You have to be proactive to avoid it. Being reactive will not work with this particular monster. If your e-mail account is getting too much SPAM, then start fresh with a new address. Once your e-mail address is leaked out - it's too late to stop it.
1. Expect SPAM if you use your address on the Internet for anything. Remember, things are not as secure as they would like you to believe!
2. Use multiple addresses for different purposes. Don't shop with your work e-mail address or personal address. I have an address just for shopping online, another for job hunting, one for blogging, one for junk and spam, and another for personal use. I get SPAM on the older accounts, and the ones I've used for shopping. The accounts I've used only for e-mailing friends stay SPAM free - unless they break my rules.
3. Screen your messages online before downloading them to Outlook or Outlook Express. If the e-mail gets downloaded, and attachments (Including viruses) get copied to your local hard drive.
4. Change your address every so often.
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