Getting to the bottom of your spam folder is not as scary as it sounds. (Photo: Getty) "Have you checked your spam folder?" You've probably heard this question before. But perhaps you weren't quite ...

One thing that saves us from opening a vicious email filled with malware is that most of these emails go directly to our junk or spam folders. Once in a while, a legitimate email can be sent to your ...

The Federal Trade Commission says scam calls always spike this time of year during open enrollment. If you are tired of hearing the phone ring or getting a text message about new insurance plans, ...

It’s a certain unavoidable fact of life that you will get spam texts on your phone at some point. Whether it’s from someone you know who is annoying you, or an unknown person trying to sell you ...

My spam folder currently contains over 500 emails of incomprehensible phishing attempts, newsletters from companies I didn’t know I subscribed to, and a variety of unsolicited messages. I’m grateful ...

There's an ever-escalating arms race between spammers and the rest of us. There's no more tangible sign of this than the Spam folder in a Gmail account -- my own fills up with dozens, maybe hundreds ...

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