Spam email has become so common these days that a 24-hour period without a spam email makes one question if their email is still working. Most of the time, thankfully, spam emails are harmless and little more than a nuisance to handle. Yet sometimes they interfere quite heavily in an otherwise productive workday, and can even contain rude and/or offensive titles.
So why are these emails suddenly showing up when all you did was glance at a couple of shopping sites? Is there anything you can do to avoid or mitigate them? There aren’t as many options as we would like, but there are a few simple tips and tricks that can help reduce or avoid excessive spam traffic in your email, the first of which is getting educated on what methods spammers use to acquire information.
Below are several articles that spell out the many ways programs, advertisers, and the dark web use to get your email, along with practices and tips on how to avoid their grasp:
How Do Phishing Scammers Get Your Email Address?
How Do Spammers Get My Email Address?
How Spammers Get Your Email Address
