I don't know the sender so I don't open them. But everyday I get one from different names and the subject is always just jumbled letters? I am sure it is a scam of some sort or a virus but how do I stop it without opening it? Thanks.
2006-09-03 03:53:16 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
These e-mails are usually spam. People are jumbling the letters in order to get past the spam filters. For example. if they were to write "sex" in the subject line, it would probably be rejected by the spam filter. But if they jumble the letters, it confuses the filter since it doesn't recognize that spelling as being anything that the filter needs to flag.
2006-09-03 04:01:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's more than likely spam. The reason for the jumbled letters is that it is more than likely encoded in a different language font that you don't have installed in your email program. Such as, japanese, korean, russian, or arabic.
2006-09-03 04:01:59 · answer #2 · answered by Rodney L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i get them as well, and never open them. i don't know how to block them either, they're always different senders. it seems to have lightened up a bit lately, though, maybe a couple a week.
2006-09-03 04:02:22 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yahoo has a spam blocker and puts them in the bulk mail folder just delete them you don't need to open them they are spams and junk usually porno
2006-09-03 04:01:13 · answer #4 · answered by jojo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
block the sender
2006-09-03 03:55:58 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Block this type of mail in ahoo setting
2006-09-03 03:56:02 · answer #6 · answered by Dhaval 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
could be viruses, or spam
2006-09-03 03:55:52 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
its spam. trash them.
2006-09-03 03:58:43 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
it is spam
2006-09-03 03:55:27 · answer #9 · answered by ninja monkey 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋