider. Click on the link to "Sign Up" and follow the on-screen instructions to create a new email box.

2. Send the new email address only to human contacts, and let them know you have changed your email name. Never give a company this address, no matter how trustworthy it seems.

3. Check the old email address consistently for a month, replying to any contact that may not have added your new address to their contact list.

Tips & Warnings

• If the new email address receives junk email, do not click on any links. Mark the message as spam and delete it.

• Keep the old email box indefinitely. This is the email address to give out to any company requesting your email address.

• Remember to check the old email box occasionally so important emails are not missed.

• Do not use "Reply to All" when replying to fun emails. If you don't know the address each reply is going to, it is possible your new email address may end up on a spammer's list.

References

• Microsoft: How to Eliminate Inbox Clutter
• Microsoft: Spam-proof Your Inbox

Resources

• Microsoft Showcase: Reduce Spam and Avoid Viruses with Outlook 2007
• GMail
• Hotmail