{"id":159885,"date":"2022-04-05T09:43:54","date_gmt":"2022-04-05T16:43:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/?p=159885"},"modified":"2022-10-05T09:54:37","modified_gmt":"2022-10-05T16:54:37","slug":"how-to-block-emails","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/tips-tricks\/how-to-block-emails\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Block Emails"},"content":{"rendered":"

With regular <\/span>marketing emails<\/span> from brands, businesses, and <\/span>subscription<\/span> services, our <\/span>email accounts<\/span> are more cluttered than ever. The number of daily emails exchanged globally reached <\/span>an estimated 319 billion in 2021<\/span><\/a>. Unfortunately, the chances that these emails were spam or junk are quite high. In fact, <\/span>45% of all email traffic came from <\/span><\/a>spam emails<\/span><\/a> as of December 2021<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

With emails often being the preferred mode of communication for official purposes, it\u2019s important to observe good digital hygiene with your inbox. While a cluttered inbox can be overwhelming, it can also double as a cybersecurity threat. <\/span>Junk emails<\/span> that contain <\/span>malware<\/span> or act as <\/span>phishing<\/span> tools are notorious for wreaking havoc in IT systems or aiding identity theft.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Are you tired of opening your inbox to a barrage of <\/span>unwanted emails<\/span>? Read this article to learn how to <\/span>block<\/span> or eliminate <\/span>spam emails<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Why do you get unwanted and <\/span><\/b>spam emails<\/span><\/b>?<\/span><\/b><\/h2>\n

We know you didn\u2019t sign up to be spammed by <\/span>unwanted emails<\/span>. So why is your inbox overflowing with <\/span>spam messages<\/span>? It could be one of many reasons, including:\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n