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Originally Posted by BlueOceanView
I also kept getting many scams to my sidekick II... how do I prevent it ?
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There's not really anything you can do since the OS doesn't have a spam filter included.
Your best suggestion would be to change your email address.
Scammers use common email addresses that are found through email address generators.
For instance, suppose a person's name is Robert Jackson... he might use BOBJ or RJACKSON for his email. What do the spammers do? They create a program that sends out email to everyone whose name is Bob and ends it with ascending letters... BOBA, BOBB, BOBC, BOBD, BOBE, BOBF... BOBJ. Now, Bob got spam! What about RJACKSON? Same thing applies... AJACKSON, BJACKSON, CJACKSON, etc.
What you should do is pick something that is unique such or include numbers. If this email is something you don't want to change, then you will just have to deal with it.
I get spam on my Sidekick. On some days, I get 10 or 20 a day. On some days, I get 1 or 2. It varies.