Readers ask Tech+ about spam. Q: I use Hotmail (both free and subscription). My problem is that I am receiving between 15-20 sexually oriented junk emails each day. I have tried using some of the ...

One thing that saves us from opening a vicious email filled with malware is that most of these emails go directly to our junk or spam folders. Once in a while, a legitimate email can be sent to your ...

Do you even look at the emails piling up in your junk or spam email folders? Do you ever clean the folders out or do you have hundreds or even thousands just sitting there for who knows how long? Most ...

A: While it sounds a bit counter-intuitive, seeing a large number of messages arrive in your spam folder each day does not necessarily indicate a problem. The junk folder itself (a.k.a. spam folder) ...

Spam is annoying and can sometimes be dangerous if it's part of a widespread phishing attack. When you see spam, you delete it, at least that's what conventional wisdom suggests. However, it now seems ...

The algorithms guarding our inboxes have now developed to the stage that spam is usually kept at bay, but these auto-sorting processes aren’t perfect yet—if you’re not regularly opening up your spam ...

Your email spam folder isn't all junk mail.Laura Spears of Oakland County, Michigan, can attest to that, as she recently discovered a $3 million lottery prize sitting in hers.The lucky winner had ...