How to Report Spam in Yahoo! Mail

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Easily send unwanted Yahoo mail to your spam folder with this user-friendly guide

Written by Nicole Levine, MFA

Last Updated: April 14, 2024 Tested

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This wikiHow teaches how to report a spam message in Yahoo Mail on your computer, phone, or tablet. When you mark a message as "spam," it will be reported to Yahoo and moved to your spam folder immediately. Future emails from the same sender will automatically land in your spam folder instead of cluttering your inbox.

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It's the purple-and-white envelope icon on your home screen or in the app list.
The contents of the message will appear.

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It's at the bottom-right corner of the screen.
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Tap Mark as spam. It's near the middle of the menu. This reports the message to Yahoo and moves it to your spam folder.
- If you accidentally mark a message as spam, you can restore it from the spam folder. To do this, tap the menu at the bottom-left corner (it should say Inbox if you're in the inbox), tap Spam, and then open the message. Tap More at the bottom-right corner and select Not spam.

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Go to https://mail.yahoo.com in your web browser. If you don't see your inbox, follow the on-screen instructions to sign in.
You can do this by clicking the message once in the inbox.
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Click the Spam button. It's the icon of a shield with an "x" inside. This reports the spam message to Yahoo and moves it to the spam folder.
- If you marked a message as spam by accident, you can restore it. Just click the Spam folder in the left panel, select the message, and click Not Spam at the top.

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Why do I continue to receive spam emails after unsubscribing from a site?

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Some websites may falsely indicate you've unsubscribed, leading to continued emails. If you consistently receive unwanted messages after unsubscribing, you should block the sender's email address or mark it as spam, which will automatically direct future emails from that source to your spam folder. To minimize future spam, consider using a disposable or secondary email address when signing up for new services.

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If Yahoo thinks a message looks like spam or a phishing attempt, it'll say so at the top of the message.^{[1]
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Messages in the spam folder are automatically deleted after 30 days.^{[2]
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If you lost money due to a spam or scam email, report it to the FTC at https://www.ftc.gov/.^{[3]
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