Mark As Spam is Useless

[oypay]

I continously mark email as SPAM thinking that would send a clue to the IT folks at Verizon that certain emails are SPAM.

Alas!  Silly me!  I have read this forum and found out that I have to actually forward the SPAM emails to a separate email address so that Verison can update their filters.

Now let me see...EarthLink & GMail do not stuff my inbox with SPAM, but Verison does....ummm.  Maybe Verizon should purchase the same SPAM filters used by those 2 vendors and stop trying to reinvent the wheel.

[JDoe5]

I always capture the Full Header and Body of the spam message and send it off to both of the following addresses...

SPAM@UCE.Gov
spamdetector.notcaught@verizon.net

Since I use an email client I created a "distribution list" (aka;  D-List and that D-List is called spam) that contains those two addresses and I'll just address the email using that distribution list so I know Verizon gets it to tweak its spam filters and the US FTC gets it as well.

[tns]

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@DLipman wrote:

I always capture the Full Header and Body of the spam message and send it off to both of the following addresses...

SPAM@UCE.Gov
spamdetector.notcaught@verizon.net

Since I use an email client I created a "distribution list" (aka;  D-List and that D-List is called spam) that contains those two addresses and I'll just address the email using that distribution list so I know Verizon gets it to tweak its spam filters and the US FTC gets it as well.

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Same list I use.  They must get tired of the number of spams I forward to them.

And yes they sometimes start capturing the emails with the Verizon Spam filter after I report it.  I have it set to move to the blocked folder, and check it every few days to make sure no "non-spam" from someone I want to hear from was mistaken for spam, and then delete all spam from the folder.

[Hubrisnxs]

We have some updated information about the spam dectector tool, from our email product manager:

What does SPAM DETECTOR tool do?

Your ability to communicate with family or friends can be hindered by unsolicited email or "spam".  If you have your SPAM Detector ON, it will sift and catch unsolicited emails sent to your email account and either present them in the SPAM Detector folder or delete them. (Note: You can adjust your SPAM Detector settings in the  Settings/Email Settings tab within Message Center.)

Furthermore, if there are emails you deem as SPAM, you can “Mark as SPAM” by selecting the email from your email inbox list view and select SPAM icon from top menu bar. It will put the email in your SPAM Detector folder and send an email to the VZ Abuse team and third party vendor to evaluate. If it is deemed SPAM, SPAM Detector definitions/rules will be updated.

Please note that  marking email as SPAM does not add the email to the Blocked Senders list. Furthermore, SPAMMERs rarely use the same email address more than once to send SPAM.