Why does Yahoo get tons more spam/junk than Gmail?
By Lena Kovadlo
@lovebuglena (52142)
Staten Island, New York
July 8, 2021 1:56pm CST
I was scrolling through my Yahoo junk folder to see if anything may have gone in there that should not have. It happens sometimes. I saw an email telling me that my PayPal is limited. Then I saw another email that said that my Netflix account is on hold. I don't even have a Netflix account. Of course, I did not open either of these emails as they are spam. I wonder why it is that Yahoo gets tons more spam/junk than Gmail. It is very annoying.
I also saw some emails where the sender's name is GoResume or something like that. I was surprised to see these emails there as usually they appear in my inbox. I never subscribed to that and find it very annoying when I keep getting emails from them. I tried to unsubscribe but to do that they are asking me for my full name and email. I did not want to give them that. And I shouldn't have to. Maybe the next time I get an email from them I can mark it as spam (if that option exists) so they never go to my inbox.
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@betlynfrnds (4071)
• United States
8 Jul 21
I notice that as well. It is quite aggravating that yahoo is so 'open' with their policies. If I knew then what I know now, I would not have signed up with yahoo.
There are 2 other accounts I have with different providers. I like those 2 much better. The only reason I am holding on to yahoo is because I get a lot of mail from different sources. It's easier for me to keep the same email address rather than having everyone switch to one of the other accounts.
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@lovebuglena (52142)
• Staten Island, New York
8 Jul 21
I use my Yahoo email in many places, some of which have that email as a username so that is why I have not deleted this email account and still use it.
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@betlynfrnds (4071)
• United States
9 Jul 21
@lovebuglena As long as you are aware of all the nonsense junk you have to sift through, you should be fine. That's how I do it.
@lovebuglena (52142)
• Staten Island, New York
9 Jul 21
@betlynfrnds I wish it wouldn't come though, even if most of it goes straight to the junk folder.
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@Nakitakona (59987)
• Philippines
8 Jul 21
It simply means that Yahoo email is not secured. It doesn't filter spam messages as compared to gmail.
@lovebuglena (52142)
• Staten Island, New York
8 Jul 21
By filter do you mean not let them come to your email account?
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@lovebuglena (52142)
• Staten Island, New York
9 Jul 21
@Nakitakona I do not always scan the junk folder before emptying it but not a good idea as I've had emails that were not spam appear there.
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@Nakitakona (59987)
• Philippines
9 Jul 21
@lovebuglena Yes. If there's none. They usually go to spam folder and you have to scan them if they're spam or not.
@kaylachan (84701)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
9 Jul 21
I think it's because Gmail has better spam filters, and learns as you go, whereas Yahoo isn't as good at it? Or is a little less secure, so easier to trap people? To each their own....
@lovebuglena (52142)
• Staten Island, New York
9 Jul 21
If I didn't have a lot of places where I use my Yahoo email, and it being a username in places, I'd have gotten rid of this email address and just switched to using my gmail.
@lovebuglena (52142)
• Staten Island, New York
9 Jul 21
On the plus side, the spam mostly goes into the junk folder and doesn't clutter up the inbox.
@RebeccasFarm (91299)
• United States
12 Jul 21
That is true..gmail my gmail account gets hardly any spam but my outlook does
@lovebuglena (52142)
• Staten Island, New York
9 Jul 21
You are definitely lucky.
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