How to Legally Stop Harassing Emails
Harassing emails are not advertisements or invitations to claim a free computer. Harassing emails are from a friend, acquaintance, estranged spouse or partner or another person with a personal vendetta against you. Harassing emails are intended to cause alarm, stress, intimidation and often contain abusive language. A person sending harassing emails may even threaten you, but you can take steps to legally stop harassing emails.
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Reply to the email with a request that the sender stop harassing you. Request that the sender immediately stop sending emails to your account, and explain that any continued communication is harassment. Do not respond to subsequent emails. Print a hard copy of all emails, including your reply and request to cease harassment.
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Contact the sender's email provider if the person continues to send harrassing emails. Locate the email provider by the Internet address following the "@" symbol in the email address. Type "www." in the Internet browser, followed by the email provider's name, and then ".com". Once on their website, click on the provider's "help" or "contact" link to report the sender as using their service to send harassing emails.
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Block the sender's email address to prevent them from sending harassing emails to your account. Change your email address and close the account that is receiving the harassing emails if the sender keeps opening new email accounts to harass you. Consult an attorney about seeking a restraining order from a court if the person lives nearby. File a police report if the sender makes a threat to harm you.
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Tips & Warnings
Be proactive and take steps immediately to stop email harassment.
Remove your email address from public view on web pages and social networking sites.
Do not reveal personal information online, such as your home address and telephone number.
Do not reply to harassing emails after you request the sender to stop.
Do not engage in harassment yourself by replying to harassing emails with insults, threats, curses or other inappropriate behavior.
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