http://windowslivehelp.com/solutions/spam/atom.aspxCommunity Server2008-08-21T07:57:00Z/solutions/spam/archive/2008/08/21/about-reducing-junk-e-mail.aspx2008-08-21T14:57:00Z2008-08-21T14:57:00Z<p><i>This solution article provides information to users on the&nbsp;several options that Windows Live Hotmail provides to help reduce the amount of junk e-mail&nbsp;you receive.</i> </p> <p>Junk email could be any Unwanted, unsolicited, or illicit e-mail or other electronic messages, including spam.</p> <p><strong>Microsoft recommends that you follow these guidelines to help reduce junk e-mail:</strong> </p> <p>* Don't reply to junk e-mail, even to ask to be removed from the sender's mailing list. The sender may simply use that response to confirm that your e-mail address is valid, and continue to send you junk e-mail. To block further e-mail from a sender, at the top of the message, click Mark as unsafe. To report the message as junk e-mail, select the message, click Junk, and then click OK.&nbsp;</p> <p>* To report the e-mail message as a suspected phishing scam&nbsp;(Falsely claiming to be a legitimate business to send you to a fake website or scam you into giving out private information.), click Report Phishing scam, and then click OK.&nbsp;</p> <p>* Remove your e-mail address from any web page, newsgroup, or bulletin board available on the Internet.&nbsp;</p> <p>* To remove your e-mail address from newsletters or mailing lists that are on your safe senders list, you can click Unsubscribe. Microsoft notifies the people who created the newsletter to stop sending it to you.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p><b>Note</b>: If you receive junk e-mail that looks as if it was sent from your Windows Live Hotmail account, someone may have spoofed (Sending messages with fake or stolen account information) your account information.</p> <p><strong>Related Articles:</strong></p> <p><a href="http://windowslivehelp.com/solutions/settings/archive/2009/03/03/how-to-filter-incoming-messages-and-block-or-allow-from-specific-sender-or-domain.aspx">How to filter incoming messages and block or allow from specific sender or domain</a></p> <p><a href="http://windowslivehelp.com/solutions/settings/archive/2009/02/16/how-to-set-the-junk-e-mail-filtering-level.aspx">How to set the Junk e-mail filtering level</a></p> <p><a href="http://windowslivehelp.com/solutions/safety/archive/2009/03/23/how-to-report-abuse-or-spam-in-windows-live-hotmail.aspx">How to report Abuse or Spam in Windows Live Hotmail</a></p> <p><a href="http://windowslivehelp.com/solutions/safety/archive/2008/10/25/phishing-scam-hotmail-warning-verify-your-hotmail-account-now-to-avoid-it-closed.aspx">Phishing Scam: Hotmail Warning (Verify Your Hotmail Account Now to Avoid it Closed)</a></p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://windowslivehelp.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=13" width="1" height="1">MSFT Roopa Shttp://windowslivehelp.com/members/MSFT-Roopa-S/default.aspx