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Why Do I Get So Much Spam?

Quick Answer

Spam comes from: websites selling your email, data breaches exposing your address, signing up for services, posting email publicly, and spammers guessing common addresses.

Spam isn't random - there are specific reasons your email ended up on spam lists. Understanding these sources is the first step to stopping spam at its origin.

1

Websites Sell Your Email

Many websites include clauses in their privacy policies allowing them to share your email with "partners." These partners are often marketing companies and data brokers who add you to spam lists.

2

Data Breaches

Major breaches expose billions of emails yearly. Once your email is in a leaked database, it circulates in underground markets. Spammers purchase these lists for mass mailing.

3

Public Posting

If you've posted your email anywhere public - forums, social media, websites - bots have harvested it. Automated scrapers constantly search the web for valid email addresses.

4

The Solution: Temp Email

The most effective spam prevention is using temp email for signups. When the address expires, spam has nowhere to go. Your real inbox stays clean because it was never exposed.

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