Every day, roughly 333 billion emails make their way to recipients worldwide. Unfortunately, many of those are spam emails.
Spam falls into many categories, from dangerous phishing scams to marketing emails and social media notifications. It's all too easy for an inbox to become flooded, which can mean losing important messages in a sea of unwanted ones.
That's why blocking spam emails is key to creating a clean and efficient inbox. Here are three simple ways you can block spam emails on Gmail.
If you work remotely, email organization might be a crucial part of your to-do list, helping you keep in contact with clients while preventing clutter. A clean inbox can certainly help productivity.
To do so, you can check the box next to the email and click on "report as spam." This is a direct but tedious process, especially if you have many emails in your inbox that you want to remove.
If you accidentally mark an email as junk, you can also undo this by going to your spam category and mark as not spam.
Receiving too many emails from the same sender? The other option is to open the email, click on the three dots in the top right corner, and select block sender.
However, there's a downside to this method. Hackers, scammers, and even companies often use pixel tracking to discover when an email has been opened.
If you're positive that an email is from the sender they claim to be, you can open the email. There should be a link to unsubscribe at the top or bottom of the message. It's usually under the anchor text "Unsubscribe."
When you click on that, it may take you to another page where you can adjust the number of emails you receive from the sender or explain why you've unsubscribed.
This works fine for marketing emails, but it's not always the easiest solution. It's also not ideal when you know you're dealing with a scammer, as you don't want to open those emails.
Besides, sometimes you can't unsubscribe from spam emails, or it's too much of a hassle.
So, what if your Gmail spam emails are out of control or opening a message isn't a good idea? As we mentioned, it's not always easy to unsubscribe, and sometimes selecting multiple emails to mark them as spam takes too much time.
The best option is to use Trimbox to unsubscribe from those email subscribing lists. It's easier to tag and identify junk and keep your Gmail inbox clutter-free.
You're certainly not alone if you feel you're overwhelmed with spam in your inbox. However, using these three tips will help you prevent unwanted clutter.
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