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Why do I get unwanted emails in my Yahoo account that are for future days and future years, are they viruses?
I sent an email a few weeks ago and did not get a response. Please help. I am getting email in my "cvictormcknight@yahoo.com" email account that are for future days and future years. I would like to stop getting these emails. I never open them, because I do not know if they are viruses or not. Need your help ASAP. The following is a example of what it looks like: TODAY IS SUNDAY January 13, 2008 Inbox Switch to the new Yahoo! Mail View: All Messages Messages 1-200 of 2633First | Previous | Next | Last DeleteSpamMarkMove... Sender Subject Date Size Quick Quotes$250,000 Policy for around $10 a month! Mon Jan 18, 20383k DIRECT INSURE ONLINEAUT0 INSURANCE SAVINGS UP TO $600 A YEAR ! Mon Jan 18, 20385k Crush Mail WaitingYou Have 1 Unread Crush Mon Jan 18, 20383k DIRECT INSURE ONLINEAUT0 INSURANCE SAVINGS UP TO $600 A YEAR ! Mon Jan 18, 20385k Quick Quotes$250,000 Policy for around $10 a month! Mon Jan 18, 20383k SPECIAL OFFER250 Free Business Cards! Don't Miss Out Mon Jan 18, 20385k Crush Mail WaitingYou Have 1 Unread Crush Mon Jan 18, 20383k DIRECT INSURE ONLINEAUT0 INSURANCE SAVINGS UP TO $600 A YEAR ! Mon Jan 18, 20385k DIRECT INSURE ONLINEAUT0 INSURANCE SAVINGS UP TO $600 A YEAR ! Sun Jan 17, 20385k Crush Mail WaitingYou Have 1 Unread Crush Sun Jan 17, 20383k Confirmation # WAL 11/07WAL*MART(R) 500 Dollar Gift Card Inside Fri Jan 09, 20374k Bootycall.comSee singles in your area today Thu Jan 08, 20373k Government Auction NewsletterGovernment Auctions in Your Area - Get 90% off of WHOLESALE Wed Jan 07, 20373k MRI LawyersHave you had an MRI/MRA in the past 5 years? Sun Jan 04, 20373k MikeG2008 is going to be Great 4 U my gift will prove it. Sat Jan 03, 203717k Vehicle WarrantyVehicle Warranty Now - 60% OFF Dealers Price Fri Dec 14, 20293k Crush Mail WaitingYou Have 1 Unread Crush Thu Dec 13, 20293k DIRECT INSURE ONLINEAUT0 INSURANCE SAVINGS UP TO $600 A YEAR ! Thu Dec 13, 20295k Crush Mail WaitingYou Have 1 Unread Crush Thu Dec 13, 20293k Vehicle WarrantyVehicle Warranty - 60% OFF Dealers Price ! Thu Dec 13, 20293k Burger BucksWin Whoppers! Free Fries! Mon Jan 14, 20086k Burger BucksThank You. Claim your $500 Burger King gift card now. Mon Jan 14, 20086k VISTA PRINT SPECIAL OFFERVISTA PRINT FREE BUSINESS CARDS! Mon Jan 14, 20084k eBayPicture Yourself an eBay Millionaire! Mon Jan 14, 20083k Work From HomeFill Out Surveys for Cash - Get Paid Weekly Mon Jan 14, 20083k iPhoneProduct Testers Needed Mon Jan 14, 20084k Congratulations!!!Congratulations!!! Details Inside. Mon Jan 14, 20085k Your Secret Lover1 Message from your Secret Lover is Waiting Mon Jan 14, 20086k Hey!!!Wanna see my pics? Mon Jan 14, 20084k Google BusinessEasy income typing and filling forms Mon Jan 14, 20084k Financing Approval #5344Bad Credit does NOT mean No Credit Mon Jan 14, 20087k HUD Foreclosed ListingsDidn't Think you could afford that house? Now you Can! Mon Jan 14, 20084k Crush Mail WaitingFriend Request - Crush Network Mon Jan 14, 20084k Police LinkHave you ever thought of becoming a police officer? Mon Jan 14, 20083k CongratulationsYou've Been Picked To Be A Mystery Shopper For The Month of January Mon Jan 14, 20084k Ring TonesGet 10 Ringtones Instantly! Mon Jan 14, 20083k Your Secret LoverYour Secret Lover has left you 1 New Message. Mon Jan 14, 20086k Flirt MailOMG! They're into you! Check it out... Mon Jan 14, 20084k Crush Alert!!!You Have Received a Crush Alert! Mon Jan 14, 20085k Shawn CaseyInternet Millionaire Shawn Casey is giving away his Business Plan! Mon Jan 14, 20084k PoliceLink ScholarshipsGet a Career in Law Enforcement - Scholarships available in your Area! Mon Jan 14, 20084k Ringtones.netRing Ring! Who is it? Your sad ringtone. - Get a Hot New Ringtone Now! Mon Jan 14, 20085k Congratulations!!!Winner!!! Claim Your Prize Inside. Mon Jan 14, 20085k Need Cash QuickOverextended? Let us help, Today. Mon Jan 14, 20084k Crush Mail WaitingUnread Crush Mail - 1 Waiting Mon Jan 14, 20084k Confirm_Free_LaptopAlienware, Yours, Free Mon Jan 14, 20085k Local SinglesA picture is worth a thousand words - Browse Pictures of Singles in Your Area Mon Jan 14, 20085k Quality Carsnew vehicles for anyone, no matter what your payment history Mon Jan 14, 20084k CongratulationsSomeone Has Sent You a Holiday Gift Card! Mon Jan 14, 20084k Sleek New PhonesChoose Your New Phone Mon Jan 14, 20087k CongratulationsSomeone has sent you a Holiday Gift Card! Mon Jan 14, 20084k VISTA PRINT SPECIAL OFFERVISTA PRINT FREE BUSINESS CARDS! Mon Jan 14, 20084k Work From HomeFill Out Surveys for Cash - Get Paid Weekly Mon Jan 14, 20083k eBayPicture Yourself an eBay Millionaire! Mon Jan 14, 20083k CSI TrainingThis is how you become a CSI. Get your Forensics Degree. Mon Jan 14, 20084k Scholarship GiveawayGo to school for FREE! Sun Jan 13, 20084k Google BusinessEasy income typing and filling forms Sun Jan 13, 20084k Crush Alert!!!You Have Received a Crush Alert! Sun Jan 13, 20085k CongratulationsYou've Been Picked To Be A Mystery Shopper For The Month of January Sun Jan 13, 20085k Notice: Regarding Your $1500 Deposit!!!Get $1500 in your bank account IN ONE HOUR Sun Jan 13, 20084k Ring TonesGet 10 Ringtones Instantly! Sun Jan 13, 20083k What should I do to STOP these emails? Thanks, C. Victor McKnight cvictormcknight@yahoo.com
8 months ago - 5 answers
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Don't open them ever. Go through your inbox and mark them all as spam. Do that everyday and soon you'll stop seeing them.
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by K.H.
8 months ago
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A lot of these are sent through auto responder services that have gone wacky .... unless they have an opt out method in the email itself, there is very little you can do other than mark them as 'spam'. If you don't have a 'bulk' / 'spam' folder set up, you might want to do so. Then at least the majority of these will fall off into that... some will still find their way to your in box anyway. It's a nusiance and in the US, sending unsolicited email blasts are illegal, but that is why most auto responder groups use out of country services..... ~jennifer
by Jennifer F- 8 months ago
The are spams. Do not open them, do not reply to them to remove from list.
by cli168- 8 months ago
No It Not a Virus Bcoz almost of the mail are use your sufed webside where you registared your email id or you give a ref. to your email id. Thank you. Yours, Nitin
by Nitin- 8 months ago
To begin with, it wasn't a good idea to display your real email address on Yahoo Answers. If you haven't done so already, you need to set up the anti spam facility in Yahoo. This should sendall spam mail into a bulk folder. Even if you don't empty the folder yourself, Yahoo's system will empty it automatically after a month. I have a similarly on my .Mac address that I have to 'train' the system to recognise spam, and after a while,it does itautomatically. All I have to do is similar to Yahoo: either wait for the system to empty the folder, or do it myself.
by zitless- 8 months ago



