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G-Mail Spam

Has anyone else noticed a dramatic increase in spam recieved in your g-mail accounts?

In the last week I've started to get alot. In fact I'm getting more then either of my yahoo/hotmail accounts get.

It's like overnight they messed up something in the spam filter.
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none for me so far.....hope I dont get any...lol
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I noticed that spam's starting to come to my inbox. Before last week, it's been squeaky clean. I don't use that account, nor had I registerd anythign with it. I've sent out a couple of trial e-mails and that's about it. But I got roughly one a day startind Dec 1. Oh well, they all went to the sapm folder so not that big of a deal. I got a boat load more in my Yahoo account.

ON a semi-related note, I noticed that Hotmail has been doing a much better job in filtering spam than Yahoo. I don't have filters setup for eitehr account, I keep getting 20+ a day with Yahoo. I registered a lot more with my HOtmail than with Yahoo. Oh well. Garbage e-mail for registration. :)
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I'm actually getting spam now with my gmail account.. never was before. It all goes to my spam folder, so I'm not too worried..

I wonder, though, if the spammers have been able to get gmail accounts.. in order to fine-tune their @)(@@!#! to get around the spam filters.
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I'm getting more spam to my gmail, but it is appearing in the spam "directory", and not in my inbox. Until recently, I wasn't getting any spam.

They all appear to be emails offering WinXP Pro for $60.
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Mar 13, 2003
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Platypus wrote:I'm getting more spam to my gmail, but it is appearing in the spam "directory", and not in my inbox. Until recently, I wasn't getting any spam.

They all appear to be emails offering WinXP Pro for $60.

same here! :lol:
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bigstar* wrote:same here! :lol:


The spam is comming directly from Microsoft (bill Gate) :lol:
Hes trying to hard to make a few bucks...... : :cheesygri ...Bastard!!!!
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My spam folder in Gmail use to be empty too.. I never use my gmail account for signing up for stuff so I don't know why I'm getting spam in it recently. Only my friends know about my gmail account. Weird but it doesn't bother me since it goes straight to the SPAM folder.
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nope... no spam in either of my gmail accounts... I guess I'll be looking to see if I get some soon.
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Aug 27, 2003
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Started getting spam on Dec. 1st. All went to the spam folder. But only one person knows this email, I'm still using my first hotmail account for signing up stuff and my other for all other mail. I don't like getting spam before I even started using the account for real. :mad:
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NDman wrote:ON a semi-related note, I noticed that Hotmail has been doing a much better job in filtering spam than Yahoo.
The problem with hotmail isn't really spam though. The problem is how many e-mails they target as spam which are real e-mails. They've been known for killing good e-mails before they even reach your junk folder.

So at least I'm not alone on the spam. Guess this is what you risk when the service gets more popular.
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fidoguydo wrote:My spam folder in Gmail use to be empty too.. I never use my gmail account for signing up for stuff so I don't know why I'm getting spam in it recently. Only my friends know about my gmail account. Weird but it doesn't bother me since it goes straight to the SPAM folder.

yeah, i got 1 spam email that went to the spam folder.. nothing more and i hope it stays that way
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Sep 17, 2003
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No SPAM here and I do subscribe to a a couple of lists...
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Carnage wrote:Has anyone else noticed a dramatic increase in spam recieved in your g-mail accounts?

In the last week I've started to get alot. In fact I'm getting more then either of my yahoo/hotmail accounts get.

It's like overnight they messed up something in the spam filter.
I have three Gmail accounts I sometimes use for contests, etc--one for myself and two for family members. All 3 of these accounts have been getting a lot of spam all week. Previous to this they never got anything. I have other Gmal accounts and they're still clean.

I suspect that one of the contests I entered with all 3 accounts sold their list to spammers. :mad:
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codex wrote: I suspect that one of the contests I entered with all 3 accounts sold their list to spammers. :mad:
Yeah, that's what I'm worred about too. That my e-mail might have gotten on some list, and is now being whored out to spammers.

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