Internet Fraud

fishing, phishing, how ever you spell it. "I need your help, so and so died in a plane crash with his whole family as well.( so terrible bla,bla) I'm in charge of his millions....your last name is close enough to his.....dont let it go to the gov!......lets make a deal!.... I am so sick of these damn things....I find myself going to my email just to delete this junk. Is there a way to block these things. some get past the bulk! anyway to report them, a website or something. I know they are illegal, I would like to help shut them down if I can..or at least get them scared.

Yahoo! committed to eliminating spam—eyuck! And you've got great tools to help keep spam out of your Inbox. Yahoo! SpamGuard Keep Yahoo! SpamGuard turned on. To check if it’s on: Click Options in the upper-right corner of your Mail page. Click Spam Protection from the list on the left. In the “Spam Filter” section, do you see “SpamGuard is ON”? If not, turn it on by clicking the link: Turn SpamGuard ON. In the area above your spam options, click Save Changes. In this same section, you can also specify how often you’d like us to empty your Bulk folder (we do it automatically once a month, but you have options to empty it faster), as well as indicating your preference for showing—or blocking—images. Image blocking is another way to fend off spam! Image Blocking Keep Image Blocking on. Image blocking defeats the “hits” spammers receive whenever one of their images is “viewed”—which can include the moment you select a spam message before you click Spam. Here’s how to block images:Click Options in the upper-right corner of your Mail page. Under Spam, click Spam Protection. At the bottom of the page—“Step 1 of 3: Spam Filter”—click Continue. At the bottom of the next page—“Step 2 of 3: Marking Messages as Spam or Not Spam”—click Continue. On “Step 3 of 3: Image Blocking”, select “Block all images”. The Spam button If you get a spam message in your Inbox, check the box beside it, then click Spam. This alerts us to the latest tricks and techniques that spammers are using, and helps us clamp down tighter and fight spam more effectively. If you change your mind or think you made a mistake, just look for the next message from that sender in your Bulk folder and click Not Spam to reverse your vote. XXXXXXXXXXXXX NEVER DO THIS XXXXXXXXXXXXX Never open a spam message (or any message from a sender you don’t recognize) unless you have the "Block HTML graphics" setting on. If you view HTML images in an email, spammers are alerted that you opened their message. So how do you turn on the Block HTML function? Click Options in the upper-right corner of your Mail page. Under “Management”, click General Preferences. Scroll down to the “Messages” section, and next to “Security:”, check the box beside “Block HTML graphics in email...” At the bottom of the page, on the left, click Save. Never respond to spam. To the individuals who send spam, one response or "hit" among thousands of mailings is enough to justify the practice. Never respond to the spam email's instructions to reply with the word "remove" unless you trust or know the sender. Many spammers use the "remove" or "unsubscribe" links as a ploy to get you to react to the email. This may alert the sender that your email address is open and available to receive mail, which greatly increases its value. If you reply, your address may be placed on more lists, resulting in more spam. Never click on a URL or web site address listed within a spam email. This could alert the site to the validity of your email address, potentially resulting in more spam. Never sign up with sites that promise to remove your name from spam lists. Although some of these sites may be legitimate, more often than not, they are address collectors. The legitimate sites are ignored (or exploited) by the spammers, and the address collection sites are owned by spammers. In both cases, your address is recorded and valued more highly because you have just identified that your address is active.

Those are one at a time sends. They are nusance mongers. This is what happened to me in LA. Spam These mailings are from a man named Stanley. I met him at a job interview with Krammer Metals in LA. He said he was going to send me some spam and I got at least 30 of them the next day. They are pornographers. Stanley is the video arcade guy. The guy named Maurice should be with them. The little Paul guy everybody hates. They were the African money laundering offers. They travel thru the police network but can’t stay put.. Also thru the Catholic channels they can always be found in one or the other. An arch Bishop John Padua O’brien was caught draining the Vatican and I assume J Paul II knew so he died. They were bilked for 2 mil by a guy named William. The Omaha gangs are quite powerful too. Many hail from Gross high school which is catholic. These people are more dangerous than one might think. That is what happened to me. I wrote a word doc to share the story and will paste it for those unaware of the danger these people pose. Stanley “Tookie” Williams was executed for murder not too long ago. A founder of the Crip’s gang in LA he greased at least three people and went to the chair for it. The arch bishop was in the UK but was assigned to Logos, Nigeria. William is a management temp drifting around LA. The Paul guy is homeless.

There is never a good reason to save Spam. Even if you have another email account, you should have similar options, I recommend the following email adjustments: To STOP receiving unwanted (Spam/Bulk/Junk) email, do the following: Log into your Email, go to Options (upper right hand side). Go through all your settings and don't forget to save them too. Under Spam Protection, make sure your Spam Guard is turned ON. Option to immediately delete all Spam messages. This will force all new email to redirect to your Inbox. Option to Block messages that you mark as Spam. If you plan on keeping your Bulk folder, also option messages you mark as Not-Spam to be moved to your Inbox. Always Option to Block all Images until you can look them over first. This prevents spammers from knowing you opened their email. Save Changes. Under Blocked Addresses, type in spammer.com, this will stop all Spam that has been reported to Yahoo from ever entering your email. I recommend you remove everything on your list first. This will give you a fresh start after you type in the "spammer.com". Under General Preferences, Folders/Search Results, Special Folders, option to redirect incoming unsolicited email to the Bulk Folder. Save. Check your Marketing Preferences to make sure you didn't accidently request something. Go into My Account, click Marketing Preferences, click Clear and Save Your Changes. If you get email from someone you don't know, NEVER open it (it may contain viruses) and report it as SPAM. This will automatically block it from your email account. When you do open an email that is Spam, you have alerted the sender that your account is Active. This will immediately stop all the Junk Mail considerably. I only get maybe one or two Spam emails a Month. Remember, anytime you give out your email address over the internet, you can expect to receive some kind of Spam, unless you have made sure that site is secured. Don't save messages in your Inbox folder. Instead create a folder to move them to. Open your Inbox, click the box next to the message(s) you want to save, click the tab above that says Move and create a folder to move it to. Always keep your Inbox clear and ready to receive New Messages. You can have as many folders as you want. Good Luck!