Question posted by frekim on June 1st, 2014

Why Am I All Of A Sudden Getting Spam Mail In Yahoo

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Answer #1: Posted by freginold on July 25th, 2014 3:27 AM
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It seems to come in bursts sometimes. That happened to me too -- there were a few days where I was getting a lot of emails telling me claim the commission I'd won -- then it just stopped.

If you mark them as spam when they come in, it will help Yahoo! filter them out in the future.

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