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And Once Again, My Gmail Account Is Full of Spam

New unsolicited messages in my inbox

By Bogdan Popa, Security and Search Engines Editor

11th of September 2007, 06:50 GMT

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I'm starting to get tired of Gmail when my inbox is continuously assaulted by so many spam messages although I really don't want them. And what's more annoying is that I already
marked all of them as spam using the 'Report Spam' button but it seems like there's no effect. Moreover, my inbox is attacked by a lot of new emails, all of them being related to a cash prize which is offered by several companies. Every time, the attacker sends the emails from different addresses so it's quite difficult to block the new messages. But have a look at the first picture attached to the article. The two messages coming from Americash FastCash Choice have the same sender and the same subject so it would be a great idea to block them by filtering these elements.

Gmail became famous for its powerful filters which manage to block most of the unsolicited content delivered to your inbox. But as you can see, it looks like the filters are not as powerful as the super giant Google sustains. The Mountain View company adds that Gmail has "superior spam protection using innovative Google technology." If this is the powerful Google technology then let me be a little bit disappointed by it.

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I have been using Gmail since it was first released in April 2004 because I had the chance to receive an early invitation for a Google account. But I always hated the spam messages and the unsolicited emails arriving into my inbox because they have nothing to do with the communication features offered by a well-developed email solution like Gmail. However, there's no chance to get rid of the spam messages unless the Mountain View company manages to block all this unsolicited content arriving into our inboxes which should be protected by the Gmail filters.

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