Why am I getting so much more spam than just two weeks ago? At least 10x as much.

I am a 20+ year Apple guy and for some reason I am receiving at least 10x as much spam now than a few weeks ago. How do I turn it off?

Thanks!

iPad Pro, iPadOS 14

Posted on Feb 4, 2023 7:23 AM

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Feb 4, 2023 1:40 PM in response to Mishaxxx

You can't turn off spam unless you ditch the email address the spam is being sent too. Over the years, you have used this email address for online activity and it has found its way onto the dark net where it is sold and resold to spammers. There are spam campaigns that increase at certain times of the year too.


You can manage some of this spam with a product like SpamSieve. I am not on their payroll…


Do not reply to spam, or attempt to cancel it via their fake unsubscribe link that just confirms it is a valid email target.

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Why am I getting so much more spam than just two weeks ago? At least 10x as much.

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