This wikiHow teaches you how to delete spam emails from your inbox, and how to avoid them in the future. You can also mark emails from spammers so that later emails from that sender will go directly to the "Spam" folder.
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Method 1 of 9: Preventing Spam in General
Step 1. Try not to give out email addresses if possible
Typically, you use email addresses for bank accounts, social networks, and official websites (such as employment services). However, if you try not to post your email on sites you only visit once or twice, the number of emails you receive will be significantly reduced.
Step 2. Look for the " unsubscribe " button in the email
When you receive an email from a service like Best Buy, LinkedIn, or a blogging site, you can usually choose to unsubscribe by opening one of their emails, then looking for a link or button that says "Unsubscribe", and clicking it.
- The " unsubscribe " button could say something like " Click here to stop receiving these emails " or something similar.
- After clicking the " unsubscribe " button or link, you may be taken to a web page to confirm your decision.
Step 3. Create a secondary email account for spamming
From time to time, you may need to provide a service with an active email address to confirm that you are an active Internet user. So that you don't receive spam from other services that can buy email addresses from the original service, just use an email address that you don't use as your primary account.
You don't need to apply this to official accounts like Google, Facebook, and so on
Step 4. Block spammers' email addresses
How to block it will vary depending on the email provider you use, but you can usually do this from within the spammer's email using a desktop computer.
Method 2 of 9: Using Gmail (iPhone)
Step 1. Launch Gmail
It's a white app with a red "M" on the front.
Enter your email address and password if you are not signed in to Gmail
Step 2. Tap and hold the spam email
After a while, the email will be selected.
If you want to switch inboxes or accounts, first tap in the upper left corner of the screen, then select the desired account or folder from the menu that appears
Step 3. Tap on another spam email
This will also select the email.
Step 4. Tap…
It's in the upper-right corner of the screen. A drop-down menu will appear.
Step 5. Tap Report spam
It's at the bottom of the drop-down menu. The selected email will be moved from its original folder into the "Spam" folder, and if you receive similar emails in the future, they will automatically be placed in the "Spam" folder.
You may have to categorize emails from that sender as spam a few times before Gmail automatically moves them to the "Spam" folder
Step 6. Tap
It's in the top left corner.
Step 7. Tap Spam
This folder is at the bottom of the menu that appears. To find it, you may have to scroll down the screen first.
Step 8. Tap on EMPTY SPAM NOW
It's on the right side of the screen, above the top email in the "Spam" folder.
Step 9. Tap OK when prompted
The selected spam emails will be permanently deleted from your Gmail account.
Method 3 of 9: Using Gmail (Android)
Step 1. Launch Gmail
It's a white app with a red "M" on the front.
Enter your email address and password if you're not logged into Gmail
Step 2. Tap and hold the spam email
After a while, the email will be selected.
If you want to switch inboxes or accounts, first tap in the upper left corner of the screen, then select the desired account or folder from the menu that appears
Step 3. Tap on another spam email
This will also select the email.
Step 4. Tap
It's in the top right corner. A drop-down menu will appear.
Step 5. Tap Report spam
This option is at the bottom of the menu that appears.
Step 6. Tap REPORT SPAM & UNSUBSCRIBE
The selected email will be moved to the "Spam" folder. You will also unsubscribe from the mailing list of spammers.
Tap SPAM REPORT if you don't find the button REPORT SPAM & UNSUBSCRIBE.
Step 7. Tap
It's in the top left corner.
Step 8. Tap Spam
This folder is at the bottom of the menu that appears. To find it, you may first have to scroll down the screen.
Step 9. Tap EMPTY SPAM NOW
It's on the right side of the screen, above the top email in the "Spam" folder.
Step 10. Tap Delete when prompted
The selected spam emails will be permanently deleted from your Gmail account.
Method 4 of 9: Using Gmail (Desktop Computer)
Step 1. Visit the Gmail site
You can visit it at https://www.mail.google.com/. If you are logged into your Gmail account, your email inbox will be opened.
If you are not logged in, enter your email address and password before continuing
Step 2. Click the box to the left of the spam email
The email will be selected.
- If you want to select more than one email, repeat this process for each one.
- To select all the emails in your inbox, click the box above the "Primary" tab.
Step 3. Click the stop icon
This icon has an exclamation mark in the middle. It's to the left of the trash icon. If you click on it, all the selected emails will be moved to the "Spam" folder.
Step 4. Click Spam
It's in the list of options on the right side of the page.
To see Spam, you have to click More Labels first.
Step 5. Click the “Delete all spam messages now” link
It's at the top of the inbox. All emails in the "Spam" folder will be permanently deleted.
Method 5 of 9: Using IOS Mail
Step 1. Run Mail
It's a blue app with a white envelope on it. Mail is a built-in app that comes pre-installed on all iPads, iPhones, and iPods.
Step 2. Tap the Edit button
It's in the top right corner.
Tap the inbox first when Mail opens the "Mailboxes" page
Step 3. Tap each spam email
Every email you tap will be selected.
Step 4. Tap Mark
It's in the lower left corner. A pop-up menu will appear.
Step 5. Tap Mark as Junk
The selected email will be moved to the "Junk" folder.
Step 6. Tap on “Back” button
The "Mailboxes" page will be displayed again.
Step 7. Tap Junk
This will open the "Junk" folder. Your newly tagged emails will be displayed here.
If you use more than one email inbox in the Mail app, make sure the "Junk" folder you open is under the correct inbox header
Step 8. Tap the Edit button
It's in the top right corner.
Step 9. Tap on Delete All
It's in the lower-right corner.
Step 10. Tap on Delete All when prompted
All emails in the "Junk" folder will be deleted.
Method 6 of 9: Using iCloud Mail
Step 1. Visit the iCloud Mail website
You can visit it at https://www.icloud.com/#mail. When you're signed in to iCloud, your iCloud inbox will open immediately.
Enter your iCloud email address and password, then click the → sign if you're not already signed in
Step 2. Click the email you want to mark as spam
The email will open on the right side of the web page.
If you want to select multiple emails at once, hold down Ctrl or Command and click the desired email
Step 3. Click the flag icon
It's at the top of an open email. A drop-down menu will appear.
Step 4. Click Move to Junk
The selected email will be moved to the "Junk" folder in iCloud.
Step 5. Click Junk
This is a tab on the left side of the page.
Step 6. Click an email
If you moved a lot of emails into the "Junk" folder, select them all.
Step 7. Click the trash can icon
It's near the flag icon at the top side of the email screen. All selected emails will be deleted.
Method 7 of 9: Using Yahoo (Mobile Device)
Step 1. Launch Yahoo Mail
It's a purple app with a white envelope and the words "YAHOO!" underneath. Your email inbox will open immediately when you're signed in to Yahoo.
Enter your Yahoo email address and password first if you're not signed in yet
Step 2. Tap and hold an email
After a few moments, the email will be selected.
Step 3. Tap on another spam email
When you tap on it, the email will be selected.
Step 4. Tap…
It's in the lower-right corner.
Step 5. Tap Mark as spam
This option is at the bottom of the screen. The selected email will be moved to the "Spam" folder.
Step 6. Tap the button
It's in the upper left corner (for iPhone) or on the left side of the "Inbox" search bar (for Android)
Step 7. Scroll down and tap the trash can icon which is to the right of Spam
A new window will appear.
If the trash can icon is not there, tap the button Spam, and select any of the emails in that folder. Next, tap on the trash can icon.
Step 8. Tap OK
This will delete all the emails in the "Spam" folder.
Method 8 of 9: Using Yahoo (Desktop Computer)
Step 1. Visit the Yahoo site
You can visit it at https://www.yahoo.com/. You will be taken to the main Yahoo page.
Step 2. Click Mail
It's in the upper-right corner. Your email inbox will be opened.
If you are not logged in to Yahoo, click the button Sign in which is near the top-right corner of the page. Next, enter your email address and password.
Step 3. Click the box to the left of the spam email
The email will be selected.
- You can do this for all spam emails in your inbox.
- Click the box icon above the top email on the left side of the page to select all the emails in your inbox.
Step 4. Click Spam
It's in the toolbar near the top of the inbox. The selected email will be moved to the "Spam" folder.
Step 5. Click the trash can icon which is to the right of the "Spam" folder
This folder is on the left side of the webpage, below the "Archive" folder.
Step 6. Click OK when prompted
All emails in the "Spam" folder will be deleted from your Yahoo account.
Method 9 of 9: Using Outlook (Desktop Computer)
Step 1. Visit the Outlook site. You can visit it at: https://www.outlook.com/. You will be immediately taken to your inbox when you are signed into Outlook.
- Enter your email address and password if you're not signed into Outlook.
- You can't mark emails as spam using the Outlook app on your mobile device.
Step 2. Click the box to the left of the spam email
The email will be selected.
Repeat this process for all emails in your inbox that you consider to be spam
Step 3. Click Junk
It's at the top of your inbox. All selected emails will be marked as spam and moved to the "Junk" folder.
Step 4. Click the Junk folder
This folder is on the left side of the page.
Step 5. Click Empty folder
It's at the top of the "Junk" folder.
Step 6. Click OK when prompted
All emails in the "Junk" folder will be deleted.
